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He frequently acted in his earlier films. He played the lead role of Mookie in ''[[Do the Right Thing]]'' and major supporting roles in ''[[Malcolm X (film)|Malcolm X]]'', ''[[Girl 6]]'', and ''Mo' Better Blues''. One character he played, Mars Blackmon from ''She's Gotta Have It'', also appeared in ads for Nike.
He also directed the video clip for the [[Michael Jackson]]'s song "They Don't Really Care About Us". During filming, he paid local drug dealing gang leader Marcinho VP for the right to film on the slums of Dona Marta Hill, Rio de Janeiro. The move generated controversy, local police chief Hélio Luz called him a "sucker" when the police could have offered him protection, and accusations towards the local government of leniency towards drug dealers were made. Despite that, Lee's reputation remained untouched.
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* ''[[He Got Game]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Summer Of Sam]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Bamboozled]]'' (2000, named to the [[National Film Registry]] in 2023)
* ''[[The Original Kings of Comedy]]'' (2000)
* ''[[25th Hour]]'' (2002)
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