A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Born:
December 13, 1960
George Arthur "Rusty" Cundieff (born December 13, 1960) is an American film/television director, actor, and writer. His notable credits are as director/writer of and lead actor in the This Is Spinal Tap-like rap satire Fear of a Black Hat, as writer of the second installment to House Party, and as director of the horror anthology Tales from the Hood. He also directed the 1997 film, Sprung. He was also a director for Chappelle's Show and a correspondent on TV Nation. He also directed and starred in a U Can't Touch This parody titled Yes We Can, which focuses on Barack Obama. Cundieff was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Christina and John A. Cundieff, both of whom appeared in Tales from the Hood. He is married to Trina Davis Cundieff with whom he has two children. Cundieff is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. He also portrayed a fraternity brother (of the fictitious Gamma Phi Gamma) in Spike Lee's School Daze in which actual members of Alpha Phi Alpha were featured. Cundieff is a graduate of the University of Southern California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rusty Cundieff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Director:
1994 Fear of a Black Hat
1995 Tales from the Hood
1997 Sprung
2000 The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
2013 Movie 43
2015 White Water
2018 American Nightmares
2018 Tales from the Hood 2
2020 Tales from the Hood 3
2021 Christmas in Harmony
2022 A New Diva's Christmas Carol
2023 57 Seconds
???? Meet Me Next Christmas
Producer:
1994 Fear of a Black Hat
1995 Tales from the Hood
1997 Sprung
2000 The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
2013 Movie 43
2015 White Water
2018 American Nightmares
2018 Tales from the Hood 2
2020 Tales from the Hood 3
2021 Christmas in Harmony
2022 A New Diva's Christmas Carol
2023 57 Seconds
???? Meet Me Next Christmas
Screenplay:
1991 House Party 2
1994 Fear of a Black Hat
1995 Tales from the Hood
1997 Sprung
2000 The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
2013 Movie 43
2015 White Water
2018 American Nightmares
2018 Tales from the Hood 2
2020 Tales from the Hood 3
2021 Christmas in Harmony
2022 A New Diva's Christmas Carol
2023 57 Seconds
???? Meet Me Next Christmas
Story:
1991 House Party 2
1994 Fear of a Black Hat
1995 Tales from the Hood
1997 Sprung
2000 The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
2013 Movie 43
2015 White Water
2018 American Nightmares
2018 Tales from the Hood 2
2020 Tales from the Hood 3
2021 Christmas in Harmony
2022 A New Diva's Christmas Carol
2023 57 Seconds
???? Meet Me Next Christmas
Writer:
1991 House Party 2
1994 Fear of a Black Hat
1995 Tales from the Hood
1997 Sprung
2000 The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
2013 Movie 43
2015 White Water
2018 American Nightmares
2018 Tales from the Hood 2
2020 Tales from the Hood 3
2021 Christmas in Harmony
2022 A New Diva's Christmas Carol
2023 57 Seconds
???? Meet Me Next Christmas
Director:
1996 Clueless
1997 The Wonderful World of Disney
2001 The Bernie Mac Show
2006 Campus Ladies
2019 Creepshow
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