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John Singleton became the youngest director and the very first African-American in cinema history ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. 1992 Nominee Oscar. Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. Boyz n the Hood.
- January 6, 1968
- April 28, 2019
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 person to have ever been ...
- John Daniel Singleton, January 6, 1968, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- April 28, 2019 (aged 51), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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- 1986–2019
John Singleton. Writer: Boyz n the Hood. Son of Danny Singleton, a mortgage broker, and Sheila Ward, a pharmaceutical company sales executive, and raised in separate households by his unmarried parents, John Singleton attended the Film Writing Program at USC, after graduating from high school in 1986.
- Producer, Writer, Director
- January 6, 1968
- 1 min
- April 28, 2019
John Singleton and Tyrese Gibson in Baby Boy (2001)- Jason Isaacs, John Singleton, and Taylor Lautner in Abduction (2011)
- John Singleton and Peter Menzies Jr. in Four Brothers (2005)
- Mark Wahlberg, John Singleton, André 3000, Tyrese Gibson, and Garrett Hedlund in Four Brothers (2005)
- Mark Wahlberg, John Singleton, and André 3000 in Four Brothers (2005)
- John Singleton in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
- John Singleton and Danielle Moné Truitt
- John Singleton and Franc. Reyes in Illegal Tender (2007)
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Apr 3, 2014 · John Singleton was born on January 6, 1968, in Los Angeles, California. His 1991 feature film debut, Boyz n the Hood, garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Singleton followed the ...
Feb 14, 2024 · On February 19, 1992, 24-year-old recent film school graduate John Singleton becomes the youngest and first Black film director nominated for an Academy Award for his movie, Boyz n the Hood. The ...
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Apr 29, 2019 · John Singleton, “LA Burning: 25 ... The film was nominated for both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 64th Academy Awards, making Singleton the youngest person ever nominated for ...
Apr 29, 2019 · John Singleton was an American director, producer, and screenwriter. Singleton's film debut Boyz n the Hood (1991), an inner city drama starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Angela Bassett, Ice Cube, and Laurence Fishburne, was both a critical and commercial success. For his efforts, Singleton received Academy Award nominations for Best Original ...
