Spike Lee filmmaking. Two of his films have competed for the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival, and of the two, "BlacKkKlansman" won the Grand Prix in 2018. Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with "She's Gotta Have It" (1986), and has since directed such films as "Do the Right Thing" (1989), "Malcolm X" (1992), "The Original Kings of Comedy" (2000), "25th Hour" (2002), "Inside Man"
Richard Lee Jackson Richard Lee Jackson Richard Lee Jackson (born May 29, 1979) is an American actor and musician. Jackson got his start playing Ryan Parker on the NBC Saturday morning sitcom "". After three seasons on the syndicated program, he appeared on the second-season premiere episode of Fox/David Kelley's "Ally McBeal", where he played Ally's young love interest. More television and film work followed, including a recurring role on the Lifetime drama "Any Day Now". He currently plays drums for Enation, of which his brother, Jonathan Jackson is the lead singer. Jackson was born in Redlands, California, the son of Jeanine (Sharp),