John Singleton has an estimated net worth of $50 million
John Singleton is an American screenwriter, producer, and film director with an estimated net worth of $50 million. A few of the notable films Singleton has directed are Boyz n the Hood, Baby Boy, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Poetic Justice. He is 5’6″ and weighs 167 pounds. John Daniel Singleton was born on January 6, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. Singleton’s mother was a pharmaceutical sales executive and his father a real estate agent and financial planner. After high school, Singleton attended Pasedena City College before enrolling in the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, where he graduated in 1990.
Singleton made a name for himself initially in music videos, which culminated with his direction of Michael Jackson’s 1991 “Remember the Time” video which, at 9 minutes in length, was almost a short film. The director wasted no time in introducing himself to Hollywood in a big way as his debut film, Boyz n the Hood, in 1991 was a commercial and critical success, earning over $57 million (with a budget of less than $ 7 million) and nominations for Oscars in Best Screenplay and Best Director, the youngest ever to get a nomination and first-ever African-American. Singleton followed up his debut effort with several other high profile movies in the 1990s, including Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995) and Rosewood (1997).
Singleton would start the new century taking on more commercially lucrative projects. Several of the films were in the action-genre, including a remake of Shaft (2000), the sequel to the successful Fast and the Furious, 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Four Brothers in 2005. He also delved into the production side of filmmaking, expanding his skill set. In 1996, Singleton married actress Akosua Gyamama Busia and they have a daughter. He also has five other children from other relationships.
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