John Singleton, the Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter behind films like “Boyz n the Hood” and “Poetic Justice,” has died after being taken off life support following a stroke this month, his spokesperson Shannon Barr told USA TODAY Monday. He was 51.

His family said in a statement that Singleton “passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends.”

Singleton’s family said that “in his private life, John is a loving and supporting father,