Hughes Brothers

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For the criminal assassins, see The Hughes Brothers.

The Hughes Brothers is the collective named for twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes (b. April 1, 1972), born in Detroit, MI to an African-American father and to an Armenian mother. At age 2 their parents divorced at which time their mother moved the family and raised the two boys in Pomona, CA where she put herself through school and started her own business. When the boys were 12 she gave them a video camera to occupy themselves with and to keep them out of trouble. As a result, the boys spent all their free time making short films.

The boys turned into successful film directors who made their mark on the film industry with Menace II Society (made when they were just 21 on only a 3 million dollar budget) and, later, From Hell, about Jack the Ripper.

In addition to making their mark on film, the two brothers also directed music videos for musicians such as Tupac Shakur, Korn, Digital Underground, Tone-Loc and KRS-One. They own both a production company for film as well as a record company that represents rap and hip-hop recording artists.