- Born: 6 January 1968
- Died: 29 April 2019
Boyz N Hood director John Singleton, who was first African American and youngest film producer, nominated for Best Director Oscar, died at the age of 51. On April 17, after a stroke, Singleton was admitted to the hospital.
Earlier on Monday, Singletton's family announced that they would be removed from life support. A family spokesman said in a statement to Deadline, "It is with great heart that we declare that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be removed from life support today." With careful advice of John's doctors, it was a big decision that our family did for several days.
Born in Los Angeles in 1968, Singleton released Boy's Ann Hood, who set fire to 1991 and its graphic violence and depiction of the drug epidemic had an immediate effect. It was a commercial success, in which starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ice Cube (who was already famous as a member of the Hip-Hop Group NWA), and Singleston as the leader of the new generation of African Targeting filmmakers for the mainstream effect established in
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The film raised its own background in South Central Los Angeles. His parents separated, and Singletton, like his main character tray, moved to live with his father as a child. He drew attention to his experiences, such as his father's attempt to encounter a policeman, as well as his friends for Boyz N Hood, which he had completed after successfully implementing the USC Film School. He was 24 years old when he was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay Oscar.
By his own admission, Singleton was a "young man in anger", and found it difficult to repeat the Zeitzgeist-transformative effect of Boys' En Hood. Later films included Poetic Justice with Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur and Higher Learning, who used to deal with racial fault lines in the student life. A remake of the 70's Dummy Classic Shaft, played by Samuel Jackson, restored Singletton's Hollywood credibility and was hired to direct the sequel to The Fast and the Furious, released in 2003, 2 Fast 2 Furious. .