Allen Hughes ethnicity
Allen Hughes ethnicity is Black / African American.
Born: 01-Apr-1972
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Family
- Brother: Albert Hughes. Twin brother; co-directs and produces with Allen
- Mother: Aida Hughes. Armenian; took children and left husband when the boys were two; raised her sons alone while putting herself through school and starting her own business, a vocational rehabilitation company; gave her sons their first video camera at age 12
Milestones
- 1981 Moved with mother and brother to Pomona, CA, when they were nine
- 1984 Received first video camera at age 12 and began making short films with his brother
- 1993 Made feature debut as director, producer and story writer (all shared with brother Albert), Menace II Society ; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature
- 1993 With brother Albert, co-founded a the Rap/R&B record label, Underworld Records
- 1995 Co-directed second film with brother Albert, Dead Presidents
- 1999 Co-directed with brother Albert, the documentary film American Pimp, about the underground pimp culture and exploitation of women; premiered at Sundance
- 2001 Co-directed the film adaptation of Alan Moore s graphic novel, From Hell, about the Jack the Ripper murders in England; starred Johnny Depp and Heather Graham
- 2004 Made solo directing debut with several episodes of the American version of Touching Evil on the USA Network; brother Albert was an executive producer
- 2005 Directed the A&E TV-movie, Knights of the South Bronx
- 2010 Re-teamed with brother Allen to direct the post-apocalyptic drama, Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington
- Co-directed (with brother Albert) music videos for rap artists Tone Loc and Tupac Shakur
- When asked to make a How To film for a school assignment, they complied the short film, How to Be a Burglar
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