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John Singleton

John Singleton

Known for: Directing

Born 06/01/1968
Died 2019-04-28
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, USA

​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

Late Night with Seth Meyers Series ★ 5,2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

2014

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Series ★ 6,2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

2015

Boyz n the Hood Film ★ 7,6

Boyz n the Hood

The Mailman (uncredited)

1991

Yo! MTV Raps Series ★ 7,5

Yo! MTV Raps

Self

1988

Shaft Film ★ 6,0

Shaft

Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)

2000

Poetic Justice Film ★ 6,7

Poetic Justice

Colette's Man (uncredited)

1993

Hollywood Black Series ★ 9,0

Hollywood Black

Self (archive footage)

2024

Beverly Hills Cop III Film ★ 5,9

Beverly Hills Cop III

Fireman

1994

Baby Boy Film ★ 7,1

Baby Boy

Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)

2001

America Beyond the Color Line Series ★ 7,5

America Beyond the Color Line

Self

2004

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery Film ★ 8,0

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Self

1997

Baadasssss! Film ★ 6,5

Baadasssss!

Detroit J

2004

These Amazing Shadows Film ★ 7,4

These Amazing Shadows

Self

2011

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films Film ★ 8,2

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

Self (uncredited)

1993

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Film ★ 6,5

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Self

2006

Your Studio and You Film ★ 6,9

Your Studio and You

John Singleton

1995

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Film ★ 8,0

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Self

2016

Sembène: The Making of African Cinema Film ★ 8,7

Sembène: The Making of African Cinema

Self

1994

Trojan War Film ★ 7,3

Trojan War

Self

2015

Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas Film

Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas

Self

2005

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' Film ★ 2,0

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

Self

2011

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend Film ★ 6,0

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

Self

2003

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking Film ★ 6,2

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

Self

2021

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' Film ★ 8,0

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

Self

2004

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later Film ★ 7,5

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

Himself

2017

Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell Film

Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell

Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)

1991

Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's Film

Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's

Self

2008

Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92 Film ★ 7,0

Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92

Self

1993

De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly Film

De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly

2019