John Singleton
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 6, 1968
- Died
- April 28, 2019
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking 2021
as Self
F9 2021
In Memory Of
Mosagallu 2021
Executive Producer
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly 2019
Actor
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later 2017
as Self, Executive Producer
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise 2016
as Self
Trojan War 2015
as Self
Abduction 2011
Director
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' 2011
as Self
These Amazing Shadows 2011
as Self
Marion Jones: Press Pause 2010
Director
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's 2008
as Self
Illegal Tender 2007
Producer
Black Snake Moan 2006
Producer
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters 2006
as Self
Four Brothers 2005
Director
Hustle & Flow 2005
Producer
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas 2005
as Self
Time Out 2004
Executive Producer
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' 2004
as Self
Baadasssss! 2004
as Detroit J
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend 2003
as Self
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003
Director
Baby Boy 2001
as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
Shaft 2000
as Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited), Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay
Woo 1998
Executive Producer
Rosewood 1997
Director
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery 1997
as Self
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory 1995
Director
Your Studio and You 1995
as John Singleton
Higher Learning 1995
Director, Writer
Beverly Hills Cop III 1994
as Fireman
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema 1994
as Self
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films 1993
as Self (uncredited), Director
Poetic Justice 1993
as Colette's Man (uncredited), Producer, Director, Writer
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92 1993
as Self
Michael Jackson's Remember the Time 1992
Director, Writer
Boyz n the Hood 1991
as The Mailman (uncredited), Director, Writer
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell 1991
as Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
Credits from TMDB.