
John Singleton
Directing
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.
TV Shows(5)
Movies(23)

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Self
2021

De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Himself
2017

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
2016

Trojan War
Self
2015

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Self
2011

These Amazing Shadows
Self
2011

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

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2006

Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
Self
2005

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

Baadasssss!
Detroit J
2004

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Self
2003

Baby Boy
Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
2001

Shaft
Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
2000

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
1997

Your Studio and You
John Singleton
1995

Beverly Hills Cop III
Fireman
1994

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

Poetic Justice
Colette's Man (uncredited)
1993

Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
Self
1993

Boyz n the Hood
The Mailman (uncredited)
1991

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




