John Singleton

Directing · Born 1968-01-06 in 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.

Filmography

• Baby Boy as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
• Boyz n the Hood as The Mailman (uncredited)
• These Amazing Shadows as Self
• Your Studio and You as John Singleton
• L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later as Himself
• Baadasssss! as Detroit J
• Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self
• Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films as Self (uncredited)
• Beverly Hills Cop III as Fireman
• The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' as Self

TV

• America Beyond the Color Line as Self
• Yo! MTV Raps as Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self