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Albert and Allen Hughes

Albert and Allen Hughes are best known professionally as the Hughes brothers. These twins co-direct visceral, sometimes violent, films, including Dead Presidents, American Pimp, and The Book of Eli. Allen Hughes also branched out on his own to direct a short film for New York, I Love You.

The Hughes brothers were born in Detroit. Their mother was supportive of their film ambitions and gave them a video camera when they were twelve. The twins dropped out of high school their senor year, and started directing music videos for Tupac Shakur and Tone Loc. They moved on to feature films later.