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John Singleton

1968 - 2019

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John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and 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 nominee in the category. Singleton went on to write and direct other films, such as the romantic drama Poetic Justice (1993), the socially conscious college-based drama Higher Learning (1995), the historical drama Rosewood (1997), the crime film Shaft (2000), the coming-of-age drama Baby Boy (2001) and the action films 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and Four Brothers (2005). In television, he co-created the television crime drama Snowfall and directed episodes of shows such as Empire, Rebel and the fifth episode of The People v. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). John Singleton is the 1,593rd most popular film director (up from 1,613th in 2024), the 12,026th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,725th in 2019) and the 451st most popular American Film Director.

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Among film directors, John Singleton ranks 1,594 out of 2,041. Before him are Alan Rudolph, Dominik Moll, Chi Chi LaRue, Edward Sedgwick, Peter Glenville, David Trueba, and Daniels. After him are Sam Simon, Bruno Delbonnel, Phil Alden Robinson, Wang Bing, and Pen-Ek Ratanaruang.

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Among people born in 1968, John Singleton ranks 443. Before him are Jürgen Vogel, Lior Ashkenazi, Alan Kelly Jr., Adrian Knup, Amy Carlson, and Catherine Tate. After him are John DiMaggio, Ioan Lupescu, Wendi Deng Murdoch, Verona Pooth, Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, and Orlando Jones. Among people deceased in 2019, John Singleton ranks 535. Before him are Ted Burgin, Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina, Rip Taylor, Susan Bernard, Pablo Larios, and Juan José Muñante. After him are Sergey Dorenko, Sprent Dabwido, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Gert Frank, Lina Cheryazova, and Caroll Spinney.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Singleton ranks 451. Before him are Ward Kimball (1914), Rowland V. Lee (1891), Tim Van Patten (1959), Alan Rudolph (1943), Chi Chi LaRue (1959), and Edward Sedgwick (1889). After him are Sam Simon (1955), Phil Alden Robinson (1950), Robert Duncan McNeill (1964), Larry Charles (1956), Gaylen Ross (1950), and Kasi Lemmons (1961).

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