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Denzel Washington

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Recent Role:
Himself on Entertainment Tonight
Gender:
Male
Born:
12-28-1954
Birthplace:
Mount Vernon, New York
Birth Name:
Denzel Washington
Tall, strikingly handsome leading man of films and television in the 1980s and 1990s, Denzel Washington was born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the middle child of the 3 children of a Pentecostal minister father and a beautician mother. 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 graduation he moved to San Francisco and enrolled at the American Conservatory Theater. He left A.C.T. after only 1 year to seek work as an actor. With his… More acting versatility and powerful sexual presense, he had no difficulty finding work in numerous television productions. He made his first big screen appearance in Carbon Copy (1981) with George Segal. 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 6 years. In 1989 he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Tripp, the runaway slave in Ed Swick's powerful historical masterpiece Glory (1989).



Through the 1990s Denzel co-starred in such big budget productions as Pelican Brief, The (1993); Philadelphia (1993); Crimson Tide (1995); Preacher's Wife, The (1996); and Courage Under Fire (1996) - a role for which he was paid $10 million. He lives quietly in Los Angeles with his wife Pauletta and their 4 children. Cerebral and meticulous in his film work, he made his debut as a director in 1999 with Finding Fish (2001)

In 2001, he became the second African American to win the best actor oscar for Training Day.




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    amazing actor hide show

    No other way to put it: He shows us time and time again, how acting is supposed to be done! In acting class, they should just show clips of Denzel. What an extraordinary actor. And he's a genuinely good man too! He has a stable family life, and he always seems so calm when i see him being interviewed! He always makes a movie interesting! i never grow tired of his performances in Inside man, The great debaters, Manchurian Candidate, Deja Vu, American Gangster (not usually my kind of movie, but i watched it for Denzel, i was not dissapointed!), and of course, the classic remember the titans.

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    noway746 Added Mar 1, 2009 All my reviews
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    10 Perfect
    A great actor. hide show

    Denzel Washington is a great actor. I've seen many of his movies and I have to say that my favorite Denzel Washington movie would have to be Remember the Titans. He was very charismatic and stole the show. It was one of his finest performances and he made the movie that much better. I also like his other movies, but I feel that this one made an inspirational impression on me. He was also great in Training Day, American Gangster, and John Q. I thought that he again stole the show and made the movies entertaining. One thing I have to say is that he is never boring. Thank you.

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    cactusjack39 Added Jan 29, 2009 All my reviews
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    Best Black Actor in All Black Actors!!!
    He is Best & Top... He Has Strong Perfonmanced For All Rolls...

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    Cpt-WilliaM Added May 2, 2008 All my reviews
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    Best Black Actor in All Black Actors!!!
    He is Best & Top... He Has Strong Perfonmanced For All Rolls...

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    Cpt-WilliaM Added May 2, 2008 All my reviews
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    My preferred actor :) The way he embraces every single paper is just amazing. More of a drama guy than an action one which is unfortunate imo. He can do better papers no doubt about it but he can't fit in every single paper. Like Brad Pitt's paper in Troy and i don't mean because he's black. I would say American Gangster is the movie he did till now followed by Training Day

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    Fruntxas Added Jan 5, 2008 All my reviews
 

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