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Spike Lee is an American film producer and director. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended Morehouse College in Atlanta and the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree in film production. He is one of the most prominent and outspoken filmmakers at work in America during the late 20th century. Crooklyn was his seventh feature film. His previous film, 'Malcolm X' produced in 1992 starring Denzel Washington became an international cultural event. Spike Lee's first feature, 'She's Gotta Have It' was one of the revelations of the 1986 Cannes Film Festival and firmly established him as the leader of a new wave of African-American filmmakers. With subsequent projects, Spike Lee continued to challenge audiences with controversial, thought-provoking social issues. His films, 'School Daze' in 1988, 'Do The Right Thing' in 1989, ' Mo'Better Blues' in 1990 and 'Jungle Fever' in 1991 all bear the imprint of a pace-setting stylist whose works have stirred up both public debate and deep personal feelings.
Spike Lee has also produced and directed music videos for such world-renowned artists as Miles Davis, Tracy Chapman, Branford Marsalis, Anita Baker, Public Enemy and Bruce Hornsby. Other music videos include work for Gangstarr and Naughty by Nature as well as the video for Arrested Development taken from the Malcolm X soundtrack. Lee's first television commercials were made in 1988 for Nike's Air Jordan. In them, Spike Lee appears as the character Mars Blackmon from She's Gotta Have It on the court with all universe Michael Jordan. Spike Lee has also directed a popular series of adverts for Levi's Button-Fly 501 jeans, as well as several Art Spot short films for MTV and a short film featuring Branford Marsalis and Diahnne Abbott for Saturday Night Live. He has written five books on the making of his films.
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Denzel Washington is an American actor. He was born in 1954 at Mount Vernon, New York. While studying to be a doctor at Fordham University he switched to studying journalism and then switched to acting, going on to join the America Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.
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Crimson Tide is an action thriller starring Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza and Viggo Mortensen in a story about an American submarine dealing with Russian rebels who have taken over a nuclear missile base. Crimson Tide was directed by Tony Scott in 1995.
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Devil In A Blue Dress is a crime thriller starring Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore and Jennifer Beals in a story about an unemployed man who takes a job to track down a politician's girlfriend in 1940's Los Angeles, only to become embroiled in blackmail and murder. Devil In A Blue Dress was directed by Carl Franklin in 1995.
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Fallen is a supernatural thriller starring Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz and James Gandolfini in a story about the demonic spirit of a serial killer that can travel from person to person by touch. Fallen was directed by Gregory Hoblit in 1998.
Mo' Better Blues is a comedy starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes and Joie Lee in a story about a talented, but selfish jazz musician who puts his music before friends and lovers. Mo' Better Blues was directed by Spike Lee in 1990.
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Philadelphia is a drama starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell and Buzz Kilman in a story about a successful gay lawyer diagnosed as HIV positive who, failing to inform his employer of his illness, is sacked and subsequently attempts to sue the company or wrongful dismissal. Philadelphia was directed by Jonathan Demme in 1993.
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Power is a dram starring Richard Gere, Julie Christie, Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington and Kate Capshaw in a story about a ruthless publicity executive who runs campaigns for aspiring politicians irrespective of their ideologies until one client causes him to re-examine his methods. Power was directed by Sidney Lumet in 1986.
The Bone Collector is a crime thriller starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah and Michael Roker in a story about a forensic expert and a rookie policewoman tracking a serial killer in New York city.
The Bone Collector was directed by Philip Noyce in 1999.
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The Hurricane is a biographical drama starring Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon and Deborah Kara Unger in the story of black middleweight boxer Rubin Carter who in 1967 was convicted of three murders by an all-white jury following the testimony of a racist policeman, and the subsequent rallying of support for his cause. The Hurricane was directed by Norman Jewison in 1999.
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