约翰·辛格顿,1968年1月6日出生于洛杉矶一个黑人家庭,父亲是一名抵押经纪人,母亲是一家医药公司的销售主管。1986年,辛格尔顿中学毕业后,到南加州大学学习电影剧本写作,其间三次获剧本写作奖,引起一些艺术团体关注,大二时便与“艺术家创作社”签署了合作协议。哥伦比亚电影公司买下他写的剧本《街区男孩》,并斥资700万美元请他导演该片。辛格尔顿凭此片一鸣惊人,一举获得奥斯卡最佳导演和最佳原著剧本两项金像奖提名,成为当时入围奥斯卡最佳导演奖的最年轻导演。辛 John Singleton was born on January 6, 1968 in a black family in Los Angeles. His father was a mortgage broker and his mother was the sales director of a pharmaceutical company. In 1986, Singleton graduated from high school, to study the script of the University of Southern California to write theatrical script, during which won the scriptwriting award three times, aroused the concern of some art groups, sophomore and “artist creation ” signed a cooperation agreement. Columbia Pictures bought his play “Block Boys” and asked him to direct the film for $ 7 million. Singleton blockbuster by virtue of this film, in one fell swoop Oscar for the best director and best original screenplay two nominations, becoming the Oscar nominated for best director at the time of the youngest director. Xin