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Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated film director, producer, writer, and actor, whose movies often examine controversial social and political issues. Brooklyn is the backdrop for many of his films, which he labels as "A Spike Lee Joint." Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever are some of his better-known films.
Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated film director, producer, writer, and actor, whose movies often examine controversial social and political issues. Brooklyn is the backdrop for many of his films, which he labels as "A Spike Lee Joint." Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever are some of his better-known films.
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Stars, family bid an emotional goodbye
Tribune Newspapers-- Music legends, sports figures and civil rights leaders paid tribute to Michael Jackson on Tuesday during an emotional, song-filled service at Staples Center that was part polished entertainment, part revival meeting. Jackson was praised as a music...Tags: Michael Jackson Memorial Service (2009), Katherine Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Berry Gordy, Crimes
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List of guests invited to Michael Jackson's public memorial
List of guests invited to public memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles: Larry King Dionne Warwick LeVar Burton Mariah Carey Spike Lee Wesley Snipes Lou Ferrigno Stevie Wonder Usher Lionel Richie Brooke...Tags: Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant, Dionne Warwick, Corey Feldman
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Michael Jackson memorial
AP National WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — It was not spectacular, extravagant or bizarre. There were songs and tears but little dancing. Instead, Michael Jackson's memorial was a somber, spiritual ceremony that reached back for the essence of the man. Singer, dancer,...Tags: Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant, David Carradine, Corey Feldman
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Michael Jackson hailed during emotional memorial service
Music legends, sports figures, and civil rights leaders paid tribute to Michael Jackson today during an emotional, song-filled service at Staples Center that was part polished entertainment, part revival meeting.
Jackson was praised as a music pioneer...Tags: Charlie Chaplin, Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant, Berry Gordy, Texas
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Michael Jackson Public Memorial: Who Was Invited?
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES-- The following people were invited to attend the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles: Larry King Dionne Warwick LeVar Burton Mariah Carey Spike Lee Wesley Snipes Lou Ferrigno Stevie Wonder Usher...Tags: Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant, Dionne Warwick, Corey Feldman
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Michael Jackson Hailed During Emotional Memorial Service
Staff reporterMusic legends, sports figures, and civil rights leaders paid tribute to Michael Jackson today during an emotional, song-filled service at Staples Center that was part polished entertainment, part revival meeting. Jackson was praised as a music pioneer...Tags: Charlie Chaplin, Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant, Berry Gordy, Texas
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Jackson Memorial Strikes a Spiritual Note
AP National WriterMichael Jackson was eulogized in words and song Tuesday by an all-star list of musicians, athletes and other celebrities during a mournful ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, with the most poignant moment delivered by his sobbing 11-year-old daughter. "I...Tags: Stevie Wonder, Imperial and Royal Matters, Mariah Carey, Road Transportation, Kobe Bryant
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Michael Jackson tribute at Apollo draws thousands
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comMichael Jackson's memorial at the Apollo Theater yesterday was, like nearly everything else in his life, a singular spectacle, filled with sing-alongs and stomping feet, lots of dancing and a few tears. It was more of a dance party than a wake at the...Tags: Frankie Crocker, Al Sharpton, Radio Industry, Theater, New York
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Michael Jackson impersonators take over Apollo Theater Amateur Night
Tributes to the King of Pop continued Wednesday at the Apollo Theater, where the weekly Amateur Night turned into a Michael Jackson celebration, with impersonators emulating his outfits and mimicking his dance moves.
Teenager Mike Rios was the first to...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Ohio, Apollo Theater, Manhattan (New York City), Michael Jackson
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Memories of Michael and his music in my life
Long before the Anna Nicole-like, round-the-clock, live media autopsy, wherein the famous and the dead are dissected and measured and always found to be wanting, there was Michael and me. He got me into trouble in my freshman high school Spanish class in...Tags: Long Island, Elvis Presley, Symptoms, Fingers, Al Sharpton
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Jackson fans gather at the Apollo
Associated PressThousands of Michael Jackson fans converged on Harlem's famed Apollo Theater on Tuesday for a public tribute to the performer, clutching photographs, cheering and dancing to his music at the legendary venue that launched the onetime child star's career....Tags: Apollo Theater, Al Sharpton, Michael Jackson, Theater
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