John Singleton

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John Singleton
Born	John Daniel Singleton January 6, 1968 (1968-01-06) (age 41) Los Angeles, California
Spouse(s)	Akosua Busia (1996-1997)
Awards won NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie 2005 Four Brothers

John Daniel Singleton (born January 6, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Academy Award-nominated 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, and even branching out into mainstream territory, such as the blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious. In 2005, Singleton teamed with Craig Brewer and financed the breathrough independent film, Hustle and Flow, once it was clear that most other major backers would not clear it for release.

1 Biography 1.1 Accident 2 Filmography 2.1 Director 2.2 Producer 2.3 Screenwriter 3 References 4 External links

Singleton attended Pasadena City College and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He graduated from USC in 1990^[1].

His 1991 film debut Boyz N the Hood received Academy Award nods for Best Screenplay and Director^[1]. At age 23 he was the youngest person ever nominated for Best Director, and the only African-American to be nominated for the award.

Singleton also directed the video for Michael Jackson's 1991 single "Remember The Time," starring actor Eddie Murphy.^{[citation needed]}

In 1996, he married Ghanaian princess and actress Akosua Cyamama Busia. They divorced the following year. They have daughter Hader together.

In 2006, he won USC's Mary Pickford Alumni Award.^[1]

On August 23, 2007, Singleton was involved in an automobile accident, in which he struck a pedestrian, Constance Russell, 57, of Los Angeles[1]. Staying on the scene until police arrived, Singleton was not under the influence of alcohol or other substances, and was released after being questioned. She died later in the hospital.

The case was turned over to the District Attorney but no charges were filed[2][3][4].

• Boyz N the Hood (1991) (Oscar nomination)
• Poetic Justice (1993)
• Higher Learning (1995)
• Rosewood (1997)
• Shaft (2000)
• Baby Boy (2001)
• 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
• Four Brothers (2005)
• Tulia (2009)
• Luke Cage (2009)

• Higher Learning (1995)
• Shaft (2000)
• Baby Boy (2001)
• Hustle & Flow (2005)
• Black Snake Moan (2007)
• Illegal Tender (2007)

• Boyz N the Hood (1991) (Oscar nomination)
• Poetic Justice (1993)
• Higher Learning (1994)
• Shaft (2000)
• Baby Boy (2001)

1. ^ ^{a b c} USC Cinema - Alumni Â» Pickford Award

• The Films of John Singleton
• John Singleton at the Internet Movie Database
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v â€¢ d â€¢ e Films directed by John Singleton Boyz n the Hood (1991) • Poetic Justice (1993) • Higher Learning (1995) • Rosewood (1997) • Shaft (2000) • Baby Boy (2001) • 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) • Four Brothers (2005)