Rusty Cundieff
Born: 1960-12-13 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2025
- In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 as Self
2024
- Meet Me Next Christmas as Christmas Mime
2023
- 57 Seconds ... (Director)
- Doing the Hollywood Shuffle
2022
- A New Diva's Christmas Carol ... (Director)
2021
- Christmas in Harmony ... (Director)
2020
- Tales from the Hood 3 ... (Director)
2019
- Creepshow ... (Director)
- Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self
2018
- American Nightmares as Black Lawman
- Tales from the Hood 2 as Press Conference Reporter
2015
- White Water ... (Director)
2013
- Movie 43 ... (Director)
2006
- Campus Ladies ... (Director)
- In Search of Charlie Chan as Self
2003
- Chappelle's Show ... (Director)
2001
- The Bernie Mac Show ... (Director)
2000
- The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior ... (Director)
1997
- The Wonderful World of Disney ... (Director)
- Sprung as Montel
1996
- Clueless ... (Director)
1995
- Tales from the Hood as Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
1994
- TV Nation
- Fear of a Black Hat as Ice Cold
1993
- Eddie Presley as Guard
1991
- House Party 2 ... (Screenplay)
1988
- School Daze as Chucky
1987
- Hollywood Shuffle as Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type
1986
- 3:15 the Moment of Truth as M-16's
1985
- MacGruder and Loud as Perry