Source: thegrio.com - Monday, April 29, 2019
John Singleton will go down in history as one of the greatest champions of Black film Hollywood has ever seen. The Oscar-nominated director who died at the age of 51 on Monday leaves behind a legacy of films that brought the Black experience to the forefront of national conversations at a time when no one was telling our stories. REPORTS: ‘Boyz N The Hood’ director, John Singleton dead at 51 Here are 5 fascinating facts about the late legend: He was a Kappa. John Singleton graduated from from USC in 1990 as a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He was successful from the start. His debut film, Boyz N the Hood , hit theaters in 1991 and earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at 24 years old. He was the youngest person and first Black man to be nominated for directing and introduced the world to the acting talents of Morris Chestnut and Ice Cube. He had a real eye for talent. He went on to make a long list of projects that showcased the life in the inner-city and gave tons of now famous actors their start. Janet Jackson nabbed her first film role in Singleton’s sophomore film, Poetic Justice in 1993 when she starred alongside Tupac Shakur and Regina King . Tyra Banks landed her first film role in his 1995 release, Higher Learning and Taraji P. Henson took her first stab at the big screen in his 2001 film, Baby Boy. REMEMBERING A LEGEND: 5 iconic films from John Singleton His talents tr
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John Singleton will go down in history as one of the greatest champions of Black film Hollywood has ever seen. The Oscar-nominated director who died at the age of 51 on Monday leaves behind a legacy of films that brought the Black experience to the forefront of national conversations at a time when no one was telling our stories. REPORTS: ‘Boyz N The Hood’ director, John Singleton dead at 51 Here are 5 fascinating facts about the late legend: He was a Kappa. John Singleton graduated from from USC in 1990 as a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He was successful from the start. His debut film, Boyz N the Hood , hit theaters in 1991 and earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at 24 years old. He was the youngest person and first Black man to be nominated for directing and introduced the world to the acting talents of Morris Chestnut and Ice Cube. He had a real eye for talent. He went on to make a long list of projects that showcased the life in the inner-city and gave tons of now famous actors their start. Janet Jackson nabbed her first film role in Singleton’s sophomore film, Poetic Justice in 1993 when she starred alongside Tupac Shakur and Regina King . Tyra Banks landed her first film role in his 1995 release, Higher Learning and Taraji P. Henson took her first stab at the big screen in his 2001 film, Baby Boy. REMEMBERING A LEGEND: 5 iconic films from John Singleton His talents tr
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