Being Spike Jonze

Being Spike Jonze1 Born Adam Spiegel, heir to the catalog empire, he chucked the silver spoon and renamed himself after Spike Jones, the World War II--era bandleader famous for (All I Want for Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth.2 After years of making groundbreaking skate videos, he co-created MTV's sick, wrong and addictive Jackass.3 He duped America when he went onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards disguised as Richard Koufay, the Torrance Community Dance Group leader he plays in Fatboy Slim's...