Oscar-nominated director John Singleton dies at 51

29 Apr, 2019 18:07 / Updated 4 years ago

Producer and acclaimed director John Singleton passed away in Los Angeles after his family made the “agonizing decision” to take him off life support, according to a statement released to the media on Monday.

Singleton, 51, had been in a medically coma after suffering a stroke. Over the course of almost 30 years, he has directed and produced a number of films and TV shows, receiving two Oscar nominations for ‘Boyz n the Hood’ (1991). Singleton is survived by his children Justice, Maasai, Hadar, Cleopatra, Selenesol, Isis and Seven.