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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Marla Singer to Rod Steiger
John Singleton Biography (1968-)
Full name, John Daniel Singleton; born January 6, 1968, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Danny Singleton (a mortgage broker, real estate agent, and financial planner) and Sheila Ward-Johnson (a pharmaceutical company sales executive); married Akosua Busia (an actress and writer), October 12, 1994 (some sources cite 1996; divorced, June 15, 1997); children: Hadar (daughter); (with Tosha Lewis) Justice Maya (daughter); three other children. Addresses: Office:New Deal Productions, 10202 West Washington Blvd., Metro Bldg., Room 203, Culver City, CA 90232.; Agent: Jeremy Zimmer, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, writer
- Birth Details
- January 6, 1968
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Director
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Boyz N the Hood (also known as Boys in the Hood), Columbia,1991
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Poetic Justice, Columbia, 1993
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Higher Learning, Columbia, 1995
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Rosewood, Warner Bros., 1997
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Shaft (also known as Shaft--Noch Fragen?), Paramount, 2000
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Baby Boy, Columbia, 2001
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The Fast and the Furious 2, Universal, 2003
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Producer
- (With others) Poetic Justice, Columbia, 1993
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Higher Learning, Columbia, 1995
- (Executive producer) Woo, New Line Cinema, 1998
- (Executive producer) Shaft (also known as Shaft--Noch Fragen?), Paramount, 2000
- (And music supervisor) Baby Boy, Columbia, 2001
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Film Appearances
- Mailman, Boyz N the Hood (also known as Boys in the Hood),Columbia, 1991
- Firefighter, Beverly Hills Cop III, Paramount, 1994
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Your Studio and You, Universal, 1995
- Prison guard, Shaft (also known as Shaft--Noch Fragen?), Paramount, 2000
- Bootleg video vendor, Baby Boy, Columbia, 2001
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Casting for Glinda (documentary), 2001
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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The Presidency and the Constitution, PBS, 1987
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Dialogue with Black Filmmakers, Black Entertainment Television, 1992
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George Lucas: Heroes, Myths, and Magic, PBS, 1993
- Panelist, Directors on Film: A Conversation about Preservation, American Movie Classics, 1994
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Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery, Fox, 1997
- Panelist, 9 Movie Moments that Made the 90s, MTV, 1999
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Who Is Alan Smithee?, American Movie Classics, 2002
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Awards Presentations
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AFI Tribute to Sidney Poitier, NBC, 1992
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MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1992
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The Sixth Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1992
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The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
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The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg, NBC, 1995
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The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2000, UPN, 2000
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Episodic
- Himself, "Stan Lee: The ComiX-MAN!," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
- Guest, The Rodman World Tour, MTV, 1996
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Television Work
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Other
- Director of the movie The Champ, HBO; director and cocreator of the pilot Crash; worked as an advisor on the television series Kings, Showtime.
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
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Dangerous: The Short Films (also known as Michael Jackson--Dangerous: The Short Films), 1993
- "Remember the Time," in HIStory (also known as Michael Jackson:Video Greatest Hits--HIStory), 1994
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Music Videos
- (Performer and director) "Remember the Time," by Michael Jackson, 1992
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Boyz N the Hood (also known as Boys in the Hood), Columbia,1991
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Poetic Justice, Columbia, 1993
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Higher Learning, Columbia, 1995
- (With Shane Salerno; and story) Shaft (also known as Shaft--Noch Fragen?; loosely based on the series of Shaft films), Paramount,2000
- (And story) Baby Boy, Columbia, 2001
- Also wrote Twilight Time.
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Teleplays
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Movies
- Author of The Champ, HBO.
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Nonfiction
- (With Veronica Chambers) Poetic Justice: Film-Making South Central Style, Delta, 1993
- (Author of introduction) Michael D'Orso, Like Judgment Day: The Ruin and Redemption of a Town Called Rosewood, Boulevard Books (New York City),1996
- Contributor to periodicals, including Premiere.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 30, Gale, 2001
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Who's Who among African Americans, 14th edition, Gale, 2001
Periodicals
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Ebony, April, 1995, pp. 122-25
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Entertainment Weekly, March 7, 1997, pp. 20-21
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Jet, January 23, 1995, p. 14; May 12, 1997, p. 34
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People Weekly, January 23, 1995, pp. 83-84
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Rolling Stone, September 5, 1991
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Time, March 23, 1992, pp. 60-61; April 28, 1997, p. 84
Electronic
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The Films of John Singleton, http://www.johnsingletonfilms.com, October 19, 2002
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