Motion Picture Director, Screenwriter, and Producer. He is best known for the 1980s comedy and teenager films "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "The Breakfast Club" (1985), "Weird Science" (1985), "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986) and "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (1987). He wrote the screenplays for the popular Christmas family comedies, "Home Alone" (1990) and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992). Raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and Northbrook, Illinois, Hughes was an advertising copywriter and later joke writer for Chicago-area comedians. A stint as editor of National Lampoon Magazine would lead to his Hollywood career. His big screenwriting credits include: "National Lampoon's Class Reunion" (1982), "Mr. Mom" (1983), "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983), "National Lampoon's European Vacation" (1985), "Pretty in Pink" (1986), "Some Kind of Wonderful" (1987), "The Great Outdoors" (1988), "She's Having a Baby" (1988), "Uncle Buck" (1989), "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989), "Career Opportunities" (1991), "Curly Sue" (1991), "Only the Lonely" (1991), "Dutch" (1991), "Beethoven" (1992), "Dennis the Menace" (1993), "Baby's Day Out" (1994), "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994), "Jack" (1996), "101 Dalmatians" (1996), "Flubber" (1997), "Home Alone 3" (1997), "Reach the Rock" (1998), "Just Visiting" (2001), "Maid in Manhattan" (2002) and "Drillbit Taylor" (2008).
Motion Picture Director, Screenwriter, and Producer. He is best known for the 1980s comedy and teenager films "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "The Breakfast Club" (1985), "Weird Science" (1985), "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986) and "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (1987). He wrote the screenplays for the popular Christmas family comedies, "Home Alone" (1990) and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992). Raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and Northbrook, Illinois, Hughes was an advertising copywriter and later joke writer for Chicago-area comedians. A stint as editor of National Lampoon Magazine would lead to his Hollywood career. His big screenwriting credits include: "National Lampoon's Class Reunion" (1982), "Mr. Mom" (1983), "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983), "National Lampoon's European Vacation" (1985), "Pretty in Pink" (1986), "Some Kind of Wonderful" (1987), "The Great Outdoors" (1988), "She's Having a Baby" (1988), "Uncle Buck" (1989), "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989), "Career Opportunities" (1991), "Curly Sue" (1991), "Only the Lonely" (1991), "Dutch" (1991), "Beethoven" (1992), "Dennis the Menace" (1993), "Baby's Day Out" (1994), "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994), "Jack" (1996), "101 Dalmatians" (1996), "Flubber" (1997), "Home Alone 3" (1997), "Reach the Rock" (1998), "Just Visiting" (2001), "Maid in Manhattan" (2002) and "Drillbit Taylor" (2008).
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