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Denzel Washington |
| Height |
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6' (182 cm) |
| Date of Birth |
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28 December 1954 |
| Place of Birth |
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Mount Vernon, New York,
USA |
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| Biography: |
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The son of a Pentecostal minister
and a hairdresser, Denzel Washington was born in
Mount Vernon, New York, on 28 December 1954. His
parents' professions shaped Washington's early ambition
to go into show business. Unfortunately, when Washington
was fourteen, his parents' marriage got worse, and
he and his older sister were sent away to boarding
school so that they would not be exposed to their
parents' divorce.
Washington went on to college, attaining a B.A.
in Journalism from Fordham University in 1977. He
still found time to pursue his interest in acting,
and after graduation he went to San Francisco, where
he won a scholarship to the American Conservatory
Theatre. Washington stayed with the ACT for a year,
and, after his time there, he began acting in various
television movies and made his film debut in Carbon
Copy (1981). Washington
didn't find real recognition until he joined the
cast of the long-running TV series St. Elsewhere
in 1982. He won critical raves and audience adoration
for his portrayal of Dr. Phillip Chandler, and he
began to attract Hollywood notice. In 1987, he starred
as anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom,
and his powerful performance earned him a Best Supporting
Actor Oscar nomination.
Two years later, Washington won Oscar for his turn
as an embittered yet courageous runaway slave in
the Civil War drama Glory. The honor effectively
put him on the Hollywood A-List. Some of his more
notable work came from his collaboration with director
Spike Lee such as Mo' Better Blues (1990),
Malcolm X (1992) for
which he received a Best Actor Oscar nomination,
and He Got Game (1998).
Washington also turned in powerful performances
in a number of other films, such as Mississippi
Masala (1991) Philadelphia
(1993), and Devil in
a Blue Dress (1994).
Washington also proved himself believable as an
action star, with the success of such thrillers
as The Pelican Brief (1993),
Crimson Tide (1995),
and The Siege (1998).
In 1999, Washington starred in another thriller,
The Bone Collector. That same year, he starred in
The Hurricane which earned him a number of honors,
including a Best Actor Golden Globe and a Best Actor
Oscar nomination.
After Remember the Titans (2000),
Washington played a corrupt policeman in Training
Day (2001). He surprised
both audiences and critics with his change of direction,
and his performance earned him an Oscar for Best
Actor. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
Déjà
Vu |
| 2006 |
Inside Man |
| 2004 |
Man on Fire |
| 2004 |
The Manchurian Candidate |
| 2003 |
Out of Time |
| 2002 |
Antwone Fisher |
| 2002 |
John Q. |
| 2001 |
Training Day |
| 2000 |
Remember the Titans |
| 1999 |
The Bone Collector |
| 1999 |
The Hurricane |
| 1998 |
The Siege |
| 1998 |
Fallen |
| 1998 |
He Got Game |
| 1998 |
Speak of Me As I Am: The Story of Paul Robeson |
| 1997 |
Happily Ever After Fairy Tales: Mother Goose |
| 1996 |
Courage Under Fire |
| 1996 |
The Preacher's Wife |
| 1995 |
Virtuosity |
| 1995 |
Devil in a Blue Dress |
| 1995 |
Crimson Tide |
| 1993 |
Much Ado About Nothing |
| 1993 |
Philadelphia |
| 1993 |
Rabbit Ears: John Henry |
| 1993 |
The Pelican Brief |
| 1992 |
Malcolm X |
| 1992 |
Liberators |
| 1991 |
Rabbit Ears: Anansi |
| 1991 |
Ricochet |
| 1991 |
Mississippi Masala |
| 1990 |
Heart Condition |
| 1990 |
Mo' Better Blues |
| 1989 |
For Queen and Country |
| 1989 |
The Mighty Quinn |
| 1989 |
Glory |
| 1987 |
Cry Freedom |
| 1986 |
The George McKenna Story |
| 1986 |
Power |
| 1984 |
A Soldier's Story |
| 1984 |
License to Kill |
| 1982 |
St. Elsewhere [TV Series] |
| 1981 |
Carbon Copy |
| 1979 |
Flesh and Blood |
| 1977 |
The Wilma Rudolph Story |
| 1977 |
Wilma |
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| Awards: |
| Academy Awards |
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2001 Best Actor (Training
Day) |
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1999 Best Actor (Hurricane) |
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1992 Best Actor (Malcolm
X) |
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1989 Best Supporting (Actor
Glory) |
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1987 Best Supporting Actor (Cry
Freedom) |
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| Berlin International Film
Festival |
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2000 Silver Bear for
Best Actor (The
Hurricane) |
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1993 Silver Bear for
Best Actor (Malcolm
X) |
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| Golden Globe |
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2001 Best Actor - Drama
(Training Day) |
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1999 Best Actor - Drama
(Hurricane) |
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1992 Best Actor - Drama
(Malcolm X) |
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1989 Best Supporting
Actor (Glory) |
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| Screen Actors Guild |
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2001 Best Actor (Training
Day) |
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1999 Best Male Actor
in a Leading Role (Hurricane) |
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