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Rusty Cundieff

Rusty Cundieff

Known For Directing
Birthday Dec 13, 1960 (64)
Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 d ... irector 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.

Known For

Filmography

Meet Me Next Christmas

Meet Me Next Christmas

2024

as Christmas Mime

57 Seconds

57 Seconds

2023

as Detective

American Nightmares

American Nightmares

2018

as Black Lawman

Tales from the Hood 2

Tales from the Hood 2

2018

as Press Conference Reporter

Sprung

Sprung

1997

as Montel

Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

1995

as Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")

Fear of a Black Hat

Fear of a Black Hat

1994

as Ice Cold

Eddie Presley

Eddie Presley

1992

as Guard

School Daze

School Daze

1988

as Chucky

Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle

1987

as Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type

57 Seconds

57 Seconds

2023

Screenplay

Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3

2020

Writer

American Nightmares

American Nightmares

2018

Writer

Tales from the Hood 2

Tales from the Hood 2

2018

Screenplay

Sprung

Sprung

1997

Writer

Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

1995

Writer

Fear of a Black Hat

Fear of a Black Hat

1994

Writer

House Party 2

House Party 2

1991

Screenplay, Story

Meet Me Next Christmas

Meet Me Next Christmas

2024

Director

57 Seconds

57 Seconds

2023

Director

Christmas in Harmony

Christmas in Harmony

2021

Director

Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3

2020

Director

Tales from the Hood 2

Tales from the Hood 2

2018

Director

American Nightmares

American Nightmares

2018

Director

White Water

White Water

2015

Director

Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

Director

Sprung

Sprung

1997

Director

Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

1995

Director

Fear of a Black Hat

Fear of a Black Hat

1994

Director

Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3

2020

Producer

American Nightmares

American Nightmares

2018

Producer

Tales from the Hood 2

Tales from the Hood 2

2018

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

MacGruder and Loud

as Perry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 1985

What's Happening Now!!

as J.B. Whitney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1985

TV Nation

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Jul 19, 1994

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2025 1 6 15 2
2025 2 3 6 1
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