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Rusty Cundieff

Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn December 13, 1960 (65 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Movie 43
  • Creepshow
  • American Nightmares
  • White Water

Known For

  • Chappelle's Show
  • 57 Seconds
  • Tales from the Hood
  • Meet Me Next Christmas
  • Movie 43
  • Fear of a Black Hat
  • House Party 2
  • Tales from the Hood 2
  • Creepshow
  • Sprung
  • Black Jesus
  • Tales from the Hood 3
  • American Nightmares
  • Christmas in Harmony
  • Human Giant
  • The Bernie Mac Show
  • Clueless

Rusty Cundieff Filmography

2024
Meet Me Next Christmas · as Christmas Mime
2023
57 Seconds · as Detective
2018
American Nightmares · as Black Lawman
2018
Tales from the Hood 2 · as Press Conference Reporter
2014
Black Jesus (TV Series) · as Buyer
2003
Chappelle's Show (TV Series) · as Richard Pryor
1997
Sprung · as Montel
1995
Tales from the Hood · as Richard (segment "boys Do Get Bruised")
1994
TV Nation (TV Series)
1993
Fear of a Black Hat · as Ice Cold
1992
Eddie Presley · as Guard
1988
School Daze · as Chucky
1987
Thirtysomething (TV Series) · as Student #5
1987
Hollywood Shuffle · as Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type
1986
1985
What's Happening Now! (TV Series) · as J.b. Whitney
1985
MacGruder and Loud (TV Series) · as Perry
1982
Not Necessarily the News (TV Series) · as Cast
1979
Benson (TV Series) · as Jeff
1965
Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Theo Carver

2020
2018
2018
2015
White Water · as Executive Producer
2014
Black Jesus (TV Series) · as Executive Producer

2014
Black Jesus (TV Series) · as Teleplay By
2004
CSI: NY (TV Series) · as Written By

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