John Singleton

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

22

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-01-06

Deathday

2019-04-28 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

  • جان سینگلتون

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.

Known For

Boyz n the Hood
7.6%

Boyz n the Hood

Jul 12, 1991

Beverly Hills Cop III
5.9%

Beverly Hills Cop III

May 24, 1994

Shaft
6.0%

Shaft

Jun 15, 2000

Baby Boy
7.1%

Baby Boy

Jun 27, 2001

These Amazing Shadows
7.4%

These Amazing Shadows

Jan 22, 2011

Baadasssss!
6.5%

Baadasssss!

May 28, 2004

Your Studio and You
6.8%

Your Studio and You

Feb 1, 1995

Trojan War
7.0%

Trojan War

Oct 13, 2015

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Creator

2017
Snowfall as Creator

Crew

2021
F9 as In Memory Of

Directing

2017
Snowfall as Director
2016
American Crime Story as Director
2016
Billions as Director
2015
Empire as Director
2011
Abduction as Director
2010
Marion Jones: Press Pause as Director
2009
30 for 30 as Director
2005
Four Brothers as Director
2003
2 Fast 2 Furious as Director
2001
Baby Boy as Director
2000
Shaft as Director
1997
Rosewood as Director
1995
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory as Director
1995
Higher Learning as Director
1993
Dangerous: The Short Films as Director
1993
Poetic Justice as Director
1992
Remember the Time as Director
1991
Boyz n the Hood as Director

Production

2021
Mosagallu as Executive Producer
2017
Snowfall as Executive Producer
2017
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later as Executive Producer
2007
Illegal Tender as Producer
2006
Black Snake Moan as Producer
2005
Hustle & Flow as Producer
2004
Time Out as Executive Producer
2001
Baby Boy as Producer
2000
Shaft as Producer
1998
Woo as Executive Producer
1993
Poetic Justice as Producer

Writing

2001
Baby Boy as Writer
2000
Shaft as Story
2000
Shaft as Screenplay
1995
Higher Learning as Writer
1993
Poetic Justice as Writer
1991
Boyz n the Hood as Writer
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John Singleton