John Singleton
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.
18 directing credits · 29 acting credits
Directing · 18
Billions
2016
Empire
2015
Snowfall
2017
American Crime Story
2016
30 for 30
2009
Boyz n the Hood
1991
Abduction
2011
Four Brothers
2005
Shaft
2000
Baby Boy
2001
Poetic Justice
1993
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
Higher Learning
1995
Rosewood
1997
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995
Marion Jones: Press Pause
2010
Michael Jackson: Remember the Time
1992
Acting · 29
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
Boyz n the Hood
1991
Shaft
2000
Hollywood Black
2024
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
Baby Boy
2001
Poetic Justice
1993
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
Baadasssss!
2004
Your Studio and You
1995
These Amazing Shadows
2011
Trojan War
2015
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993