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Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an Award winning American actor, director and producer. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York, on the 28th of December, 1954. He is married to Pauletta Pearson and they have four children, including a set of twins.
Acting Career.
Denzel Washington's first Hollywood appearance was in the comedy Carbon Copy in 1981. His major career break came when he starred as Dr Phillip Chandler in NBC's television hospital drama, St. Elsewhere. Some of his other films include;
1. Out of Time
2. Man of fire
3. Inside Man. (2004)
4. American Gangster
5. The Book of Eli (2010)
6. Crimson Tide
7. Unstoppable (2010)
8. Flight (2012)
9. Safe House
10. 2 Guns (2013)
11. The Equalizer (2014)
12. The Magnificent Seven (2016)
13.Fences (2016)
14. Equalizer 2. (2018)
15. Malcolm X
16. A soldier's story (1984)
17. Manchurian Candidate
18. Glory
19. Training day
20. Mo' Better Blues
He is a frequent collaborator of directors; Spike Lee, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott.
Washington has won several awards for himself through his iconic performance.
Academy Awards.
He was nominated nine times and he won two awards.
1. Best Supporting Actor in 'Glory'. (1990)
2. Best Actor in Training day. (2002) (where he played the role of a corrupt and violent Los Angeles cop, detective Alonzo Harris
Golden Globe Awards
He was nominated ten times and he won three awards. Among which are:
1. Best Supporting actor-Motion picture in 'Glory'
2. Best Actor-Motion Picture Drama in 'The Hurricane'.
3. In 2016, he received the Cecil B. DeMille Award, a Golden Globe award for outstanding contributions to the entertainment world.
Tony Awards
He was nominated twice and he won one award for the best actor in a play in 'Fences'.
Washington did receive the Silver bear for Best actor for the role of Malcolm X in Malcom X, at the Berlin International film festival.
In addition to his film work, Washington occasionally acts on stage. In 1995, he starred as Brutus in Julius Caesar. His latest stage appearance was in 2018, when he starred as Hickey in Eugene O'Neill's 'The Iceman Cometh'.
Did you know?
1. The studio producing the movie Flight had an extremely tight budget and couldn't afford a star like Washington. He (Washington) however believed in the project, and he, along with director Robert Zemeckis gave up 90% of their salaries to have it done.
2. Denzel Washington was voted for two years consecutively as America's Favourite Movie Star in Harris Polls.
3. For his role in 'The Book of Eli', Washington studied Martial arts under a Bruce Lee protege, an he performed all his own stunts in the hand-to-hand fight scenes.
4. Washington is a devout Christian and has once considered becoming a preacher.
Inspiring Words by Denzel Washington.
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an Award winning American actor, director and producer. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York, on the 28th of December, 1954. He is married to Pauletta Pearson and they have four children, including a set of twins.
Acting Career.
Denzel Washington's first Hollywood appearance was in the comedy Carbon Copy in 1981. His major career break came when he starred as Dr Phillip Chandler in NBC's television hospital drama, St. Elsewhere. Some of his other films include;
1. Out of Time
2. Man of fire
3. Inside Man. (2004)
4. American Gangster
5. The Book of Eli (2010)
6. Crimson Tide
7. Unstoppable (2010)
8. Flight (2012)
9. Safe House
10. 2 Guns (2013)
11. The Equalizer (2014)
12. The Magnificent Seven (2016)
13.Fences (2016)
14. Equalizer 2. (2018)
15. Malcolm X
16. A soldier's story (1984)
17. Manchurian Candidate
18. Glory
19. Training day
20. Mo' Better Blues
He is a frequent collaborator of directors; Spike Lee, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott.
Washington has won several awards for himself through his iconic performance.
Academy Awards.
He was nominated nine times and he won two awards.
1. Best Supporting Actor in 'Glory'. (1990)
2. Best Actor in Training day. (2002) (where he played the role of a corrupt and violent Los Angeles cop, detective Alonzo Harris
Golden Globe Awards
He was nominated ten times and he won three awards. Among which are:
1. Best Supporting actor-Motion picture in 'Glory'
2. Best Actor-Motion Picture Drama in 'The Hurricane'.
3. In 2016, he received the Cecil B. DeMille Award, a Golden Globe award for outstanding contributions to the entertainment world.
Tony Awards
He was nominated twice and he won one award for the best actor in a play in 'Fences'.
Washington did receive the Silver bear for Best actor for the role of Malcolm X in Malcom X, at the Berlin International film festival.
In addition to his film work, Washington occasionally acts on stage. In 1995, he starred as Brutus in Julius Caesar. His latest stage appearance was in 2018, when he starred as Hickey in Eugene O'Neill's 'The Iceman Cometh'.
Did you know?
1. The studio producing the movie Flight had an extremely tight budget and couldn't afford a star like Washington. He (Washington) however believed in the project, and he, along with director Robert Zemeckis gave up 90% of their salaries to have it done.
2. Denzel Washington was voted for two years consecutively as America's Favourite Movie Star in Harris Polls.
3. For his role in 'The Book of Eli', Washington studied Martial arts under a Bruce Lee protege, an he performed all his own stunts in the hand-to-hand fight scenes.
4. Washington is a devout Christian and has once considered becoming a preacher.
Inspiring Words by Denzel Washington.
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