- Best Actor Training Day 2002
Biography
💥Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. was born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA. He was the second of three children. His father was a minister and worked at a water purification plant, and his mother was a beauty salon owner. He studied at Fordham University. He works as an actor, director, and producer. Since 1983, he has been married to Pauletta Pearson, and the couple has 4 children: sons John and Malcolm, daughters Katia and Olivia.
🏆Major awards🏆: Oscar (1990) [Glory], Oscar (2002) [Training Day], Golden Globe (1990) [Glory], Golden Globe (2000) [The Hurricane], Tony (2010) [Fences]
🎬Major projects🎬: "Glory" (1989), "Philadelphia" (1993), "Training Day" (2001), "The Great Debaters" (2007), "Fences" (2016), "Macbeth" (2021), "The Equalizer" (2014)
⭐Interesting fact⭐: Denzel is the only African-American actor to have won 2 Oscars for leading roles, and one of the few who also has a Tony Award, making him a recipient of the 3 major awards of film and theater.
Filmography
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Awards & recognition
2 wins · 3 nominations · 4 Award ceremony
- Best Actor (Drama) Training Day 2002
- Best Actor Training Day 2002
- Best Villain Training Day 2002
- Best Line Training Day 2002
Interesting facts
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He is the father of actor John David Washington.
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Almost every summer he goes on vacation to Italy with his family.
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He named his son Malcolm after the American civil rights activist Malcolm X, whom Denzel played in the film of the same name.
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The first African-American actor to win two Academy Awards.
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Washington is a devout Christian, reads the Bible every day, and is a member of the Church of God in Christ. In 1995, he donated $2.5 million to the construction of the Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles.
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In 1995, he was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 sexiest movie stars in the history of cinema (77th place).
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He maintains a strong friendship with Julia Roberts.
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In 2006, he donated one million dollars to the Africa Children's Rescue fund.
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Full name is Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.
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In 1977, he graduated from Fordham University in New York with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
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He named Gene Hackman, Angelina Jolie, and Dakota Fanning as the most talented actors he has ever worked with.
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He was named after his father, a minister. Denzel was the middle of three children in the family: his mother worked in a beauty salon, and in his youth, while an apprentice there, he helped her.
Family & relationships
Pauletta Washington
wife · Children: 4
Frequent collaborators
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Photos
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