Rusty Cundieff
Rusty Cundieff
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
47
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-12-13 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Acting

2024

Meet Me Next Christmas as Christmas Mime

2023

57 Seconds as Detective

2023

Doing the Hollywood Shuffle as Not available

2018

American Nightmares as Black Lawman

2018

Tales from the Hood 2 as Press Conference Reporter

1997

Sprung as Montel

1995

Tales from the Hood as Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")

1994

TV Nation as Not available

1994

Fear of a Black Hat as Ice Cold

1993

Eddie Presley as Guard

1988

School Daze as Chucky

1987

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

1985

What's Happening Now!! as J.B. Whitney

1985

MacGruder and Loud as Perry
Crew

2023

57 Seconds Director

2023

57 Seconds Screenplay

2021

Christmas in Harmony Director

2020

Tales from the Hood 3 Director

2020

Tales from the Hood 3 Producer

2019

Creepshow Director

2018

Tales from the Hood 2 Director

2018

Tales from the Hood 2 Producer

2018

Tales from the Hood 2 Screenplay

2018

American Nightmares Director

2018

American Nightmares Producer

2015

White Water Director

2013

Movie 43 Director

2006

Campus Ladies Director

2003

Chappelle's Show Director

2001

The Bernie Mac Show Director

1997

Sprung Director

1997

Sprung Writer

1996

Clueless Director

1995

Tales from the Hood Director

1994

Fear of a Black Hat Director

1991

House Party 2 Screenplay

1991

House Party 2 Story