Reginald Hudlin
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| Born | Reginald Alan Hudlin December 15, 1961 Centreville, Illinois, United States |
| Spouse | Chrisette Suter (2002–present) |
Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an American writer and film director.
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[edit] Biography
Hudlin was born in Centreville, Illinois, the son of Helen (née Cason), a teacher, and Warrington W. Hudlin, Sr., an insurance executive and teacher.[1] His older brother, Warrington Hudlin, is also a film director, as well as an actor and producer.
While an undergraduate student at Harvard University, Hudlin directed a short film entitled, "House Party," which went on to receive numerous awards including first place at the Black American Cinema Society Awards.[2] It would serve as the basis for his first feature film of the same name.
He directed House Party, Boomerang, The Great White Hype, The Ladies Man, an episode of the TV series Modern Family and Outsourced.
From 2005 to 2008, Hudlin was the President of Entertainment for BET. He was the writer of the Marvel Comics series Black Panther from 2005 to 2008, most notable for the 2006 storyline "Bride of the Panther," which saw the characters Storm and the Black Panther wed.
Reginald Hudlin is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
[edit] Popular culture
Hudlin was lampooned on two episodes of the animated television show The Boondocks, "The Hunger Strike" and "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show".
[edit] Notes
- ^ Reginald Hudlin Biography (1961-)
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (1986-01-27). "Winning Black Videos, Films Highlight Youth". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). http://articles.latimes.com/1986-01-27/entertainment/ca-762_1_directors-guild. Retrieved 2011-10-29. "Reginald Hudlin's "House Party!," a stylish and witty look at teen-age behavior, won the $1,500 first prize in the fourth annual Black Independent Video and Film-maker's Awards sponsored by the Black American Cinema Society, the film archives of the Western States Black Research Center."
[edit] References
- Reginald Hudlin at the Grand Comics Database
- Reginald Hudlin at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
- Reginald Hudlin at the Internet Movie Database
- Hudlin Entertainment
- Profile on Reginald Hudlin
- Reginald Hudlin interview on Marvel.com
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