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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his versatile work spanning over four decades of screen and stage, Washington has been regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation, with The New York Times naming him the greatest actor of the 21st century in 2020. [1]
Apr 3, 2014 · (1954-) Who Is Denzel Washington? Denzel Washington first studied journalism at Fordham University but then discovered an interest in acting. He made his feature film debut in the comedy A Carbon...
6 days ago · Denzel Washington (born December 28, 1954, Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.) is an American actor celebrated for his engaging and powerful performances.
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Denzel Washington. Actor: Fences. Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia.
- December 28, 1954
- Before he played a doctor on TV, Denzel Washington planned on becoming one—just like his namesake’s namesake. Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 and named after his father, Denzel Hayes Washington Sr.
- A beauty parlor prophet predicted Denzel Washington’s fame. On a 2006 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Washington shared the story of how he was told what his future would look like.
- Denzel Washington met his wife while making a TV movie. In 1977, Washington and Pauletta Pearson were cast in the made-for-TV movie Wilma, a biopic about the Olympic gold medalist sprinter Wilma Rudolph.
- Sidney Poitier gave Denzel Washington some crucial career advice. Sidney Poitier was a role model for Washington. So when Washington was offered a major role that made him uneasy, he reached out to the veteran actor to get his thoughts.
He was one of the very few African-Americans who appeared for the entire series of the six year long NBC drama St.Elsewhere; in which he played the role of Dr.Phillip Chandler. Denzel earned an Academy Award for Best Actor for playing the black nationalist in the movie Malcolm X.
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Denzel Washington. Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia.
