John Singleton
Biography
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.
Filmography
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021
as Self
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017
as Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Self
Trojan War
2015
as Self
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
as Self
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008
as Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
as Self
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005
as Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
as Self
Baadasssss!
2004
as Detroit J
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
as Self
Baby Boy
2001
as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
Shaft
2000
as Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
Your Studio and You
1995
as John Singleton
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Fireman
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994
as Self
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
as Self (uncredited)
Poetic Justice
1993
as Colette's Man (uncredited)
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993
as Self
Boyz n the Hood
1991
as The Mailman (uncredited)
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991
as Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)