John Singleton Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-06-13
John Singleton net worth is
$50 Million
John Singleton Wiki Biography
John Daniel Singleton was born on the 6th January 1968 in Los Angeles, California USA, and is a screenwriter, director and producer, perhaps best known for directing “Boyz N The Hood” (1991), actually his debut film, which became a big success both critically and commercially, and led to John winning an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director, obviously a great start to building his net worth. He has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 1991.
Have you ever wondered how rich John Singleton is? According to sources, it is estimated that John Singleton’s net worth is $50 million, most of which he has earned from the big success of some of his first movie realizations. Other than that, his cooperation with other celebrities such as Michael Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson and Busta Rhymes among others, helped add to his wealth.
John Singleton Net Worth $50 Million
Singleton was raised in Los Angeles by his single mother, a childhood often depicted in his films. After attending Pasadena City College, he enrolled in USC School of Cinematic Arts Film Writing Program, designed to encourage writers in their own visions and subsequently incorporate students directly into the Hollywood system as proficient writer/directors, from where he graduated in 1990. He also became a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
His ability to direct was at first manifested in music videos, which eventually resulted in his collaboration with Michael Jackson and his “Remember The Time” video. No doubt this added to his net worth, and gained him some publicity.
John`s first expression as an author of his visions was projected in his debut film “Boyz N The Hood” (1991), an inner city drama depicting life in South Central Los Angeles. Singleton being the first African-American and youngest person to be nominated for and win an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director. Therefore, the film being a big success, greatly increased Singleton’s net worth. In the following years, Singleton released two more films on a similar social topic: “Poetic Justice”(1993) and “Higher Learning”(1995) which also received mainly positive reviews. Latter work includes equally successful achievements like “Rosewood” (1997), “Shaft”(2000) and “Baby Boy” (2001).
Other significant achievements include his entrance into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival with the film “Rosewood” (1997), a historical drama about racial violence. Since then, John has dedicated his work mostly to directing action films such as “2 Fast 2 Furious” and “Four Brothers”, which resulted in divided opinions and critiques. In 2005 he financed Craig Brewer’s independent film “Hustle And Flow”, after it was obvious that no other sponsors were interested,which also benefited his net worth.For a short while in 2013 it was announced that Singleton would be the director of Tupac biography film, but after having certain disagreements with the Morgan Creek Productions, he stepped down. His latest venture in the entertainment industry includes the direction of film “Snowfall” which is scheduled for a release in 2015.
In his personal life John has a daughter, and a son with his ex-companion Tosha Lewis. He also has a daughter from his marriage to Ghanaian actress Akosua Gyamama Busia that lasted from October 1996 until June 1997. John has a daughter, Cleopatra Singleton, who was born in 1999.
Singleton is an outspoken critic of Hollywood society, and claims that the powers-that-be are refusing to encourage African-Americans in directing black-themed films that tell their stories.
Full Name | John Singleton |
Net Worth | $50 Million |
Date Of Birth | January 6, 1968 |
Place Of Birth | Los Angeles, California USA, |
Height | 1.68 m |
Profession | American film director, screenwriter, producer |
Education | Pasadena City College, USC School of Cinematic Arts Film Writing Program |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Akosua Gyamama Busia (1996-1997) |
Children | Cleopatra Singleton |
Parents | Sheila Ward-Johnson, Danny Singleton |
Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/johnsingleton |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0005436 |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director |
Nominations | Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special, Golden Bear, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Dire... |
Movies | “Boyz N The Hood” (1991), "Poetic Justice"(1993), "Higher Learning"(1995), “Rosewood” (1997), “Shaft”(2000), “Baby Boy” (2001), “Rosewood” (1997), “Snowfall” (2015) |
TV Shows | “Remember The Time” (1991) |
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1 | Frequently casts Tyrese Gibson |
2 | Films often center around inner-city tension |
3 | Frequently casts hip-hop musicians in his films (e.g. Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, Busta Rhymes) |
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1 | Singleton has cited The Gunfighter (1950) as the film influencing him the most. |
2 | Was working as an intern for The Arsenio Hall Show (1989) while writing the script of Boyz n the Hood (1991), which is also where he met Ice Cube, who went on to star in the movie. |
3 | Los Angeles, CA: Honored by the African-American Steering Committee of the Directors Guild of America [April 2013] |
4 | Currently in talks for producing an on-screen adaptation of "The A-Team". [January 2008] |
5 | Begins shooting The Fast and The Furious 2 [September 2002] |
6 | Favorite directors are: Orson Welles, 'Francois Truffaut', Steven Spielberg, Akira Kurosawa, John Cassavetes, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola. |
7 | While in high school, Singleton learned "that the film business was controlled by screenplays." After graduating from high school in 1986, Singleton was accepted to the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television's prestigious Film Writing Program. During his four-year studies there, he won three writing awards. These achievements in writing earned Singleton a contract with the powerful Creative Artists Agency during his sophomore year at USC. Columbia wanted to make the picture, but at first wanted someone else to direct it. Singleton believed only he could do it, and did. |
