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Spike Jones, Jr.

Spike Jones Jr.
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Born Lindley A Jones Jr.
(1949-05-19) May 19, 1949 (age 68)
Beverly Hills, CA
Occupation Television producer and director

Lindley A "Spike" Jones Jr. (born May 19, 1949) is an American television producer/director of award shows and live television events. He is a public speaker and frequent moderator and panel participant for entertainment industry events, and the founder of SJ2 Entertainment. He is the son of satirical musician and bandleader, Spike Jones, and singer and actress, Helen Grayco, and the brother of Linda Lee Jones, Grammy-winning recording engineer, Leslie Ann Jones, and Gina Maria Jones.

Spike Jones Jr. is one of the entertainment industry’s most respected and sought-after producers of award shows and live television events. Known for his creativity, stellar talent relations and dedicated commitment, he has produced some of the industry’s biggest events, headlined by its top stars, and received many honors and awards. Through his company SJ2 Entertainment, he packages and produces event specials for internet streaming, the corporate world, network and cable television.

For 20 years he produced the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for The Television Academy taking it from a dinner-dance held in a convention hall to a nationally telecast primetime production, emanating from the 7,100-seat Microsoft Theater at LA Live. He also produces the Emmy Awards Nominations Announcement Ceremony, which is carried live by hundreds of media outlets around the world.

He produced the 41st Daytime Emmy Awards and has amassed an extensive list of credits producing and directing projects for HBO, Oxygen, Showtime, A&E Networks, MTV, VH1, NBC, E!, Nickelodeon, IFC, and ABC. These include the Film Independent Spirit Awards,Writers Guild of America Awards,Jerry Lewis Telethon, the Spike Video Game Awards, the Red Carpet for the TV Land Awards, and The Closer series finale.


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