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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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.
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Boyz N Da Hood (1991)
If you grew up around drunks, you know a lot of things happen because of that bottle…
Don’t make your issues the event of the hour.
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John Singleton, January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019.
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Snoop Dogg - Just A Baby Boy ft. Tyrese & Mr. Tan
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Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr. in Shaft (2000) dir. John Singleton
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