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
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Boyz n the Hood
Hollywood Black
Yo! MTV Raps
Shaft
Beverly Hills Cop III
Baby Boy
All Movies (24)
- Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking2021 · as Self
- De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly2019
- L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later2017 · as Himself
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2016 · as Self
- Trojan War2015 · as Self
- The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'2011 · as Self
- These Amazing Shadows2011 · as Self
- Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's2008 · as Self
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters2006 · as Self
- Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas2005 · as Self
- The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'2004 · as Self
- Baadasssss!2004 · as Detroit J
- Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend2003 · as Self
- Baby Boy2001 · as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
- Shaft2000 · as Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
- Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery1997 · as Self
- Your Studio and You1995 · as John Singleton
- Beverly Hills Cop III1994 · as Fireman
- Sembène: The Making of African Cinema1994 · as Self
- Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films1993 · as Self (uncredited)
- Poetic Justice1993 · as Colette's Man (uncredited)
- Birth of a Nation: 4.29.921993 · as Self
- Boyz n the Hood1991 · as The Mailman (uncredited)
- Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell1991 · as Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
All TV Shows (5)
- Hollywood Black2024 · as Self (archive footage)
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
- America Beyond the Color Line2004 · as Self
- Yo! MTV Raps1988 · as Self