In what film did Spike Lee play Mookie?

Spike Lee played Mookie in the 1989 film Do the Right Thing. Mookie is a pizza delivery worker in a Brooklyn neighborhood where racial tension steadily builds during an intensely hot summer day. He works for Sal, the Italian-American owner of Sal's Famous Pizzeria, and is also the father of Tina's young son.

The film was written, directed, and produced by Lee, who made Mookie one of its central figures while surrounding him with an ensemble cast that includes Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Rosie Perez, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nunn. Mookie's relationship with Sal is initially friendly, but it becomes strained by arguments over race, representation, and the pizzeria's Wall of Fame.

After the police killing of Radio Raheem, Mookie throws a garbage can through the pizzeria window, triggering a riot that destroys the restaurant. The film deliberately leaves viewers debating whether Mookie's action was justified. Mookie later returns in Lee's 2012 film Red Hook Summer, another detail sometimes missed by viewers who assume the character appeared only once.