
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.
Filmography (16 titles)
7.0MovieIn Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Self · 2025
6.4MovieMeet Me Next Christmas
Christmas Mime · 2024
MovieDoing the Hollywood Shuffle
2023
6.8MovieHorror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self · 2019
4.7MovieAmerican Nightmares
Black Lawman · 2018
5.0MovieTales from the Hood 2
Press Conference Reporter · 2018
In Search of Charlie Chan
Self · 2006
5.4MovieSprung
Montel · 1997
6.3MovieTales from the Hood
Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised") · 1995
6.0ShowTV Nation
1994
5.9MovieFear of a Black Hat
Ice Cold · 1994
4.0MovieEddie Presley
Guard · 1993
5.7MovieSchool Daze
Chucky · 1988
6.5MovieHollywood Shuffle
Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type · 1987
5.8Movie3:15 the Moment of Truth
M-16's · 1986
5.3ShowMacGruder and Loud
Perry · 1985