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Born January 6, 1968 · 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.

The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
2016

Abduction
2011

Marion Jones: Press Pause
2010

Four Brothers
2005

2 Fast 2 Furious
2003

Baby Boy
2001

Shaft
2000

Rosewood
1997

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995

Higher Learning
1995

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993

Poetic Justice
1993

Boyz n the Hood
1991

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021

De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019

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

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016

Trojan War
2015

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011

These Amazing Shadows
2011

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

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006

Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005

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

Baadasssss!
2004

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003

Baby Boy
2001

Shaft
2000

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997

Your Studio and You
1995

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993

Poetic Justice
1993

Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993

Boyz n the Hood
1991

Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991