#John Singleton

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Poetic Justice (1993) // dir. John Singleton

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Ice Cube and writer/director John Singleton in the South of France before premiering BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991) at Cannes.

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John Singleton wrote the movie Boyz n the Hood as a requirement for his application to film school. When he graduated in 1990 he sold the script to Columbia Pictures. He drew inspiration from his own life and from the lives of people he knew when he wrote it so he insisted he direct the project. It premiered in July 1991, hit theaters 10 days later and grossed $57.5 million dollars. John Singleton became the youngest person and the first African American to be nominated for Best Director, and the movie had a crucial impact on the acting careers of these three.

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Baby Boy (2001)

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John Singleton - Boyz n the Hood (1991)

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2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

dir. John Singleton

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July 21, 1993 Tupac and Janet Janet Jackson attend the ‘Poetic Justice’ premiere in Beverly Hills

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Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr. in Shaft (2000) dir. John Singleton

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Today In History

John Singleton was a renowned screenwriter and director born in Los Angeles, California on January 6, 1968. His 1991 feature film debut, Boyz n the Hood, garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

Singleton followed with Poetic Justice in 1993 and Higher Learning in 1995. Subsequent works include 1997’s Rosewood, 2000’s Shaft remake, 2001’s Baby Boy and 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious. In 2005, he produced Hustle & Flow and directed Four Brothers.

John’s last creation Snowfall is an American crime drama television series set in Los Angeles, California in 1983.

CARTER™️ Magazine

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"Shit just goes on and on, you know."

Boyz n the Hood, 1991.

Dir. & Writ. John Singleton | DOP Charles Mills

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John Singleton‘s BOYZ IN THE HOOD premiered in Century City on July 2, 1991. The movie stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Tyra Ferrell, Laurence Fishburne, Regina King, and Angela Bassett.

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Boyz n the Hood (John Singleton, 1991)

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Baby Boy (2001)

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