Rusty Cundieff

Rusty Cundieff

Born 1960-12-13 (age 65) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.

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Known For

Tales from the Hood
Tales from the Hood

1995

as Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")

School Daze
School Daze

1988

as Chucky

Sprung
Sprung

1997

as Montel

Eddie Presley
Eddie Presley

1993

as Guard

Tales from the Hood 2
Tales from the Hood 2

2018

as Press Conference Reporter

Meet Me Next Christmas
Meet Me Next Christmas

2024

as Christmas Mime

Fear of a Black Hat
Fear of a Black Hat

1994

as Ice Cold

3:15 the Moment of Truth
Hollywood Shuffle
Hollywood Shuffle

1987

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

American Nightmares
American Nightmares

2018

as Black Lawman

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