John Singleton
Directing
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.
Directed (13)
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
Acting (23)
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