Director
John Singleton
- Born January 6, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA
- 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
2 Fast 2 Furious2003
F92021
Abduction2011
Four Brothers2005
Boyz n the Hood1991
Beverly Hills Cop III1994
Shaft2000
Billions2016
Filmography
- 2026The Drop: A Snowfall SagaSeriesOriginal Series Creator
- 2024Hollywood BlackSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2021F9FilmIn Memory Of
- 2021MosagalluFilmExecutive Producer
- 2021Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black FilmmakingFilmSelf
- 2019De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and DisorderlyFilm
- 2017SnowfallSeriesDirector, Executive Producer, Creator
- 2017L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years LaterFilmSelf, Executive Producer
- 2016BillionsSeriesDirector
- 2016American Crime StorySeriesDirector
- 2016Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseFilmSelf
- 2015EmpireSeriesDirector
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeriesSelf
- 2015Trojan WarFilmSelf
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2011AbductionFilmDirector
- 2011These Amazing ShadowsFilmSelf
- 2011The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'FilmSelf
- 2010Marion Jones: Press PauseFilmDirector
- 200930 for 30SeriesDirector
- 2008Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60'sFilmSelf
- 2007Illegal TenderFilmProducer
- 2006Black Snake MoanFilmProducer
- 2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and BlockbustersFilmSelf
- 2005Four BrothersFilmDirector
- 2005Hustle & FlowFilmProducer
- 2005Hip-Hop Honeys | Las VegasFilmSelf
- 2004Baadasssss!FilmDetroit J
- 2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'FilmSelf
- 2004America Beyond the Color LineSeriesSelf
- 2004Time OutFilmExecutive Producer
- 20032 Fast 2 FuriousFilmDirector
- 2003Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban LegendFilmSelf
- 2001Baby BoyFilmMan Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited), Writer, Producer, Director
- 2000ShaftFilmBored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
- 1998WooFilmExecutive Producer
- 1997RosewoodFilmDirector
- 1997Star Wars: The Magic & the MysteryFilmSelf
- 1995Higher LearningFilmWriter, Director
- 1995Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStoryFilmDirector
- 1995Your Studio and YouFilmJohn Singleton
- 1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIFilmFireman
- 1994Sembène: The Making of African CinemaFilmSelf
- 1993Poetic JusticeFilmColette's Man (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
- 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsFilmSelf (uncredited), Director
- 1993Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92FilmSelf
- 1992Michael Jackson's Remember the TimeFilmDirector, Writer
- 1991Boyz n the HoodFilmThe Mailman (uncredited), Director, Writer
- 1991Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not SellFilmSelf - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
- 1988Yo! MTV RapsSeriesSelf