John Singleton - Biography

Last Editor: babita_abhishak				John Singleton Biography -   Name : John Singleton Profession : Director/ Producer/Writer Birth Details : January 6, 1968 Birth name : John Daniel Singleton Height : 5' 6 Spouse : Akosua Busia (12 October 1996 - 15 June 1997) (divorced) 1 child Trade mark : Frequently casts hip-hop musicians in his films (e.g. Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, Busta Rhymes) Films often center around inner-city tension Frequen

John Singleton Trivia -

Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1990) Daughter, Hadar, (b. 4/3/1997) Youngest person ever to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Director (at 24). Loves to collect and read comic books. Started Ice Cube's acting career; on the "Queen Latifah Show" (1999), Ice Cube stated that John Singleton screen-tested him to see if he could act. Dated model Tyra Banks. Sentenced to make a short film about domestic violence after pleading no contest to charges he assaulted the mother of his 6 year-old daughter. He was also placed on three years' probation, fined $300 and ordered to undergo a year of domestic violence counseling. (22 June 1999) Has a daughter named Cleopatra who appeared in _Baby Boy_ . A member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Crossed Spring 1987 at Beta Omega Chapter (USC, Pepperdine, LMU). His 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood (1991), made its way onto the prestigious National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Graduated from Blair High School in Pasadena, California in 1986. Met Lawrence Fishburne when he was a PA on "Pee-Wee's Playhouse." Lawrence played Cowboy Curtis. Taught an Advanced Directing Class at USC. (Spring 1997) Favorite films include Raging Bull, Bicycle Thief, Jaws, 400 Blows, and A Clockwork Orange. Director of music videos, his most famous one was Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" that included Magic Johnson and Eddie Murphy. A huge fan of Westerns. In fact many of the shots in his films are influenced by the genre.

John Singleton Detailed Biography -

John Daniel Singleton (born January 6, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is a notable African-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His movies depict his native South Los Angeles with both its sweet and violent sides given equal consideration. He has been received many distinctions beginning during his time as an undergraduate screenwriter at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television, including nominations for Best Screenplay and Director for Boyz N the Hood. With his ex-wife, Ghanaian princess and actress Akosua Cyamama Busia (married October 12, 1996 – June 15, 1997), he has one daughter (Hader) (born April 13, 1997) His daughter Cleopatra was in Baby Boy.