Allen Hughes Biography (1972-)

Born April 1, 1972, in Detroit, MI; raised in Pomona, CA, and Claremont, CA;son of Aida Hughes (a businesswoman); twin brother of Albert Hughes (Allen'scowriter, codirector, and coproducer). Addresses: Office: Underworld Entertainment, 13299 Palisades Beach Rd., Santa Monica, CA, 90401.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: TheFirm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Polaris PR, 8135 West Fourth St., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director, screenwriter, producer
Birth Details
April 1, 1972
Detroit, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • (With brother Albert; as The Hughes Brothers) Director and producer, Menace II Society, New Line Cinema, 1993
  • (With brother Albert) Director and producer, Dead Presidents, Buena Vista, 1995
  • (With brother Albert) Director, producer, and sound, American Pimp(documentary), Seventh Art Releasing, 1999
  • (With brother Albert) Executive producer, Scratch, Warner Bros., 2001
  • (With brother Albert; as The Hughes Brothers) Director and executive producer, From Hell, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
  • (With brother Albert) Director, Here to Stay, 2002
  • Film Appearances
  • Himself, Mackin' Ain't Easy, New Line Home Video, 2002
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Himself, A View from Hell, 2001
  • Episodic
  • Appeared in Independent Focus, Independent Film Channel.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Music Videos; Director; with brother Albert
  • Marvin Gaye, "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)," 1994
  • Korn, "Thoughtless," 2002
  • Also directed (with brother Albert) videos for such bands as Digital Underground, Tone-Loc, Tupac Shakur, KRS-One, Too $hort, and Yo Yo, and Korn's "Here to Stay."
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • with brother Albert
  • Menace II Society, New Line Cinema, 1993
  • Dead Presidents, Buena Vista, 1995
  • American Pimp, Seventh Art Releasing, 2000
  • SIDELIGHTS
  • While working with brother Albert on movies, Allen is usually in charge of directing the actors.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 7, Gale Research, 1994
    Periodicals
    • Billboard, October 16, 1993, p. 10; July 9, 1994, p. 37; April 20,1996, p. 8
    • Entertainment Weekly, June 4, 1993, p. 36; January 13, 1995, p. 14
    • Jet, August 16, 1993, p. 63; October 30, 1995, p. 60
    • Los Angeles Magazine, October, 2001, p. 23
    • Los Angeles Times, October 1, 1995
    • SHOOT, June 19, 1994, p. 14
    • U.S. News and World Report, December 25, 1995, p. 91-92

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