
John Singleton
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking as Self
2019De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2017L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later as Himself
2016Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self
2015Trojan War as Self
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2011The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' as Self
2011These Amazing Shadows as Self
2008Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's as Self
2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters as Self
2005Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas as Self
2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' as Self
2004Baadasssss! as Detroit J
2004America Beyond the Color Line as Self
2003Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend as Self
2001Baby Boy as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
2000Shaft as Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
1997Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery as Self
1995Your Studio and You as John Singleton
1994Beverly Hills Cop III as Fireman
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films as Self (uncredited)
1993Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92 as Self
1991Boyz n the Hood as The Mailman (uncredited)
1988Yo! MTV Raps as Self









