John Singleton

Personal Info

Birthday

January 6, 1968

Day of Death

2019-04-28

(51 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

جان سینگلتون

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.

Known For

Shaft

Beverly Hills Cop III

Boyz n the Hood

Baby Boy

Your Studio and You

Baadasssss!

Filmography

2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
as Self
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
2011
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
as Self
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
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 (uncredited)
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
as Self
1991
Boyz n the Hood
as The Mailman (uncredited)