- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 6, 1968
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- April 28, 2019
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.
Filmography
tvThe Drop: A Snowfall Saga
2026 · Original Series Creator
tvHollywood Black
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieOscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 · Self
movieF9
2021 · In Memory Of
movieMosagallu
2021 · Executive Producer
movieDe'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019
tvSnowfall
2017 · Director, Executive Producer, Creator
movieL.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017 · Self, Executive Producer
movieMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Self
tvAmerican Crime Story
2016 · Director
tvBillions
2016 · Director
movieTrojan War
2015 · Self
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
tvEmpire
2015 · Director
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
movieAbduction
2011 · Director
movieThe Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011 · Self
movieThese Amazing Shadows
2011 · Self
movieMarion Jones: Press Pause
2010 · Director
tv30 for 30
2009 · Director
movieTurning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008 · Self
movieIllegal Tender
2007 · Producer
movieBlack Snake Moan
2006 · Producer
movieBoffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006 · Self
movieFour Brothers
2005 · Director
movieHustle & Flow
2005 · Producer
movieHip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005 · Self
movieTime Out
2004 · Executive Producer
movieThe Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004 · Self
movieBaadasssss!
2004 · Detroit J
tvAmerica Beyond the Color Line
2004 · Self
movieFriendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003 · Self
movie2 Fast 2 Furious
2003 · Director
movieBaby Boy
2001 · Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited), Writer, Producer, Director
movieShaft
2000 · Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
movieWoo
1998 · Executive Producer
movieRosewood
1997 · Director
movieStar Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · Self
movieMichael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Director
movieYour Studio and You
1995 · John Singleton
movieHigher Learning
1995 · Writer, Director
movieBeverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Fireman
movieSembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994 · Self
movieMichael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 · Self (uncredited), Director
moviePoetic Justice
1993 · Colette's Man (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
movieBirth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993 · Self
movieMichael Jackson: Remember The Time
1992 · Director
movieBoyz n the Hood
1991 · The Mailman (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieChameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991 · Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
tvYo! MTV Raps
1988 · Self