Spike Jonez is a screenwriter, actor, and music video director known for his collaborations with artists like Fatboy Slim, Weezer, Beastie Boys, Bjork, and Kanye West. His music videos typically feature the artist performing outside and are abstract or performative in nature. His breakthrough video was for the Beastie Boys song "Sabotage," which was styled after 1970s cop shows and won several MTV Video Music Awards, including one for Jonze. He further cemented his reputation with the innovative video for Weezer's "Buddy Holly," which portrayed the band performing on an episode of Happy Days.