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Rusty Cundieff
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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…
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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.
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2025
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Movie Self
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2024
Meet Me Next Christmas
Movie Christmas Mime
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2023
57 Seconds
Movie Director
- 2023
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2022
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
Movie Director
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2021
Christmas in Harmony
Movie Director
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2020
Tales from the Hood 3
Movie Director
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2019
Creepshow
TV show Director
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2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Movie Self
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2018
American Nightmares
Movie Black Lawman
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2018
Tales from the Hood 2
Movie Press Conference Reporter
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2015
White Water
Movie Director
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2013
Movie 43
Movie Director
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2006
In Search of Charlie Chan
Movie Self
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2006
Campus Ladies
TV show Director
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2003
Chappelle's Show
TV show Director
More credits
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2001
The Bernie Mac Show
TV show Director
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2000
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
Movie Director
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1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV show Director
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1997
Sprung
Movie Montel
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1996
Clueless
TV show Director
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1995
Tales from the Hood
Movie Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
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1994
TV Nation
TV show
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1994
Fear of a Black Hat
Movie Ice Cold
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1993
Eddie Presley
Movie Guard
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1991
House Party 2
Movie Screenplay
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1988
School Daze
Movie Chucky
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1987
Hollywood Shuffle
Movie Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type
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1986
3:15 the Moment of Truth
Movie M-16's
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1985
MacGruder and Loud
TV show Perry
