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Director, Producer, Co-producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Executive Producer, Camera Operator Born: April 1, 1972 in Detroit, MI Biography:Twin brothers "Albert" and "Allen Hughes" sold their first screenplay by the time they turned 19. They co-directed a studio-backed feature film, presented it at Cannes, and founded their own production and record company by age 21. Yet, more than simply wunderkinds, they follow in the tradition of their idols -- "Sergio Leone", "Martin Scorsese", and "Brian De Palma" -- by creating stylized genre flicks that are characterized by both startling violence and incisive social commentary.
The fraternal twins were born on April 1, 1972, in Detroit, MI, to an African-American father and an Armenian mother. "Albert" is nine minutes older than "Allen". Their parents divorced when they were two, and they were raised by their mother, Aida Hughes. In 1981, she moved the family west to Pomona, CA, a suburb that is about an hour's drive from Hollywood. She worked at an In-N-Out Burger while taking care of the... Full Biography
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