#RestInPower: Remembering The Celebs We Lost In 2019 - Page 5
John Singleton
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Director John Singleton made audiences first take note of his talent after releasing the critically-acclaimed South Central Los Angeles tale, Boyz N The Hood. Singleton became the first African-American man and the youngest person to be nominated for Best Director at the 1992 Oscars for the film. Singleton went on to direct a variety of movies, detailing the nuances of Black American life, from Higher Learning, to Baby Boy, while also launching the movie careers of Ice Cube, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Cuba Gooding Jr, Tyrese and Taraji P. Henson. He also worked with other notables including Janet Jackson, 2Pac Shakur, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne and Omar Epps. Singleton died on April 28 after suffering from a stroke on April 17. He was 51-years-old.
