
Rusty Cundieff
Biography
George Arthur "Rusty" Cundieff (born December 13, 1960) is an American film/television director, actor, and writer. His notable credits are as director/writer of and lead actor in the This Is Spinal Tap-like rap satire Fear of a Black Hat, as writer of the second installment to House Party, and as director of the horror anthology Tales from the Hood. He also directed the 1997 film, Sprung. He was also a director for Chappelle's Show and a correspondent on TV Nation. He also directed and starred in a U Can't Touch This parody titled Yes We Can, which focuses on Barack Obama. Cundieff was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Christina and John A. Cundieff, both of whom appeared in Tales from the Hood. He is married to Trina Davis Cundieff with whom he has two children. Cundieff is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. He also portrayed a fraternity brother (of the fictitious Gamma Phi Gamma) in Spike Lee's School Daze in which actual members of Alpha Phi Alpha were featured. Cundieff is a graduate of the University of Southern California.
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Filmography

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
2025
as Self

Meet Me Next Christmas
2024
as Christmas Mime

Doing the Hollywood Shuffle
2023

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
as Self

American Nightmares
2018
as Black Lawman

Tales from the Hood 2
2018
as Press Conference Reporter
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In Search of Charlie Chan
2006
as Self

Sprung
1997
as Montel

Tales from the Hood
1995
as Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")

Fear of a Black Hat
1994
as Ice Cold

Eddie Presley
1993
as Guard

School Daze
1988
as Chucky

Hollywood Shuffle
1987
as Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type

3:15 the Moment of Truth
1986
as M-16's