8 | Has family and friends in Switzerland. |
9 | A huge fan of Westerns. In fact, many of the shots in his films are influenced by the genre. |
10 | Favorite films include Raging Bull (1980), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Jaws (1975), The 400 Blows (1959) (400 Blows), and A Clockwork Orange (1971). |
11 | Taught an Advanced Directing Class at USC. (Spring 1997) |
12 | Met Laurence Fishburne when he was a PA on Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986). Lawrence played Cowboy Curtis. |
13 | Graduated from Blair High School in Pasadena, California, in 1986. |
14 | His 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood (1991), made its way onto the prestigious National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. |
15 | A member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Crossed Spring 1987 at Beta Omega Chapter (USC, Pepperdine, LMU). |
16 | Has a daughter named Cleopatra who appeared in Baby Boy (2001). |
17 | 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 Cleopatra. He was also placed on three years' probation, fined $300, and ordered to undergo a year of domestic violence counseling. (22 June 1999). |
18 | 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. |
19 | Loves to collect and read comic books. |
20 | Youngest person ever to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Director (at 24). |
21 | Daughter, Hadar Busia-Singleton, (b. 4/3/1997). with Oxford trained Ghanian princess Akosua Busia. |
22 | Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1990). |
All pictures
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Rebel | 2017 | TV Movie completed | |
Rebel | 2017 | TV Series 1 episode completed | |
Snowfall | 2016 | TV Movie attached filming | |
Billions | 2017 | TV Series 1 episode | |
American Crime Story | 2016 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Empire | 2015 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Abduction | 2011/I | | |
30 for 30 | 2010 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
Four Brothers | 2005 | | |
2 Fast 2 Furious | 2003 | | |
Baby Boy | 2001 | | |
Shaft | 2000 | | |
Rosewood | 1997 | | |
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory | 1995 | Video documentary video "Remember The Time" | |
Higher Learning | 1995 | | |
Dangerous: The Short Films | 1993 | Video video "Remember The Time" | |
Poetic Justice | 1993 | | |
Michael Jackson: Remember the Time | 1992 | Video short uncredited | |
Boyz n the Hood | 1991 | | |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Rebel | 2017 | TV Movie executive producer completed | |
Rebel | 2017 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode completed | |
Snowfall | 2016 | TV Movie executive producer filming | |
Independent Lens | 2015 | TV Series documentary executive producer - 1 episode | |
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People | 2014 | Documentary executive producer | |
The Making of 'Illegal Tender' | 2008 | Video short producer | |
Illegal Tender | 2007 | producer | |
Black Snake Moan | 2006 | producer | |
Hustle & Flow | 2005 | producer | |
Time Out | 2004 | Short executive producer | |
Baby Boy | 2001 | producer | |
Shaft | 2000 | producer | |
Woo | 1998 | executive producer | |
Higher Learning | 1995 | producer | |
Poetic Justice | 1993 | producer | |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Rebel | 2017 | TV Movie co-writer completed | |
Rebel | 2017 | TV Series 1 episode completed | |
Snowfall | 2016 | TV Movie filming | |
Baby Boy | 2001 | written by | |
Shaft | 2000 | screenplay / story | |
Higher Learning | 1995 | written by | |
Poetic Justice | 1993 | written by | |
Boyz n the Hood | 1991 | written by | |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Game | 2013 | TV Series | John Singleton |
Baadasssss! | 2003 | | Detroit J |
Baby Boy | 2001 | | Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited) |
Shaft | 2000 | | Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited) |
Beverly Hills Cop III | 1994 | | Fireman |
Boyz n the Hood | 1991 | | Mailman (uncredited) |
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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sIDney | 2002 | Short mentor to the director | |
Beach Boys: Endless Summer | 1988 | TV Series production assistant | |
Pee-wee's Playhouse | 1986 | TV Series production assistant | |
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Illegal Tender | 2007 | music supervisor | |
Baby Boy | 2001 | music supervisor | |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Higher Learning | 1995 | writer: "SITUATION: GRIMM" | |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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All Mistakes Buried | 2015 | special thanks | |
White Rabbit | 2013/I | special thanks | |
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
Street Fury: Inferno | 2003 | Video documentary special thanks | |
sIDney | 2002 | Short special thanks | |
Dumb & Dumber | 1994 | special thanks | |
Ax 'Em | 1992 | special thanks | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
Straight from the Hood: An MTV News Special Report | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Film Director |
The 64th Annual Academy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short / Nominated: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay |
The 6th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
Días de cine | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
E.T. - Entretenimento Total | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
Access Hollywood Live | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
30 for 30 | 2010-2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Unsung Hollywood | 2014-2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Real Husbands of Hollywood | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
The Hour | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
