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John Singleton

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John Singleton

Jan 6, 1968 – Apr 28, 201950 titles 39 movies · 11 TV
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Biography

​John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019) was an American 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. He later branched out into mainstream territory with the blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers.

Also known as

جان سینگلتون · John Daniel Singleton

Born

Jan 6, 1968 – Apr 28, 2019

Los Angeles, California, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

29

Acting credits

18

Directing

6

Writing

12

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1988 1 title(s)

1991 2 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1993 3 title(s)

1994 2 title(s)

1995 3 title(s)

1997 2 title(s)

1998 1 title(s)

2000 1 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)

2003 2 title(s)

2004 4 title(s)

2005 3 title(s)

2006 2 title(s)

2007 1 title(s)

2008 1 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)

2011 3 title(s)

2014 1 title(s)

2015 3 title(s)

2016 3 title(s)

2017 2 title(s)

2019 1 title(s)

2021 3 title(s)

2024 1 title(s)

2026 1 title(s)