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Boyz n the Hood (1991) -- Saga of a group of childhood friends growing up in a Los Angeles ghetto.
Illegal Tender (2007) -- Interview: John Singleton "On what kind of film this is"
Rosewood (1997) -- A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African American community.
Higher Learning (1995) -- Education couldn’t get no higher. Ice cube, Tyra Banks, Jennifer Connelly and Laurence “Not Larry” Fishburne go to class in this John Singleton opus with a killer soundtrack.
Higher Learning (1995) -- People from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, rape, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus.
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Overview

Date of Birth:
6 January 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Contact:
View agent, legal and company contact info on IMDbPro.
Mini Biography:
Son of mortgage broker Danny Singleton and pharmaceutical company sales... more
Trivia:
Director of music videos, his most famous one was Michael Jackson's "Remember... more
STARmeter: ?
Down 8% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(120 articles)
Tracy Morgan & Spike Lee Team Up For Comedy Concert Film To Be Released in Theaters!
 (From The Humor Mill. 5 November 2009, 2:47 AM, PST)
John Singleton Tackles Comedy Concert Film With Comedian DeRay Davis
 (From The Humor Mill. 4 November 2009, 2:56 AM, PST)
US TV Schedule:
Sun. Nov. 2212:30 AMBET Boyz N the Hood  more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Music Department, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: What's this?
  1. Tulia (details only on IMDbPro)
  2. Maggie Lynn (details only on IMDbPro)
  3. Convoy (details only on IMDbPro)
Director:
  1. Luke Cage (2011) (announced)
  2. The Wheelman (2011) (pre-production)

  3. "30 for 30" (1 episode)
        - Marion Jones: Press Pause (????) TV episode
  4. Four Brothers (2005)
  5. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
    ... aka 2 Fast 2 Furious (Germany)
  6. Baby Boy (2001)
  7. Shaft (2000)
    ... aka Shaft - Noch Fragen? (Germany)

  8. Rosewood (1997)
  9. Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (V) (video "Remember The Time")
  10. Higher Learning (1995)
  11. Poetic Justice (1993)
  12. Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (V) (video "Remember The Time")
    ... aka Michael Jackson - Dangerous: The Short Films (USA: alternative title)
  13. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Producer:
  1. Illegal Tender (2007) (producer)
  2. Black Snake Moan (2006) (producer)
  3. Hustle & Flow (2005) (producer)
  4. Time Out (2004) (executive producer)
  5. Baby Boy (2001) (producer)
  6. Shaft (2000) (producer)
    ... aka Shaft - Noch Fragen? (Germany)

  7. Woo (1998) (executive producer)
  8. Higher Learning (1995) (producer)
  9. Poetic Justice (1993) (producer)
Writer:
  1. Baby Boy (2001) (written by)
  2. Shaft (2000) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Shaft - Noch Fragen? (Germany)

  3. Higher Learning (1995) (written by)
  4. Poetic Justice (1993) (written by)
  5. Boyz n the Hood (1991) (written by)
Actor:
  1. How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003) .... Detroit J
    ... aka Baadasssss! (USA: new title)
    ... aka Badass (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss! (USA: new title)
  2. Shaft (2000) (uncredited) .... Bored Cop with Tea Cup
    ... aka Shaft - Noch Fragen? (Germany)

  3. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) .... Fireman
  4. Boyz n the Hood (1991) (uncredited) .... Mailman
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. sIDney (2002) (mentor to the director)

  2. "Beach Boys: Endless Summer" (1988) TV series (production assistant)
  3. "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (1986) TV series (production assistant) (unknown episodes)
Music Department:
  1. Illegal Tender (2007) (music supervisor)
  2. Baby Boy (2001) (music supervisor)
Soundtrack:
  1. Higher Learning (1995) (writer: "SITUATION: GRIMM")
Thanks:
  1. The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V) (special thanks)
  2. Street Fury: Inferno (2003) (V) (special thanks)
  3. sIDney (2002) (special thanks)

  4. Dumb & Dumber (1994) (special thanks)
    ... aka Dumb Happens
    ... aka Dumb and Dumber (USA: video box title)
  5. The Weekend It Lives (1992) (special thanks)
    ... aka Ax 'Em (USA: new title)
Self:
  1. Lost Forever (2009) (post-production) .... Himself

  2. Samuel L. Jackson: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "Miss Rap Supreme" .... Himself - Celebrity Guest (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #1.4 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Celebrity Guest
  4. "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 21 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) .... Himself
  6. "ABC News Nightline" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Nightline
        - Episode dated 8 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
    ... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.15 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.15 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "20 to 1" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
    ... aka 20 to 01 (Australia: promotional title)
        - Moments That Stopped the Nation (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Great Aussie Ideas, Icons and Inventions (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  9. 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  10. "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2009 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
    ... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
        - Episode dated 26 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Magacine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 16 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1995-2005)
    ... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 18 August 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 29 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 January 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Snoop Dogg (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "Weekends at the DL" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "Access Granted" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - T.I.: I'm a King (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 3 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  17. The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V) .... Himself - Writer/Director, 'Boyz N the Hood'
  18. The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) (V) .... Himself
  19. The N Word (2004) .... Himself
    ... aka The N-Word: Divided We Stand (USA: DVD box title)
  20. TV's Illest Minority Moments Presented by Ego Trip (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  21. Making Music with Ludacris (2003) (V) .... Himself
  22. Inside '2 Fast 2 Furious' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  23. Friendly Fire: Making an Urban Legend (2003) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Boyz N the Hood: Friendly Fire - Making an Urban Legend (USA: alternative title)
  24. Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  25. "America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr." (2002) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  26. Casting for Glinda (2001) (V) .... Himself

  27. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Films of John Singleton (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  28. Your Studio and You (1995) .... Himself
  29. Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (V) .... Himself ('Making of Remember the Time' segment)
    ... aka Michael Jackson - Dangerous: The Short Films (USA: alternative title)
  30. The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay/Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
  31. The 6th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  32. "E.T. - Entretenimento Total" (1991) TV series .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" (2004) .... Himself
  2. Tupac: Resurrection (2003) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Directed Michael Jackson music video "Remember the Time" (1992). more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 3 Interviews | 3 Articles | 1 Pictorial more
Genres:
Documentary | Drama | Crime | Action more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | African American | Interview | Murder more

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