John Singleton

John Singleton

Directing
🎂 1968-01-06 (51 years old at death)
✝️ 2019-04-28
📍 Los Angeles, California, USA
👤 Male
🎬 23 Movies
🔗 IMDb
​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 (23 movies)

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