John Singleton

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Singleton
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Jan 6, 1968(1968-01-06)
Age	56
Date Of Death	2019-04-28
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

John Singleton Biography

John Singleton is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on January 6, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Famous for his direction of the groundbreaking film of 1991 Boyz n the Hood, He was directing the following films: Poetic Justice, Shaft, Four Brothers and 2 Fast 2 Furious.

He was the director of hip-hop superstar He directed hip-hop star Ice Cube in his first film role, playing the lead character Doughboy in Boyz n the Hood. for his debut film role, as the main role of Doughboy for Boyz n the Hood.

John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He was best known for directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming, at age 24, the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for that award. Singleton was a native of South Los Angeles, and many of his films, such as Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995), and Baby Boy (2001), had themes which resonated with the contemporary urban population. He also directed the drama Rosewood (1997) and the action films Shaft (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and Four Brothers (2005). He co-created the television crime drama Snowfall. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special for “The Race Card”, the fifth episode of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

Singleton’s film debut Boyz n the Hood (1991), an inner city drama starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Angela Bassett, Ice Cube, and Laurence Fishburne, was both a critical and commercial success. It debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. For his efforts, Singleton received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director. At age 24, he became the youngest person ever nominated for Best Director and the first African-American to be nominated for the award (four others – Lee Daniels, Barry Jenkins, Jordan Peele, and Spike Lee – have been nominated since). The film has since attained classic status, and in 2002, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film “culturally significant” and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

The couple was divorced six times and was with actress Akosua Gyamama Busia between 1996 until 1997. He had seven children. His daughter Cleopatra was as Cleopatra in Baby Boy.

John Singleton Net Worth

John Singleton is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Singleton 's net worth $35 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at his time at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in which he was part of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

He was in a small part in the role of Detroit J in the 2003 film Baadasssss!

Singleton was born on January 6, 1968 in Los Angeles, the son of Sheila Ward- Johnson, a pharmaceutical company sales executive, and Danny Singleton, a real estate agent, mortgage broker, and financial planner. In a 1993 DIRT magazine interview with Veronica Chambers, Singleton says of his childhood, “When I was growing up, comic books, video games and movies were my buffer against all the drugs, the partying and shit […] I never grew up with a whole lot of white people. I grew up in a Black neighbourhood.” He attended Blair High School, Pasadena City College and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He graduated from USC in 1990, and was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Singleton considered pursuing computer science, but enrolled in USC’s Filmic Writing program under Margaret Mehring. The program was designed to take students directly into the Hollywood system as proficient writer/directors. He cited the original Star Wars film as one of his strongest influences and the work of Steven Spielberg as a source of inspiration.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Singleton height 5 ft 6 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John Singleton Dating?

According to our records, John Singleton married to Akosua Busia. As of December 1, 2023, John Singleton’s is not dating anyone.

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On August 23, 2007, Singleton was involved in an automobile accident in which he struck a jaywalking pedestrian, Constance Russell, 57, of Los Angeles. Staying on the scene until police arrived, Singleton was not under the influence of alcohol or other substances, and was released after being questioned. Russell died later in the hospital. The case was turned over to the District Attorney but no charges were ever filed.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Singleton celebrates birthday on January 6 of every year.

It was announced in 2013 that Singleton was attached as director of a Tupac Shakur biography film. On April 3, 2015, Singleton reported that production was put on hold. Four days later, it was announced that following creative differences with Morgan Creek Productions, Singleton had stepped down as director, and was replaced by Carl Franklin. Singleton also stated he was planning on making a competing film about Tupac.

What was John Singleton cause of death?

Stroke

Why is John Singleton important?

Singleton was nominated for Academy Awards for best screenplay and best director, making him the first African American to be nominated for the best director honour. He followed up this success by directing pop superstar Michael Jackson in the music video for “Remember the Time” (1992).

Did John Singleton win an Oscar?

Awards

Did John Singleton have a will?

According to reports, Singleton did have a will at the time of his death. However, the document was from 1993, and was made when he only had one child, and his estate was valued at approximately 3 to 4 million.

Is Boyz n the Hood a true story?

Singleton wrote the film based on his own life and that of people he knew. When applying for film school, one of the questions on the application form was to describe “three ideas for films”. One of the ideas Singleton composed was titled Summer of 84, which later evolved into Boyz n the Hood.