Hudlin Brothers
| Reginald Hudlin | |
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Hudlin at the New York Comic Con
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| Born |
Reginald Alan Hudlin December 15, 1961 Centreville, Illinois United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Reggie Hudlin |
| Occupation | Film director Writer Producer |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Known for |
House Party Django Unchained |
| Home town | East St. Louis, Illinois United States |
| Spouse(s) | Chrisette Suter (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Warrington Hudlin (brother) |
Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an American film screenwriter, director and producer. Along with his older brother Warrington Hudlin, he is known as one of the Hudlin Brothers. From 2005 to 2008, Hudlin was President of Entertainment for Black Entertainment Television (BET). Hudlin has also written numerous graphic novels. He co-produced the 88th Academy Awards ceremony in 2016 as well as other TV specials. Hudlin's breakout film was 1990's House Party, and he worked as a producer on Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film, Django Unchained, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
Hudlin was born in Centreville, Illinois, the son of Helen Hudlin (née Cason), a teacher who worked in special education, and Warrington W. Hudlin, Sr., an insurance executive and educator. Hudlin's older brother, Warrington Hudlin, is also a film director, as well as an actor and producer. Hudlin is the youngest, with middle brother, Christopher Hudlin, working with their father in the insurance business.
The Hudlins grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, where the family had deep roots. The Hudlin Brothers are paternal great-great-grandsons of Peter and Nancy Hudlin, who were part of the Underground Railroad. Their great uncle was an influential tennis instructor named Richard A. Hudlin, who mentored Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson.
The Hudlins attended Katherine Dunham's Center for the Performing Arts, an experimental school, Warrington for high school and Reginald for after school martial arts classes. Hudlin has said that the experience was formative, and led to his older brother attending Yale University, and his attending Harvard University. In 1979, Hudlin graduated from Assumption High School in East St. Louis.
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