Cinqué Lee (born July 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the younger brother of filmmaker Spike Lee. Lee has worked in a number of different positions in his older brother's films, as a camera operator, video archivist, and most notably as a co-screenwriter in Crooklyn (1994). He also had small roles in School Daze (1988) and Oldboy (2013). As an actor, he appeared in the Jim Jarmusch-directed films Mystery Train (1989) and Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), and a number of other independent films.[1]
Cinqué Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1966 (age 58) Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Parent | Bill Lee |
| Relatives | Spike Lee (brother) David Lee (brother) Joie Lee (sister) Malcolm D. Lee (cousin) |
Lee is also a filmmaker himself, directing, producing and writing the films Nowhere Fast (1997), Sink Like a Stone (2000, short film), UR4 Given (2004), Window on Your Present (2010), and Burn Out the Day (2010, co-directed with Sean Bohary).[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Cinqué Breaks the Lee Mould", interview with Cinqué Lee | The Jim Jarmusch Resource Page". Jim-jarmusch.net. May 23, 2004. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Cinqué Lee much more than just Spike Lee's brother". Trashwire. January 10, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Meet Cinque Lee (Spike's Younger Brother), Writer/Director Of 4 Feature Films You Likely Haven't Seen | Shadow and Act". Blogs.indiewire.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
External links
edit- Cinqué Lee at IMDb
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