Directing · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born January 6, 1968
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.
TVHollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieOscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021
as Self
MovieDe'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019
MovieL.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017
as Self
MovieMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Self
MovieTrojan War
2015
as Self
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
as Self
MovieThese Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
MovieTurning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008
as Self
MovieBoffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
as Self
MovieHip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005
as Self
MovieThe Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
as Self
MovieBaadasssss!
2004
as Detroit J
TVAmerica Beyond the Color Line
2004
as Self
MovieFriendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
as Self
MovieBaby Boy
2001
as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
MovieShaft
2000
as Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
MovieStar Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
MovieYour Studio and You
1995
as John Singleton
MovieBeverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Fireman
MovieSembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994
as Self
MovieMichael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
as Self (uncredited)
MoviePoetic Justice
1993
as Colette's Man (uncredited)
MovieBirth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993
as Self
MovieBoyz n the Hood
1991
as The Mailman (uncredited)
MovieChameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991
as Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
TVYo! MTV Raps
1988
as Self
