
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
December 13, 1960 (age 65)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Rusty Cundieff
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

TV
TV Nation
1994

TV
What's Happening Now!!
J.B. Whitney
1985

TV
MacGruder and Loud
Perry
1985

Film
School Daze
Chucky
1988

Film
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
2019

Film
Meet Me Next Christmas
Christmas Mime
2024

Film
Tales from the Hood
Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
1995

Film
Eddie Presley
Guard
1993

Film
3:15 the Moment of Truth
M-16's
1986

Film
Tales from the Hood 2
Press Conference Reporter
2018

Film
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Self
2025

Film
American Nightmares
Black Lawman
2018

Film
Fear of a Black Hat
Ice Cold
1994

Film
Sprung
Montel
1997

Film
Hollywood Shuffle
Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type
1987

Film
Doing the Hollywood Shuffle
2023
Film
In Search of Charlie Chan
Self
2006
Filmography
2025FilmIn Search of Darkness: 1995-1999as Self2024FilmMeet Me Next Christmasas Christmas Mime2023FilmDoing the Hollywood Shuffle2019FilmHorror Noire: A History of Black Horroras Self2018FilmAmerican Nightmaresas Black Lawman2018FilmTales from the Hood 2as Press Conference Reporter2006FilmIn Search of Charlie Chanas Self1997FilmSprungas Montel1995FilmTales from the Hoodas Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")1994TVTV Nation1994FilmFear of a Black Hatas Ice Cold1993FilmEddie Presleyas Guard1988FilmSchool Dazeas Chucky1987FilmHollywood Shuffleas Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type1986Film3:15 the Moment of Truthas M-16's1985TVWhat's Happening Now!!as J.B. Whitney1985TVMacGruder and Loudas Perry