Evincing a greater affinity for the studied "cool" of a Quentin Tarantino than the overt social messages of fellow African-American filmmakers Spike Lee and John Singleton, Hughes transcended the pitfalls of a troubled home life, divorce and welfare to make a striking feature debut as a producer-director, along with his partner and twin brother Allen, with the hyper-realistic morality tale "Menace II Society" (1993). Having studied filmmaking at Los Angeles City College, Albert has defined himself as the more technically-oriented of the pair. Born on April Fool's Day in Detroit to an African
