Rusty Cundieff

Rusty Cundieff

63 · Born: Dec 13, 1960

Personal Details

Born Dec 13, 1960 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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 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.

Career

1997
Sprung
Sprung as Montel
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1994
Fear of a Black Hat
Fear of a Black Hat as Ice Cold
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TV Nation
TV Nation
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1992
Eddie Presley
Eddie Presley as Guard
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2019
1991
House Party 2
House Party 2 as Story, Screenplay
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2023
57 Seconds
57 Seconds as Director, Screenplay
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2022
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
A New Diva's Christmas Carol as Director
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2021
Christmas in Harmony
Christmas in Harmony as Director
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2020
Tales from the Hood 3
Tales from the Hood 3 as Director, Writer
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2018
Mr. Malevolent
Mr. Malevolent as Director, Writer
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Tales from the Hood 2
Tales from the Hood 2 as Director, Screenplay
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2015
White Water
White Water as Director
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2013
Movie 43
Movie 43 as Director
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2000
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney as Director
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1997
Sprung
Sprung as Director, Writer
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1995
Tales from the Hood
Tales from the Hood as Director, Writer
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1994
Fear of a Black Hat
Fear of a Black Hat as Director, Writer
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