What is John Singleton?
{{Infobox person | image = John Singleton 2000.jpg | name = John Singleton | caption = Singleton in 2000 | birth_name = John Daniel Singleton | birth_date = {{birth date|1968|1|6}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|4|28|1968|1|6}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_cause = [[Stroke#Ischemic|Acute ischemic stroke]], [[intracerebral hemorrhage]] and [[hypertension]] | resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)]] | spouse = {{marriage|[[Akosua Busia]]|1996|1997|end=div}} | years active = 1986–2019 | occupation = {{hlist|[[Movie director]]|screenwriter|producer|actor}} | children = 7 }} '''John Daniel Singleton''' (January 6, 1968 &ndash; April 28, 2019) was an American [[movie director]], screenwriter, and producer. He was best known for directing ''[[Boyz n the Hood]]'' (1991). He was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Director]], becoming the first [[African Americans|African American]] and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the award, at age 24.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/89/John-Singleton.html |title=John Singleton Biography (1968–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=October 8, 2010}}</ref> His other works included ''[[Poetic Justice (movie)|Poetic Justice]]'' (1993), ''[[Higher Learning]]'' (1995), and ''[[Baby Boy (movie)|Baby Boy]]'' (2001). == Death == On April 17, 2019, Singleton had a massive [[stroke]] and was hospitalized in the [[intensive care unit]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/04/20/john-singleton-boyz-n-hood-director-suffers-stroke-family-says/3530023002/|title=John Singleton, 'Boyz n the Hood' director, suffers from a stroke family says|publisher=USA Today|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref> On April 25, it was reported that he was in a [[coma]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gonzales|first=Sandra|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/entertainment/john-singleton-coma/index.html|title=Director John Sing