Rusty Cundieff
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.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Meet Me Next Christmas2024 · Christmas Mime, Director | Christmas Mime, Director |
 57 Seconds2023 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 A New Diva's Christmas Carol2022 · Director | Director |
 Christmas in Harmony2021 · Director | Director |
 Tales from the Hood 32020 · Director, Producer, Writer | Director, Producer, Writer |
 American Nightmares2018 · Black Lawman, Director, Writer, Producer | Black Lawman, Director, Writer, Producer |
 Tales from the Hood 22018 · Press Conference Reporter, Director, Screenplay, Producer | Press Conference Reporter, Director, Screenplay, Producer |
 White Water2015 · Director | Director |
 Movie 432013 · Director | Director |
 The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior2000 · Director | Director |
 Sprung1997 · Montel, Director, Writer | Montel, Director, Writer |
 Tales from the Hood1995 · Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised"), Director, Writer | Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised"), Director, Writer |
 Fear of a Black Hat1994 · Ice Cold, Director, Writer | Ice Cold, Director, Writer |