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Born to Danny Singleton ( mortgage broker) and Sheila ward (a pharmaceutical company sales executive) in Los Angeles,California.
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John meets Spike Lee another African American filmmaker at a screening. John credits Spike Lee as being one of his influences.
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Attended a film writing program. received three writing awards while attending USC.
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signed a contract sophomore year of college to The CReative Artists Agency.
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Columbia pictures bought the script to Boyz N The Hood (a film about living in crime ridden South Central Los Angeles) with a budget of $7 million. -
John dates and marries Tosha Lewis.
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Directed Michael Jackson's music video (remember the time. -
John and his then wife Tosha Lewis have their first child Justice singleton
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at the age of 24 singleton was the youngest nominated for best director at the Academy Awards for his movie Boyz N The Hood. Also first African American film nominated. -
Singleton wrote Poetic Justice (an urban romance starring Janet Jackson, Regina King, Tupac Shakur and other African American Actors) -
Singleton made Higher Learning ( a film following three college students facing a racial and ideological war zone in the 90's) -
John has a son with girlfriend Verstia Barlow , his first child named Maasi Singleton.
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Singleton married Akosua Busia ( an actress and director) The couple had one child born in April 1997 before they divorced in June of 1997
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Singleton released Rosewood ( a film based on a true story about racial violence in Florida during the 1920's) -
Singleton welcomes his second child, a daughter with his then wife Akosua Busia
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John welcomed his youngest child with his then girlfriend vestria Barlow (mother to his son Maasi Singleton)
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Singleton remade the 1971 film Shaft ( an American action crime thriller following the life of a New York City police detective) -
Singleton made Baby Boy ( A film following the life of a young African American man facing everyday struggles, responsibilities and family problems in the black urban community) -
Library of Congress deemed Boyz N The Hood "culturally significant". The film was preserved in the National Film Registry
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2 Fast 2 Furious is the sequel to the original film The Fast and The Furious. ( the film follows the life of ex cop that becomes involved in the street racing scene in Los Angeles). -
Singleton directed Four Brothers, a film about four inner city foster brothers come together to solve the murder of their foster mother. -
John wrote,produced and directed Snowfall, a television show that followed fictional characters during the Crack epidemic in Los Angeles during the 80's. -
On April 28 2019 after suffering from a stroke, John was taken off life support and passed away at the age of 51.