Allen Hughes

Allen Hughes

DirectorProducerWriter
Born
April 1, 1972

Albert and Allen Hughes began making movies at age 12, but their formal film education began their freshman year of high school when Allen took a TV production class. They soon made a short film entitled How To Be A Burglar and people began to take notice. Their next work, Uncensored videos, was…

Actor

Clutch(1998)as Priest

Producer

Arnold(2023)
Dear Mama(2022)
The Defiant Ones(2017)
Gang Related(2014)
Broken City(2013)

Sound Department

American Pimp(1999)

Self

The Makings of Curtis Mayfield(2025)as Self
Dear Mama(2022)as Self
GMA3(2020)as Self
The Bridge: 50 Years of Hip Hop(2021)as Self - Guest
Distraction Pieces Podcast(2014)as Self - Guest

Archive Footage

Hollywood Black(2024)as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno(1992)as Self
Tupac: Resurrection(2003)as Self
And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1(2000)as Self (segment: Brenda's Got a Baby)