John Singleton

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-01-06 (51 years old)

Deathday

2019-04-28

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Production

2000

Shaft

as Director

2000

Shaft

as Producer

2003

2 Fast 2 Furious

as Director

1991

Boyz n the Hood

as Director

2005

Hustle & Flow

as Producer

2021

Mosagallu

as Executive Producer

1993

Poetic Justice

as Producer

2005

Four Brothers

as Director

1993

Poetic Justice

as Director

2006

Black Snake Moan

as Producer

1997

Rosewood

as Director

1993

2001

Baby Boy

as Director

2001

Baby Boy

as Writer

2001

Baby Boy

as Producer

1995

Higher Learning

as Director

1995

2011

Abduction

as Director

2021

F9

as In Memory Of

1991

2004

Time Out

as Executive Producer

1998

Woo

as Executive Producer

2007

Illegal Tender

as Producer

2000

Shaft

as Story

2000

Shaft

as Screenplay

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