
John Singleton
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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

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · tv

2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · tv

1991
Boyz n the Hood
1991 · movie

2000
Shaft
2000 · movie

1988
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 · tv

2024
Hollywood Black
2024 · tv

1993
Poetic Justice
1993 · movie

1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · movie

2001
Baby Boy
2001 · movie

2004
America Beyond the Color Line
2004 · tv

1997
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · movie

2004
Baadasssss!
2004 · movie

1993
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 · movie

2011
These Amazing Shadows
2011 · movie

2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006 · movie

2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · movie

1995
Your Studio and You
1995 · movie

2015
Trojan War
2015 · movie

2005
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005 · movie

2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 · movie

2011
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011 · movie

1994
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994 · movie

2004
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004 · movie

2003
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003 · movie

2017
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017 · movie

1991
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991 · movie

1993
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993 · movie

2008
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008 · movie

2019
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019 · movie