Uprising: Hip Hop and the LA Riots | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
The BET Honors | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
Abduction: The Initiation of an Action Hero | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
The Abduction Application | 2012 | Video | Himself |
The Fight for the Truth: Making Abduction | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
Made in Hollywood | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
The Enduring Significance of Boyz n the Hood | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
The Mo'Nique Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
Hollywood's Best Film Directors | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee / Film Director |
These Amazing Shadows | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
Half Circle | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
Samuel L. Jackson: An American Cinematheque Tribute | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Making of 'Illegal Tender' | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
N.W.A.: The World's Most Dangerous Group | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Miss Rap Supreme | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Guest |
BET Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
ABC News Nightline | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
Shootout | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
20 to 1 | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Young Hollywood Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
Film '72 | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
El Magacine | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Charlie Rose | 1995-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
E! True Hollywood Story | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Weekends at the DL | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Access Granted | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Tavis Smiley | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Writer-Director, 'Boyz N the Hood' |
The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
The N Word | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
TV's Illest Minority Moments Presented by Ego Trip | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
Inside '2 Fast 2 Furious' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Making Music with Ludacris | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Friendly Fire: Making an Urban Legend | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr. | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
Who Is Alan Smithee? | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Casting for Glinda | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2000 | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
The Directors | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
1995 VH1 Honors | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself |
Your Studio and You | 1995 | Short | Himself (uncredited) |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
Dangerous: The Short Films | 1993 | Video | Himself ('Making of Remember the Time' segment) |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2015 | Special Achievement Award | African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) | | |
2006 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie | Four Brothers (2005) |
2005 | Special Achievement Award | African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) | | Honored for producing the film "Hustle & Flow" and directing "Four Brothers". |
2003 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 26 August 2003. At 6915 Hollywood Boulevard. |
2001 | Special Mention | Locarno International Film Festival | | Baby Boy (2001) |
2001 | Career Achievement Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | | |
1992 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best New Filmmaker | Boyz n the Hood (1991) |
1992 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | Screenwriter of the Year | |
1992 | Special Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | Directorial Debut of the Year | |
1991 | New Generation Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | | Boyz n the Hood (1991) |
1991 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best New Director | Boyz n the Hood (1991) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2016 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special | American Crime Story (2016) |
2006 | Black Movie Award | Black Movie Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Directing | Four Brothers (2005) |
2006 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Director | Four Brothers (2005) |
2006 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Film | Hustle & Flow (2005) |
2005 | Black Movie Award | Black Movie Awards | Outstanding Motion Picture | Hustle & Flow (2005) |
2004 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Film: Best Director | 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) |
2002 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) | Baby Boy (2001) |
2002 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Theatrical - Best Director | Baby Boy (2001) |
2002 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Film | Baby Boy (2001) |
2001 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Theatrical - Best Director | Shaft (2000) |
2001 | Golden Leopard | Locarno International Film Festival | | Baby Boy (2001) |
1998 | Black Film Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Director | Rosewood (1997) |
1997 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | | Rosewood (1997) |
1992 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Boyz n the Hood (1991) |
1992 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Boyz n the Hood (1991) |
1992 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Boyz n the Hood (1991) |
1992 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Boyz n the Hood (1991) |
1992 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Boyz n the Hood (1991) |
1991 | Bronze Horse | Stockholm Film Festival | | Boyz n the Hood (1991) |
Known for movies
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