Spike Jonze (pronounced "Jones" ; born
Adam Spiegel; October 22, 1969) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and actor, whose work includes music videos,
commercials, film and television. He started his feature film directing career with
Being John Malkovich (1999) and
Adaptation (2002), both written by
Charlie Kaufman, and then started movies with screenplays of his own with
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) and
Her (2013).