Actor
John Singleton
Biography

​John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968-April 29, 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
Acting
2021 -- Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking | Self
2019 -- De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly |
2017 -- L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later | Himself
2016 -- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Self
2015 -- Trojan War | Self
2011 -- The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' | Self
2011 -- These Amazing Shadows | Self
2008 -- Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's | Self
2006 -- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Self
2005 -- Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas | Self
2004 -- Baadasssss! | Detroit J
2003 -- Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend | Self
2001 -- Baby Boy | Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
2000 -- Shaft | Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
1997 -- Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Self
1995 -- Your Studio and You | John Singleton
1994 -- Beverly Hills Cop III | Fireman
1993 -- Dangerous: The Short Films | Self [Making of "Remember The Time"]
1991 -- Boyz n the Hood | The Mailman (uncredited)
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