Directing
John Singleton
Born January 6, 1968 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Died 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.
Known for
6.0
2 Fast 2 Furious
Director
5.2
F9
In Memory Of
5.1
Abduction
Director
6.8
Four Brothers
Director
7.7
Boyz n the Hood
The Mailman (uncredited), Director, Writer
5.5
Beverly Hills Cop III
Fireman
6.0
Shaft
Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited), Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay
8.4
American Crime Story
Director
8.3
Billions
Director
6.9
Black Snake Moan
Producer
8.5
Snowfall
Director, Executive Producer, Creator
7.4
Empire
Director
7.3
Hustle & Flow
Producer
6.5
Baby Boy
Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
6.2
Poetic Justice
Colette's Man (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
6.5
Higher Learning
Director, Writer
6.4
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
7.2
Rosewood
Director
7.6
These Amazing Shadows
Self
8.3 TMDB
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Director
Filmography
- 2026The Drop: A Snowfall SagaOriginal Series CreatorSeries
- 2024Hollywood BlackSelf (archive footage)Series
- 2021Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black FilmmakingSelfMovie
- 2021F9In Memory OfMovie
- 2021MosagalluExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2019De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and DisorderlyMovie
- 2017SnowfallDirector, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
- 2017L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years LaterSelf, Executive ProducerMovie
- 2016Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelfMovie
- 2016American Crime StoryDirectorSeries
- 2016BillionsDirectorSeries
- 2015Trojan WarSelfMovie
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelfSeries
- 2015EmpireDirectorSeries
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - GuestSeries
- 2011AbductionDirectorMovie
- 2011The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'SelfMovie
- 2011These Amazing ShadowsSelfMovie
- 2010Marion Jones: Press PauseDirectorMovie
- 200930 for 30DirectorSeries
- 2008Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60'sSelfMovie
- 2007Illegal TenderProducerMovie
- 2006Black Snake MoanProducerMovie
- 2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and BlockbustersSelfMovie
- 2005Four BrothersDirectorMovie
- 2005Hustle & FlowProducerMovie
- 2005Hip-Hop Honeys | Las VegasSelfMovie
- 2004Time OutExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'SelfMovie
- 2004Baadasssss!Detroit JMovie
- 2004America Beyond the Color LineSelfSeries
- 2003Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban LegendSelfMovie
- 20032 Fast 2 FuriousDirectorMovie
- 2001Baby BoyMan Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited), Director, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 2000ShaftBored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited), Director, Producer, Story, ScreenplayMovie
- 1998WooExecutive ProducerMovie
- 1997RosewoodDirectorMovie
- 1997Star Wars: The Magic & the MysterySelfMovie
- 1995Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStoryDirectorMovie
- 1995Your Studio and YouJohn SingletonMovie
- 1995Higher LearningDirector, WriterMovie
- 1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIFiremanMovie
- 1994Sembène: The Making of African CinemaSelfMovie
- 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsSelf (uncredited), DirectorMovie
- 1993Poetic JusticeColette's Man (uncredited), Director, Producer, WriterMovie
- 1993Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92SelfMovie
- 1991Boyz n the HoodThe Mailman (uncredited), Director, WriterMovie
- 1991Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not SellSelf - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)Movie
- 1988Yo! MTV RapsSelfSeries