Warrington W. Hudlin, Jr. (born July 16, 1952) is an American

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, and actor.

Early life

Hudlin was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of Helen (

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Cason), a teacher, and Warrington W. Hudlin, Sr., an insurance executive and teacher.Warrington Hudlin Biography (1953-)
/ref> His younger brother,

Reginald Hudlin Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an American film screenwriter, director, producer, and comic-book writer. Along with his older brother Warrington Hudlin, he is known as one of the Hudlin Brothers. From 2005 to 2008, Hudlin was P ...

, is also a director and producer, and together the Hudlin brothers have produced films including '' House Party'' (1990), '' Bebe's Kids'' (1992), and ''Ride'' (1998). His other brother, Christopher Hudlin, took over their father's insurance business in East St. Louis, IL.

Career

In 1978, Hudlin, professor George Cunningham, and businessman Alric Nembhard, founded the Black Filmmaker Foundation (BFF), a non-profit media arts organization that supports Black filmmaking. Hudlin has a long-standing interest in martial arts, having received a black belt in

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in 1974 from Soke L'il John Davis. His 1980 documentary short, ''Capoeira of Brazil'', was awarded the Blue Ribbon at the American Film Festival. For several years, Hudlin has curated a series of contemporary and classic martial arts and action movies called ''Fist and Sword'' at the

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in New York.

Black Filmmakers Foundation

In 1978, Hudlin founded the Black Filmmakers Foundation (BFF), a non-profit organization that was created to nurture black filmmakers. Hudlin was the president of the BFF.

References

External links

About.Me: official Warrington Hudlin website
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Indiana University Bloomington Black Film Center/Archive: Warrington Hudlin CollectionHudlin Entertainment
African-American film directors American film directors American male film actors 1952 births Living people 20th-century African-American people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1950s-stub