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John Singleton

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (January 6, 1968-April 29, 2018)
    Directed 'Boyz N the Hood (1991),' 'Poetic Justice (1993),' 'Higher Learning (1995),' 'Rosewood (1997),' 'Shaft (2000),' 'Baby Boy (2001),' '2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)' and 'Four Brothers (2005)'
    Youngest and first black American nominated for Best Director Oscar (1992)

Why he might be annoying:

    His later movies have failed to live up to the acclaim of 'Boyz N the Hood.'
    He is a 'trash talker' in interviews.
    He responds to his critics by saying, 'Fuck them. Whether or not the films are perfect, they at least have a vision.'
    He fought with Samuel L. Jackson and producers while filming 'Shaft.'
    He frequently casts hip-hop and rap musicians in his movies.
    He has five children with four different women.
    He named his daughters Hadar, Justice and Cleopatra.
    He was arrested for assaulting a girlfriend and pleaded no contest (1999).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated from the University of Southern California.
    He credits his parents and a love of movies for keeping him out of gang life.
    He enjoys fishing, traveling, and reading and collecting comic books.
    He mortgaged his house to finance the production of the movie 'Hustle & Flow' (2005).
    He worked with the UN studying HIV/AIDS relief and education in Africa.
    He said, 'People think I’m some serious militant angry black dude. I'm not, I'm just me.'
    He dated Tyra Banks.
    'Boyz N the Hood' was selected for the Library of Congress's National Film Registry.

Credit: Call me Calvin


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 57 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 47 Votes: 68.09% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 76.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 117 Votes: 72.65% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 97 Votes: 70.10% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 104 Votes: 70.19% Annoying