John Daniel Singleton was born on the 6th January 1968 in is an American screenwriter, director and producer, most famous for directing “Boyz N The Hood” (1991). This debut film of his made a big success both critically and commercially, which led to John winning the Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director. In the following years, Singleton released two more films of a similar social topic: “Poetic Justice” (1993) and “Higher Learning” (1995) which also received mainly positive reviews. Latter work includes equally successful achievements like “Rosewood” (1997), “Baby Boy” (2001) and “Shaft” (2000).
He has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 1991.
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After attending the USC School of Cinematic Arts and Pasadena City College, he graduated in 1990. He also became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
John then enrolled in the University of Southern California's Filmic Writing program which was designed to incorporate students directly into the Hollywood system as proficient writer/directors. His ability to direct was at first manifested in music videos, which eventually resulted in his collaboration with Michael Jackson and “Remember The Time” video.
John`s first expression as an author of his visions, objectified in his debut film “Boyz N The Hood” (1991) an inner city drama depicting life in South Central Los Angeles, where the director grew up. As mentioned before, this resulted in Singleton being the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director. Therefore, the film being a big success, greatly increased Singleton’s net worth. Other significant achievements include his entrance into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival with the film “Rosewood” (1997), a historical drama about racial violence. Since then, John has dedicated his work mostly to directing action films such as “2 Fast 2 Furious” and “Four Brothers”, which resulted in divided opinions and critics. In 2005 he financed Craig Brewer’s independent film “Hustle