Biography
After making a huge splash with his debut feature, "Boyz N the Hood" (1991), writer-director John Singleton was hailed as being a bright new talent and perhaps even the next Martin Scorsese, but he offered underwhelming follow-ups while becoming a hired studio gun later in his career. But "Boyz" undoubtedly put Singleton on the map when he became both the youngest person and first African-American to be nominated for Best Director at the …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Directed first feature film in six years, the action drama "Abduction"; starred Taylor Lautner | |
2006 | Produced the drama feature "Black Snake Moan," starring Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci | |
2005 | Directed Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese, Garrett Hedlund and André 3000 as brothers out to avenge their mother's murder in the drama "Four Brothers" | |
2005 | Produced the indie film "Hustle & Flow," which centers on a pimp-hustler with a mid-life crisis who wants to rap | |
2003 | Directed the sequel "2 Fast and 2 Furious" | |
2001 | Helmed "Baby Boy,"a coming-of-age story of a 20-year-old street hustler with two children by two different women | |
2000 | Directed loose remake of "Shaft" with Samuel L Jackson in the title role | |
1997 | Signed exclusive eighteen month development deal with Warner Bros. TV; co-created and directed pilot for proposed series "Crash" | |
1997 | Directed "Rosewood" | |
1995 | Produced, wrote and directed the race-relations drama "Higher Learning" | |
1995 | Signed two-year, first-look deal with Universal; disolved partnership after eight months in July 1996 | |
1994 | Made a cameo as a firefighter in "Beverly Hills Cop III" | |
1993 | Helmed second feature "Poetic Justice," starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur | |
1992 | Directed the Michael Jackson music video "Remember the Time" | |
1991 | Became the first black director and the youngest filmmaker to receive Academy Award nomination for Best Direction | |
1991 | Wrote and directed (also has bit part as a mailman) first feature "Boyz N the Hood" | |
| Signed with Creative Artists Agency while still studying at USC | ||
| Raised in South Central Los Angeles | ||
Awards
1992 | MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker Award in Boyz N The Hood |
1991 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best New Director in Boyz N The Hood |
1991 | Academy Award for Directing in Boyz N The Hood |
1991 | Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For the Screen) in Boyz N The Hood |