Reginald Hudlin

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Biography

Reginald Hudlin has been in the vanguard of the black independent cinema movement. The Missouri-born, Illinois-raised director-screenwriter graduated from Harvard in 1983. Hudlin's first short films, the award-winning student work "House Party!" (1983) (his senior thesis), "The Kold Waves" (1984) and "Reggie's World of Soul" (1985) earned him inclusion on the VILLAGE VOICE's 1985 "Avant Pop" list of innovators. With his brother Warrington, he …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music, Executive

Born

December 15, 1961

Career Milestones

Formed Hudlin Bros., Inc. with brother Warrington for which he has directed music videos for MCA and Polygram Records

Was a visiting lecturer in film at University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee

1978

Co-founded the Black Filmmakers Foundation (BFF)

1983

Directed, produced and wrote first short film, "House Party!"

1984

Made first video, "Reggie's World of Soul"

1984

Was artist-in-residence, Illinois State Arts Council

1985

Produced, directed and wrote short film, "The Kold Waves"

1986

Worked as a copywriter at Olgivy and Mather Advertising Agency, New York

1990

Directed and wrote first feature film, "House Party"

1992

Co-executive produced (with Warrington Hudlin) "Bebe's Kids", an animated musical comedy based on the comic monologues of the late Robin Harris

1996

Directed first film without participation of his brother Warrington, "The Great White Hype"

1996

With brother founded Hudlin Bros. Records; signed distribution deal with Epic Records division of Sony

2000

Directed the comedy feature "The Ladies Man", co-starring Tim Meadows and Karyn Parsons

2002

Directed "Servicing Sara", a comedy feature co-starring Elizabeth Hurley and Matthew Perry

Awards

1991

Independent Spirit Award for Best Director in House Party

2012

Producers Guild of America Award for Theatrical Motion Pictures in Django Unchained