
John Singleton
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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
Credits

Boyz n the Hood (1991)
as The Mailman (uncredited)

Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
as Fireman

Shaft (2000)
as Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)

Baby Boy (2001)
as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)

Poetic Justice (1993)
as Colette's Man (uncredited)

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films (1993)
as Self (uncredited)

These Amazing Shadows (2011)
as Self

Your Studio and You (1995)
as John Singleton

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004)
as Self

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
as Self

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997)
as Self

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
as Self

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' (2011)
as Self

Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas (2005)
as Self

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
as Self

Trojan War (2015)
as Self

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend (2003)
as Self

Baadasssss! (2004)
as Detroit J

Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92 (1993)
as Self

Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell (1991)
as Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later (2017)
as Self

Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's (2008)
as Self

Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994)
as Self

De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly (2019)
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