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'' at the Berlin Film Festival in 2003.]] Spike Jonze (born '''Adam Spiegel''' on '', and also directed some of the segments. Jonze has acted in some videos and films; his most prominent role was in '' Three Kings '' as the sweet but dimwitted Conrad, in which he was directed by friend and fellow filmmaker David O. Russell . Spike also was a co-founder and editor of Dirt magazine, as well as an editor for Grand Royal Magazine . Spike in the past shot Skateboard videos, most notably Blind skateboard company's '' Video Days '' in 1991 , and he is co-owner of Girl Skateboards . PERSONAL LIFE Jonze was born in . He was featured in an early 1990's "Spike-Needs-A-Girlfriend" contest in Christina Kelly 's 'What Now' column in '' Sassy Magazine ''. His requirements for a girlfriend were: "short hair, clear skin, and good teeth". Jonze worked at the Sunshine House surf shop in Ocean City, Maryland for a couple of years. The shop has since closed, but a collage of photos from the era, which include Spike Jonze, are on display at Chauncey's Surf Shop which is also in Ocean City. On June 26 , 1999 , Spike married director Sofia Coppola , whom he had known for nearly ten years. On December 5 , 2003 , the couple filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences". Jonze dated Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O but the two apparently split in late September/early October 2005. Jonze fronted Club Homeboy with Mark "Lew" Lewman in the 80's. ALTER EGOS Spike Jonze has alter-egos, which have included Richard Koufey (alternately spelled Coufey or Couffe). "Spike" may also refer to American Film Director Spike Lee , and magazine writer Chris Nieratko poked fun at this in a 1999 '' Interview Magazine '' chat with Jonze, his friend. "Keeping Up With The Jonze - filmmaker Spike Jonze - Interview" , by Chris Nieratko, ''Interview Magazine'', October 1999 Jonze creation Richard Koufey is the leader of Torrance Community Dance Group, an urban dance troupe that performs in public spaces. He was conceived when Jonze, in the character of Koufey, filmed himself dancing to Fatboy Slim 's ''Rockafella Skank'' as it played on a boombox in a public area. Spike showed the video to Slim, who loved it. Jonze then assembled a posse to dance to Slim's " Praise You ", and a performance was taped outside a Westwood, California movie theater. The resulting clip was a huge success, and Koufey and his troupe were invited to New York City to perform the song for the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards . The video received awards for Best Direction, Breakthrough, and Best Choreography. Jonze made a Mockumentary about the experience called ''Torrance Rises''. FILMOGRAPHY Recent Documentaries From the May 2005 coverage of ": Two short documentaries were presented, both filmed and directed by Spike Jonze. The first of the two videos played was a 10-15 minute documentary on Al Gore , filmed shortly before the 2000 Election . Eggers insisted that if the video, which portrayed a day in the life of Al Gore and his family, had aired during the Democratic National Convention as it was supposed to, there would have been different results in the 2000 presidential election. As of January 2006, ''Untitled Al Gore Documentary'' {Link without Title} has been finally made available to the public. The second video was another politically themed documentary by friend and director David O. Russell . The video's subject matter was the occurrence of soldiers in Iraq raiding houses and stealing money or goods they found inside. The soldiers, who were arrested, wanted to give a full confession and Jonze was given the opportunity to create a short film about the ordeal. Music videos
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