- Date of Birth: December 28, 1954
- Place of Birth: Mt. Vernon, New York
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DENZEL WASHINGTON
Tall strikingly handsome and charismatic leading man of films and television in the 1980s and 1990s, Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. was born December 28th 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the middle child of the three children of a Pentecostal minister father and a beautician. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at Fordham University intent on a career in journalism. However he caught the acting bug while appearing in student drama productions and upon graduating he moved to San Francisco and enrolled at the American Conservatory theatre. He left A.C.T after only one year to seek work as an actor.
With his acting versatility and powerful sexual presence, he had no difficulty finding work in numerous television productions. He made his first big screen appearance in Carbon Copy (1981) with George Seagal. Through the 1980s he worked in both movies and television and was chosen for the plum role of Dr. Chandler in NBC’s hit medical series “St Elsewhere” (1982), a role that he would play for six years. In 1987 he stared in Richard Attenborough’s “Cry Freedom”, where he played South African Anti-Apartheid political activist Steve Biko, for which he was nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar. Then in 1989 he won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his powerful portrayal of Tripp, the runaway slave in Edward Zwick’s historical masterpiece “Glory” (1989). In 1992 Washington played one of his most critically acclaimed roles in Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X”, for which he received an Oscar nomination.
He soon became a respected and admired actor and throughout the 1990s Denzel co-starred alongside such actors as Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, and Gene Hackman respectively in such big budget productions as “The Pelican Brief” (1993), Philadelphia (1993), and Crimson Tide (1995). Other films included “The Preacher’s Wife” (1996), and “Courage Under Fire” (1996) – a role for which he was payed $10 million, while in 2001 he became the second African-American (after Sidney Poitier) to win the best actor Oscar for “Training Day.” Cerebral and meticulous in his film work, he made his debut as a director with "Antwone Fisher" (2002) and also directed and starred in “The Great Debaters” in 2007. He lives quietly in Los Angeles with his wife Pauletta and their four children.
Tall strikingly handsome and charismatic leading man of films and television in the 1980s and 1990s, Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. was born December 28th 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the middle child of the three children of a Pentecostal minister father and a beautician. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at Fordham University intent on a career in journalism. However he caught the acting bug while appearing in student drama productions and upon graduating he moved to San Francisco and enrolled at the American Conservatory theatre. He left A.C.T after only one year to seek work as an actor. With his acting versatility and powerful sexual presence, he had no difficulty finding work in numerous television productions. He made his first big screen appearance in Carbon Copy (1981) with George Seagal. Through the 1980s he worked in both movies and television and was chosen for the plum role of Dr. Chandler in NBC’s hit medical series “St Elsewhere” (1982), a role that he would play for six years. In 1987 he stared in Richard Attenborough’s “Cry Freedom”, where he played South African Anti-Apartheid political activist Steve Biko, for which he was nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar. Then in 1989 he won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his powerful portrayal of Tripp, the runaway slave in Edward Zwick’s historical masterpiece “Glory” (1989). In 1992 Washington played one of his most critically acclaimed roles in Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X”, for which he received an Oscar nomination.
He soon became a respected and admired actor and throughout the 1990s Denzel co-starred alongside such actors as Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, and Gene Hackman respectively in such big budget productions as “The Pelican Brief” (1993), Philadelphia (1993), and Crimson Tide (1995). Other films included “The Preacher’s Wife” (1996), and “Courage Under Fire” (1996) – a role for which he was payed $10 million, while in 2001 he became the second African-American (after Sidney Poitier) to win the best actor Oscar for “Training Day.” Cerebral and meticulous in his film work, he made his debut as a director with "Antwone Fisher" (2002) and also directed and starred in “The Great Debaters” in 2007. He lives quietly in Los Angeles with his wife Pauletta and their four children.
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anthonyhi3posted 2 days ago -
mr Washington in his latest movie remind me of Mr david carredine in his series during 1972 of the confesios
posted 18 days ago -
hi denzel i'm PHUMLANI SILEVANA in SOUTH AFRICA i l;ove everything about you your private life and public and the movie about STEVE BIKO man it was fantastic you were so SOUTH AFRICAN on it and everytime i watch THE HURRICANE I END UP CRYING keep up the good work my brother and GOD bless you and your family and next time cum to CAPE TOWN please
posted 21 days ago -
Hie Denzel am from Zimbabwe i dont miss any of your movies .keep it up
posted 23 days ago -
I LOVE YOU DENZEL, I THINK YOU ARE A GREAT ACTOR AND A GREAT HUMAN BEING.
HEY, I WONT MIS YOUR MOVIE.posted 24 days ago -
I like all your movies that i see and of course you are my actor favorite.
posted 25 days ago -
u r my best, You are my personality and my hope to join you in a movie, even for one second and we wish you to see the new movies
posted 40 days ago -
I am from KOSOVA I lov you evrithing vat yu duing men respect from jurs fans Kenan from KOSOVA.
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