John Singleton's biography
John Singleton is 51 years old screenwriter born at Los Angeles. He was born on Saturday 6th of January 1968. According to year of birth 1968 he belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 6th of January means he is Capricorn. These people are stable in nature. As the sign lord is “Saturn”, the person will be judgemental in his approach.
He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be screenwriter. You can know him also as film producer, film director. He is recently known as television producer.
John Singleton's family
John Singleton's ex spouse
Akosua Busia
John Singleton and Akosua Busia have been together since 1996 for a year. She is known as actor. His ex spouse was born on Friday 30th of December 1966 in Ghana.
He has 1 son and 1 daughter
John Singleton's son: Maasai Singleton
John Singleton's son's name is Maasai Singleton. He is known as actor. His son was born on Sunday 3rd of April 1994.
John Singleton's daughter: Justice Singleton
John Singleton's daughter's name is Justice Singleton. She is known as film producer. His daughter was born on Saturday 17th of October 1992.
John Singleton's schools
We found 6 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: University of Southern California, Pasadena City College, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Blair High School, Eisenhower High School, Bassett High School.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Attended and graduated from Blair High School in Pasadena, California (1986).
- Attended and graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television (1990).
John Singleton's career
His main focus is to be screenwriter.
How did John Singleton die
He died on on Sunday 28th of April 2019 when he was 51 years old at Los Angeles. John Singletons death was caused by stroke.
Awards and competitions
John Singleton's Awards
- Was the youngest person ever to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Director (at age 24) (1992).
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 26, 2003.
- He was the first African-American person to be nominated for Best Director at Academy Awards.
John Singleton's Nominations
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director for work Boyz n the Hood in 1992
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay for work Boyz n the Hood in 1992
- He was nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay for work Boyz n the Hood in 1992
- He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special for work The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story in 2016
- He was nominated for Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for work American Crime Story in 2017
- He was nominated for Black Reel Award for Best Director for work 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2004
What John Singleton has done for a first time
- He was the first African-American person to be nominated for Best Director at Academy Awards.
John Singleton's body shape
Lets describe how John Singleton looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.