Kenny and Keith Lucas

The Lucas Brothers
The Lucas Bros - photo by Lindsey Byrnes
Born (1985-09-13) September 13, 1985 (age 38)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • producer
  • filmmaker
Years active2011–present
Known forLucas Bros. Moving Co., Judas and the Black Messiah
Comedy career
MediumStand-up, film, television
Genres
Subject(s)

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 comedians,[3] actors, filmmakers, writers,[4] and producers.

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.

  1. ^ "The Lucas Brothers on Jumping From Law School to Comedy". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 23, 2017 – via Vimeo.
  2. ^ Kozell, Isaac. "Embracing the Middle with The Lucas Brothers". Split Sider. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Schilling, Dave. "The Lucas Brothers Are the Next Big Thing in Identical Twin Stoner Comedy". Vice. Retrieved April 23, 2017.