John Singleton
January 6, 1968 (56 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA
John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968-April 29, 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.
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- 2021 · Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking as Self
- 2019 · De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly as
- 2017 · L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later as Himself
- 2016 · Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self
- 2015 · Trojan War as Self
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2011 · The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' as Self
- 2011 · These Amazing Shadows as Self
- 2008 · Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's as Self
- 2006 · Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters as Self
- 2005 · Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas as Self
- 2004 · Baadasssss! as Detroit J
- 2004 · America Beyond the Color Line as Self
- 2003 · Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend as Self
- 2001 · Baby Boy as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
- 2000 · Shaft as Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
- 1997 · Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery as Self
- 1995 · Your Studio and You as John Singleton
- 1994 · Beverly Hills Cop III as Fireman
- 1993 · Dangerous: The Short Films as Self [Making of "Remember The Time"]
- 1991 · Boyz n the Hood as The Mailman (uncredited)
- 1988 · Yo! MTV Raps as Self