
John Singleton
Known for: Directing
Born: January 6, 1968
Died: April 28, 2019
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

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

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003

Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991

De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019

Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994

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

Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993

Trojan War
2015

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

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016

Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005

Baby Boy
2001

Baadasssss!
2004

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006

Your Studio and You
1995

America Beyond the Color Line
2004

Yo! MTV Raps
1988

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Hollywood Black
2024

These Amazing Shadows
2011

Boyz n the Hood
1991

Poetic Justice
1993

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994

Shaft
2000