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"
Carl Lee (actor) Carl Lee (actor) Carl Lee (November 22, 1926April 17, 1986), born Carl Vincent Canegata, was an American actor. His father was actor/professional boxer Canada Lee (1907–1952). In a 2000 interview, filmmaker James Toback stated, "In the sort of hip world of New York, Carl Lee was the hip-black-actor icon. He was for hip people what Sidney Poitier was for mainstream people." Lee played a heroin dealer, the title role in the Obie Award-winning play "The Connection". He later appeared in the film version. Lee, who made his first film appearance in the 1954 film "Human Desire", went on to appear