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Director | Producer | Writer

Son of mortgage broker Danny Singleton and pharmaceutical company sales executive Sheila Ward and raised in separate households by his unmarried parents, John Singleton attended the Film Writing Program at USC after graduating from high school in 1986. While studying there, he won three writing awards from the university... See full bio »

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John Daniel Singleton
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2011/I Abduction
 
2010 30 for 30 (TV series)
– Marion Jones: Press Pause (2010)
 
2005 Four Brothers
 
2003 2 Fast 2 Furious
 
2001 Baby Boy
 
2000 Shaft
 
1997 Rosewood
 
1995 Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (video documentary) (video "Remember The Time")
 
1995 Higher Learning
 
1993 Poetic Justice
 
1993 Dangerous: The Short Films (video) (video "Remember The Time")
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
2011 Living an Uldouz Life (TV series) (associate producer - 3 episodes)
– How to Be a Crackhead (2011) (associate producer)
– Sex & Sensuality (2011) (associate producer)
– Better Do as I Say (2011) (associate producer)
 
2008 The Making of 'Illegal Tender' (video short) (producer)
 
2007 Illegal Tender (producer)
 
2006 Black Snake Moan (producer)
 
2005 Hustle & Flow (producer)
 
2004 Time Out (short) (executive producer)
 
2001 Baby Boy (producer)
 
2000 Shaft (producer)
 
1998 Woo (executive producer)
 
1995 Higher Learning (producer)
 
1993 Poetic Justice (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
2001 Baby Boy (written by)
 
2000 Shaft (screenplay / story)
 
1995 Higher Learning (written by)
 
1993 Poetic Justice (written by)
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood (written by)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
2003 Baadasssss!
Detroit J
 
2000 Shaft
Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
 
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III
Fireman
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood
Mailman (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2002 sIDney (short) (mentor to the director)
 
1988 Beach Boys: Endless Summer (TV series) (production assistant)
 
1986 Pee-wee's Playhouse (TV series) (production assistant)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
2007 Illegal Tender (music supervisor)
 
2001 Baby Boy (music supervisor)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1995 Higher Learning (writer: "SITUATION: GRIMM")
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Street Fury: Inferno (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2002 sIDney (short) (special thanks)
 
1994 Dumb & Dumber (special thanks)
 
1992 Ax 'Em (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (51 titles)
2013 The Game (TV series)
Himself
– The Blueprint: Part 1 (2013) … Himself
– The Blueprint: Part 2 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 The Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.111 (2013) … Himself
 
2012 Uprising: Hip Hop and the LA Riots (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The BET Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 The Fight for the Truth: Making Abduction (video short)
Himself
 
2012 The Abduction Application (video)
Himself
 
2012 Abduction: The Initiation of an Action Hero (video short)
Himself
 
2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.1 (2011) … Himself
 
2007-2011 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 September 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 August 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2011 The Enduring Significance of Boyz n the Hood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2011 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 July 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 These Amazing Shadows (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 30 for 30 (TV series)
Himself
– Marion Jones: Press Pause (2010) … Himself
 
2008 Samuel L. Jackson: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Making of 'Illegal Tender' (video short)
Himself
 
2008 Miss Rap Supreme (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity Guest
– Episode #1.4 (2008) … Himself - Celebrity Guest
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 ABC News Nightline (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005-2006 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.15 (2006) … Himself
– Episode #2.15 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Moments That Stopped the Nation (2005) … Himself
– Great Aussie Ideas, Icons and Inventions (2005) … Himself
 
2005 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
1995-2005 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 August 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 January 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Snoop Dogg (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Weekends at the DL (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Access Granted (TV series)
Himself
– T.I.: I'm a King (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short)
Himself - Writer/Director, 'Boyz N the Hood'
 
2004 The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The N Word (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 TV's Illest Minority Moments Presented by Ego Trip (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 Making Music with Ludacris (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Inside '2 Fast 2 Furious' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Friendly Fire: Making an Urban Legend (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Who Is Alan Smithee? (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Casting for Glinda (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2000 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of John Singleton (1999) … Himself
 
1997 Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Your Studio and You (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 January 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1993 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 June 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Straight from the Hood: An MTV News Special Report (TV documentary)
Himself - Film Director
 
1993 Dangerous: The Short Films (video)
Himself ('Making of Remember the Time' segment)
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 The 6th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1991 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 October 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 E.T. - Entretenimento Total (TV series)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2009 Michael Jackson (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Himself
 
2003 Tupac: Resurrection (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed "The Biggest Movie Event of the Year" trailer for the 81st Annual Academy Awards. See more »

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2 Print Biographies  | 3 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Films of John Singleton | See more »

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Taught an Advanced Directing Class at USC. (Spring 1997) See more »

Trademark:

Films often center around inner-city tension See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn