Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and professor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with "She's Gotta Have It" (1986). He has since written and directed such films as "Do the Right Thing" (1989), "Mo' Better Blues" (1990), "Jungle Fever" (1991), "Malcolm X" (1992), "Crooklyn" (1994), "Clockers" (1995), "25th Hour" (2002), "Inside Man" (2006), "Chi-Raq" (2015), "BlacKkKlansman" (2018) and "Da 5 Bloods" (2020). Lee also acted in ten of his films.