As Actor
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021
6.2
John Singleton
Acting
Birth date
January 6, 1968
Birth place
Los Angeles, California, USA
Death date
April 28, 2019
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.
Featured in
As Actor
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017
7.5
As Actor
Trojan War
2015
7.0
As Director
Abduction
2011
5.9
As Director
Four Brothers
2005
6.8
As Actor
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
4.5
As Director
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Baby Boy
2001
7.1
As Director, As Writer
Shaft
2000
6.0
As Director
Rosewood
1997
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Higher Learning
1995
6.3
As Director, As Writer
Poetic Justice
1993
6.8
As Actor
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993
7.0
As Director, As Writer
Boyz n the Hood
1991
7.6