American television producer-director of award shows and live television events. He is a public speaker and frequent moderator and panel participant for entertainment industry events, and the founder of SJ2 Entertainment. He is the son of satirical musician and bandleader, Spike Jones, and singer and actress, Helen Grayco, and has three sisters, including Grammy-winning recording engineer, Leslie Ann Jones. For 20 years he produced the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for The Television Academy taking it from a dinner-dance held in a convention hall to a nationally telecast primetime production, emanating from the Microsoft Theater at LA Live. For five consecutive years, he produced the Emmy Awards Nominations Announcement Ceremony. He produced the 41st Daytime Emmy Awards and has produced and directed projects for various broadcasting companies. Jones Jr. lectures, mentors and presents seminars for the Television Academys educational and charitable arm, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation (ATAS). Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Thu May 19 1949 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Hollywood, United States
Jones SpikeJr is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Spike Lee in the film Do the Right Thing (1989) and as the title character in the TV series Luke Cage (2016-2018).