John Daniel Singleton is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing Boyz n the hood. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the award.
John Singleton is famous for film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for directing Boyz n the Hood. He made many of his early films such as Poetic Justice, Higher learning, and Baby Boy and action films such as Shaft, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Four Brothers. Recently, he co-created the crime drama Snowfall. He suffered a stroke and spent time in the ICU on April 17, 2019. He reportedly began to experience weakness in his legs prior to going to the hospital after recently returning to the US after a trip to Costa Rica.
John Singleton was born on January 6, 1968, in Los Angeles, California. He holds American nationality and belongs to African American. He was raised near the violence-ridden south-central section of Los Angeles. He attended Blair High School, Pasadena City College and USC School of Cinematic Arts. He graduated from USC in 1990, and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
John Singleton is the son of Danny Singleton and Sheila Ward-Johnson. His father is a real estate agent, mortgage broker, and financial planner and his mother is a pharmaceutical company sales executive.
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John Singleton was married Akosua Gyamama Busia, who is a Ghanian actress and the daughter of Ghana's second Prime Minister Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia. The couple married on October 12, 1996, and divorced in June 1997. They have one child, a daughter named Hadar Singleton. He has three daughters Hadar Busia-Singleton whom he had with his former wife, Akosua Gyamama Busia. Justice Maya Singleton who he had with his former wife Tosha Lewis and Cleopatra Singleton.
John Singleton estimated net worth of $50 million and his salary has not been revealed yet.
John Singleton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the award.