Spike Lee Net Worth

Spike Lee has an estimated net worth of $40 million. Spike Lee was born Shelton Jackson Lee in Atlanta, Georgia on March 20, 1957. He is an American film producer, director, writer, and actor. His production company "40 Acres & A Mule" has produced over 35 films since 1983. He was given the nickname "Spike" by his mother when he was a child. While living in New York, he attended Morehouse College where he made his first student film, "Last Hustle in Brooklyn". He graduated with a B.A. in Mass Communications, and then enrolled in New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He graduated from there in 1978 with a Master of Fine Arts in film and television. Over the years, several of Lee's films have been nominated for an Academy Award including "Do The Right Thing", and his documentary, "4 Little Girls." In May of 2007 Spike Lee was honored with the San Francisco Film Society's Directing Award. Lee's films are often set in Brooklyn, and Lee often has cameo appearances in his own films. He has several reoccurring attributes as well, such as a baseball-related motif and a character that is often given a "floating" effect, where they appear to be gliding instead of walking. Spike Lee currently lives in New York with his wife, Tonya Lewis, and their daughter, Satchel.

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