The Lucas Brothers | |
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 The Lucas Bros - photo by Lindsey Byrnes | |
| Born | September 13, 1985 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Known for | Lucas Bros. Moving Co., Judas and the Black Messiah |
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| Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
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Kenny Lucas and Keith Lucas[1] (born September 13, 1985), collectively referred to as The Lucas Brothers,[2] are American identical twin brothers who work together as writers, filmmakers, producers, actors, and comedians.[3][4][5]
They co-wrote and co-produced Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), for which they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay; they won the Paul Selvin Award and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture. The film itself was nominated for six Academy Awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture.
- ^ "The Lucas Brothers on Jumping From Law School to Comedy". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 23, 2017 – via Vimeo.
- ^ Kozell, Isaac. "Embracing the Middle with The Lucas Brothers". Split Sider. Retrieved April 23, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Schilling, Dave (January 22, 2015). "The Lucas Brothers Are the Next Big Thing in Identical Twin Stoner Comedy". Vice. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ Seikaly, Andrea (July 22, 2014). "10 COMICS TO WATCH: The '22 Jump Street' scene-stealers have 'Friends of the People' and a Fox pilot in the pipeline". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "The Lucas Brothers, Mookie Thompson Team To Direct Documentary On AEW Partnership Of Wrestler Swerve Strickland & Rapper Flash Garments". Deadline. June 17, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.