John Singleton

John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019) was an American movie director, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known for directing Boyz n the Hood (1991). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the award, at age 24. His other works included Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995), and Baby Boy (2001).

John Singleton
Singleton in 2000
Born	John Daniel Singleton (1968-01-06)January 6, 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	April 28, 2019(2019-04-28) (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage and hypertension
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Occupation	Movie director screenwriter producer actor
Years active	1986–2019
Spouse(s)	Akosua Busia (m. 1996; div. 1997)
Children	7

Death

On April 17, 2019, Singleton had a massive stroke and was hospitalized in the intensive care unit in Los Angeles. On April 25, it was reported that he was in a coma. On April 29, he was said to be on life-support, but he actually died on April 28 at the age of 51 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1991	Boyz n the Hood	Yes	Yes	No	Nominated- Academy Award for Best Director Nominated- Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
1993	Poetic Justice	Yes	Yes	Yes
1995	Higher Learning	Yes	Yes	Yes
1997	Rosewood	Yes	No	No
2000	Shaft	Yes	Yes	Yes
2001	Baby Boy	Yes	Yes	Yes
2003	2 Fast 2 Furious	Yes	No	No
2005	Four Brothers	Yes	No	No
2011	Abduction	Yes	No	No	Final Film

Producer only Year Title Notes 2005 Hustle & Flow 2006 Black Snake Moan 2007 Illegal Tender Also music supervisor 2008 The Making of 'Illegal Tender' Documentary short

Executive producer Year Title Notes 1998 Woo 2004 Time Out Short film 2014 Through a Lens Darkly Documentary

Acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Boyz n the Hood	Mailman
1994	Beverly Hills Cop III	Fireman
1995	Your Studio and You	Himself	Short film; Uncredited
2000	Shaft	Bored Cop with Tea Cup	Uncredited
2001	Baby Boy	Man Selling Bootleg Movies
2002	8 Mile	Bouncer
2003	Baadasssss!	Detroit J

Other credits

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
2002	sIDney	Mentor to the director	Short

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Writer	Notes
2009	81st Academy Awards	Yes	No	No	Segment: ''The Biggest Movie Event of the Year"
2010	30 for 30	Yes	No	No	Episode "Marion Jones: Press Pause"
2015	Empire	Yes	No	No	Episode "Dangerous Bonds"
2016	American Crime Story	Yes	No	No	Episode "The Race Card"
2017	L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later	No	Yes	No	Documentary television film
	Rebel	Yes	Yes	No	Director (episode "Pilot"); Executive producer (3 episodes)
	Billions	Yes	No	No	Episode "Victory Lap"
2017–19	Snowfall	Yes	Yes	Yes	Co-creator; Director (2 episodes); Writer (2 episodes)

Acting credits

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
2013	The Game	Himself	2 episodes
2014	Real Husbands of Hollywood		2 episodes

Other credits

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
1986	Pee-wee's Playhouse	Production assistant
1988	Beach Boys: Endless Summer

Other websites

• The Films of John Singleton
• John Singleton on IMDb