Denzel Washington

@African American Actors, Family and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Denzel Washington is an Academy award-winning actor best known for his role in ‘Training Day’ New York African American Actors Black Actors American Fordham University Film & Theater Personalities Actors ESFP Capricorn Celebrities Denzel Washington is an Academy award-winning actor, director and producer best-known for his roles in ‘Glory’, ‘Malcolm X’ and ‘The Hurricane’. As an actor, he is known for his penchant for taking on challenging roles and portraying them to perfection. Growing up in a predominantly African-American suburb, young Denzel had witnessed many of his friends take up the path of drugs, crime and violence. He is certain that he too would have ended up like them had it not been for his mother, a poor single parent, who sent him to Oakland Military Academy to learn some discipline. Determined to make something worthy of his life, the boy completed high school and studied journalism before embarking on a professional acting career. He got his first big break when he was chosen to play the role of Dr. Philip Chandler in the NBC medical drama series, ‘St. Elsewhere’. He played several minor roles in films before ‘Cry Freedom’ happened in 1987. His portrayal of anti-apartheid social activist Steve Biko established him as a talented character actor. More challenging roles followed and the actor went on to earn several Academy award nominations, winning two of them. He frequently collaborated with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott.

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Birthday: December 28, 1954 Nationality: American Famous: African American Actors, Black Actors, Fordham University, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, ESFP City/State: New Yorkers Spouses: Pauletta Pearson Washington (m. 1983) Known as: Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. Childrens: John David Washington, Katia Washington Information Detail Birthday December 28, 1954 Nationality American Famous African American Actors, Black Actors, Fordham University, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, ESFP City/State New Yorkers Spouses Pauletta Pearson Washington (m. 1983) Known as Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. Childrens John David Washington, Katia Washington Universities Fordham University Pennington-Grimes Elementary School Oakland Military Academy Mainland High School Fordham University Notable Alumnis Fordham University Birth Place Mount Vernon, New York, U.S Religion Protestant Height 185cm Gender Male Father Reverend Denzel Hayes Washington Sr. Mother Lennis Net Worth $290 Million as of Feb 23,2017 Sun Sign Capricorn Born in Mount Vernon, New York, U.S Famous as American actor

Mount Vernon, New York, U.S

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He married Pauletta Pearson in 1983. They have four children. There were reports of the couple splitting up a few years ago due to Denzel’s cheating with other women. However, the couple remains married to this day. Unsplash Personal Life

Denzel Washington was born to Denzel Hayes Washington Sr., a Pentecostal minister and Lennis, a beautician. He has two siblings. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended Pennington-Grimes Elementary School till 1968. His parents divorced when he was 14 and he began to get involved in street violence. In order to instill some discipline in him, his mother sent him to Oakland Military Academy. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He went to Fordham University upon graduating from high school and earned a B.A. in Drama and Journalism in 1977. He realized his love for acting after working as a creative arts director at a summer camp. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, for one year before returning to New York. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After appearing in some television commercials and programs, he made his feature film debut in 1981 with the comedy film ‘Carbon Copy’. It was followed by a 1982 television movie, ‘License to Kill’. Unsplash Career

Over the decade he appeared in many films like ‘A Soldier’s Story’ (1984), ‘Power’ (1986), and ‘The Mighty Quinn’ (1989). Unsplash Career

His first big success came in 1989 with the release of the drama war film ’Glory’ in which he played Private Silas Trip. He won many awards for this role. Unsplash Career

He played the title role in ‘Malcolm X’ (1992), a biographical motion picture directed by Spike Lee. He received an Academy award nomination for his portrayal of the Muslim African-American human rights activist. Unsplash Career

The decade of 1990 was a very productive period for the talented actor. He played the lawyer Joe Miller in the 1993 drama film ‘Philadelphia’ which was one of the first Hollywood movies to deal with issues like homosexuality, AIDS, and homophobia. Unsplash Career

‘Glory’ (1989) was a drama war film that won him his first Academy Award. He played the role of Private Silas Trip which was widely appreciated by the critics. Unsplash Major Works

He played the antagonist in the critically acclaimed film, ‘Training day’ (2001). The story dealt with narcotic drug detectives, and Washington received accolades for portraying a role that was very different from his usual roles. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	December 28, 1954
Nationality	American
Famous	African American Actors, Black Actors, Fordham University, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, ESFP
City/State	New Yorkers
Spouses	Pauletta Pearson Washington (m. 1983)
Known as	Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.
Childrens	John David Washington, Katia Washington
Universities	Fordham University Pennington-Grimes Elementary School Oakland Military Academy Mainland High School Fordham University
Notable Alumnis	Fordham University
Birth Place	Mount Vernon, New York, U.S
Religion	Protestant
Height	185cm
Gender	Male
Father	Reverend Denzel Hayes Washington Sr.
Mother	Lennis
Net Worth	$290 Million as of Feb 23,2017
Sun Sign	Capricorn
Born in	Mount Vernon, New York, U.S
Famous as	American actor

Denzel Washington

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Dec 28, 1954

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Mount Vernon, New York, U.S