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'''Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee ''', born March 20, 1957, is an actor, writer and film director. He has directed films such as ''Do the Right Thing'' and ''Malcolm X''. His films usually feature [[John Turturro]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] and are generally focused on [[race]] issues. He is considered to be a [[liberal]].<ref>Romano, Mike. "Spike Lee: 'I don't do Fox News'"; ''Rocky Mountain News'', August 24, 2008</ref>

'''Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee ''', born March 20, 1957, is an actor, writer and film director. He has directed films such as ''Do the Right Thing'' and ''Malcolm X''. His films usually feature [[John Turturro]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] and are generally focused on [[race]] issues. He is considered to be a [[liberal]]<ref>Romano, Mike. "Spike Lee: 'I don't do Fox News'"; ''Rocky Mountain News'', August 24, 2008</ref> and a firm supporter of [[affirmative action]], accusing [[Clint Eastwood]] of prejudice for not including any black actors prominently in his film ''[[Flags of our Fathers]]'' about the iconic image of the American capture of [[Iwo Jima]] in [[World War II]]. Eastwood replied that he was basing the film on historic fact and none of the soldiers who raised the flag were black, so it would be historically inaccurate for him to have included them. Lee feuded publically with Eastwood over this and ultimately created his own World War II movie, ''Miracle at St. Anna'', with an all-black headlining cast. It failed at the box office and was not received well with critics.

==References==

==References==

*[http://newsbusters.org/node/4294 Spike Lee Tells Condoleezza Rice to “Stop Smoking That Crack!”]

*[http://newsbusters.org/node/4294 Spike Lee Tells Condoleezza Rice to “Stop Smoking That Crack!”]

[[Category: Actors]]

[[Category: Actors]]

[[Category: Liberals]]

[[Category: Liberals]]

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