Person
John Singleton
Directing · 1968–2019 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known for
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Billions
Director
Snowfall
Director
Empire
Director
American Crime Story
Director
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Boyz n the Hood
The Mailman (uncredited)
30 for 30
Director
F9
In Memory Of
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
Filmography
- 2026The Drop: A Snowfall SagaOriginal Series Creator
- 2024Hollywood BlackSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black FilmmakingSelf
- 2021F9In Memory Of
- 2021MosagalluExecutive Producer
- 2019De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
- 2017SnowfallDirector
- 2017L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years LaterSelf
- 2016Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelf
- 2016American Crime StoryDirector
- 2016BillionsDirector
- 2015Trojan WarSelf
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
- 2015EmpireDirector
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
- 2011AbductionDirector
- 2011The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'Self
- 2011These Amazing ShadowsSelf
- 2010Marion Jones: Press PauseDirector
- 200930 for 30Director
- 2008Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60'sSelf
- 2007Illegal TenderProducer
- 2006Black Snake MoanProducer
- 2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and BlockbustersSelf
- 2005Four BrothersDirector
- 2005Hustle & FlowProducer
- 2005Hip-Hop Honeys | Las VegasSelf
- 2004Time OutExecutive Producer
- 2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'Self
- 2004Baadasssss!Detroit J
- 2004America Beyond the Color LineSelf
- 2003Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban LegendSelf
- 20032 Fast 2 FuriousDirector
- 2001Baby BoyMan Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
- 2000ShaftBored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
- 1998WooExecutive Producer
- 1997RosewoodDirector
- 1997Star Wars: The Magic & the MysterySelf
- 1995Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStoryDirector
- 1995Your Studio and YouJohn Singleton
- 1995Higher LearningDirector
- 1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIFireman
- 1994Sembène: The Making of African CinemaSelf
- 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsSelf (uncredited)
- 1993Poetic JusticeColette's Man (uncredited)
- 1993Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92Self
- 1992Michael Jackson: Remember The TimeDirector
- 1991Boyz n the HoodThe Mailman (uncredited)
- 1991Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not SellSelf - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
- 1988Yo! MTV RapsSelf
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