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John Singleton

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 6, 1968 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

​John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A native of South Los Angeles, many of his films consider the implications of inner-city violence like the critically acclaimed and popular Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and Baby Boy. He later branched out into mainstream territory with the blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers.

Known For

Acting
2021Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black FilmmakingSelf
2019De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2017L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years LaterHimself
2016Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelf
2015Trojan WarSelf
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2011These Amazing ShadowsSelf
2011The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'Self
2008Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60'sSelf
2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and BlockbustersSelf
2005Hip-Hop Honeys | Las VegasSelf
2004Baadasssss!Detroit J
2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'Self
2004America Beyond the Color LineSelf
2003Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban LegendSelf
2001Baby BoyMan Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
2000ShaftBored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
1997Star Wars: The Magic & the MysterySelf
1995Your Studio and YouJohn Singleton
1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIFireman
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsSelf (uncredited)
1993Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92Self
1993Poetic JusticeColette's Man (uncredited)
1991Boyz n the HoodThe Mailman (uncredited)
1991Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not SellSelf - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
1988Yo! MTV RapsSelf
Production
2021MosagalluExecutive Producer
2017L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years LaterExecutive Producer
2017SnowfallExecutive Producer
2007Illegal TenderProducer
2006Black Snake MoanProducer
2005Hustle & FlowProducer
2004Time OutExecutive Producer
2001Baby BoyProducer
2000ShaftProducer
1998WooExecutive Producer
1993Poetic JusticeProducer
Directing
2017SnowfallDirector
2016BillionsDirector
2016American Crime StoryDirector
2015EmpireDirector
2011AbductionDirector
2010Marion Jones: Press PauseDirector
200930 for 30Director
2005Four BrothersDirector
20032 Fast 2 FuriousDirector
2001Baby BoyDirector
2000ShaftDirector
1997RosewoodDirector
1995Higher LearningDirector
1995Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStoryDirector
1993Poetic JusticeDirector
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsDirector
1992Remember the TimeDirector
1991Boyz n the HoodDirector
Writing
2001Baby BoyWriter
2000ShaftScreenplay
2000ShaftStory
1995Higher LearningWriter
1993Poetic JusticeWriter
1991Boyz n the HoodWriter
-Untitled Snowfall SpinoffOriginal Series Creator
Crew
2021F9In Memory Of