- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 13, 1960
- Place of Birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Rusty Cundieff
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…
Filmography
movieIn Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
2025 · Self
movieMeet Me Next Christmas
2024 · Christmas Mime, Director
movie57 Seconds
2023 · Director, Screenplay
movieDoing the Hollywood Shuffle
2023
movieA New Diva's Christmas Carol
2022 · Director
movieChristmas in Harmony
2021 · Director
movieTales from the Hood 3
2020 · Director, Producer, Writer
tvCreepshow
2019 · Director
movieHorror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019 · Self
movieAmerican Nightmares
2018 · Black Lawman, Director, Writer, Producer
movieTales from the Hood 2
2018 · Press Conference Reporter, Director, Producer, Screenplay
movieWhite Water
2015 · Director
movieMovie 43
2013 · Director
In Search of Charlie Chan
movieIn Search of Charlie Chan
2006 · Self
tvCampus Ladies
2006 · Director
tvChappelle's Show
2003 · Director
tvThe Bernie Mac Show
2001 · Director
movieThe New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
2000 · Director
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · Director
movieSprung
1997 · Montel, Director, Writer
tvClueless
1996 · Director
movieTales from the Hood
1995 · Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised"), Writer, Director
tvTV Nation
1994
movieFear of a Black Hat
1994 · Ice Cold, Director, Writer
movieEddie Presley
1993 · Guard
movieHouse Party 2
1991 · Screenplay, Story
movieSchool Daze
1988 · Chucky
movieHollywood Shuffle
1987 · Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type
movie3:15 the Moment of Truth
1986 · M-16's
tvMacGruder and Loud
1985 · Perry