... , a schoolteacher. There he attended John Dewey High School. He his nickname of "Spike" from his mother. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and developed his film making skills at Clark Atlanta University. After graduating from Morehouse, Lee attended the Tisch School of Arts graduate film program. While attending film school, he made his first student film for his thesis called ... Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" which won an Academy award for "Best Student Film" At New York University, he received his Master's degree of Fine Arts ... ...

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