John Singleton
Known for: Directing
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.
Filmography
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Film
Boyz n the Hood
The Mailman (uncredited)
1991
Series
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
Film
Shaft
Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
2000
Film
Poetic Justice
Colette's Man (uncredited)
1993
Series
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Beverly Hills Cop III
Fireman
1994
Film
Baby Boy
Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
2001
Series
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
2004
Film
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
1997
Film
Baadasssss!
Detroit J
2004
Film
These Amazing Shadows
Self
2011
Film
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Self (uncredited)
1993
Film
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2006
Film
Your Studio and You
John Singleton
1995
Film
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
2016
Film
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
Self
1994
Film
Trojan War
Self
2015
Film
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
Self
2005
Film
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Self
2011
Film
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Self
2003
Film
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Self
2021
Film
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self
2004
Film
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Himself
2017
Film
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
1991
Film
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Self
2008
Film
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
Self
1993
Film
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019