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Gibson, 40, attended the funeral wearing a black suit. Also in attendance was Tina Knowles and her husband Richard Lawson, U.S. Representative Maxine Waters, Ice Cube and Ludacris.
Actress Nia Long, who starred in his 1991 filmBoyz n the Hood,was also there to pay her respects.
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Singletondied on April 29after he was taken off of life support following a stroke. He was 51.
Hesuffered a “major stroke” after arriving back in the U.S. from a trip to Costa Rica. On April 29, his family announced that they weretaking the director off of life supportand he died that same day.
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“John Singleton was a prolific, groundbreaking director who changed the game and opened doors in Hollywood, a world that was just a few miles away, yet worlds away, from the neighborhood in which he grew up.”
The statement continued: “In his private life, John was a loving and supporting father, son, brother and friend who believed in higher education, black culture, old school music and the power of film. John’s confidence in his place in Hollywood was only matched for his passion for the sea. John kayaked in Marina Del Rey every morning. His greatest joy, when not on set, was sailing on his boat, J’s Dream, up and down the Pacific Coast.”
Singleton made his film debut withBoyz n the Hoodstarring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Morris Chestnut and Angela Bassett.
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He was the first African-American nominated for an Oscar in the Best Director category, and the youngest person to have earned a nomination in that category.
He also directed2 Fast 2 FuriousandFour Brotherswhile serving as a producer on the 2005 filmHustle & Flow. Recently, he co-created the FX crime dramaSnowfall.
source: people.com
