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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he is widely regarded as one of the best actors of his generation. His career has given him several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. Washington has been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022.
After his training at the American Conservatory Theater, his career took off in theater, and he became prominent in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere. He made his Hollywood debut with a war film A Soldier's Story and has won two Academy Awards for his roles in the war drama Glory and the crime thriller Training Day. Washington has also directed numerous films including Antwone Fisher, The Great Debaters, Fences, and A Journal for Jordan.
Born in Mount Vernon, New York, on December 28, 1954, Washington grew up in a religious household. His parents divorced when he was 14, and he was sent to a private preparatory school Oakland Military Academy in New Windsor, New York. His love for drama and journalism took him to Fordham University where he received his BA degree. After a brief phase of indecision, he chose to pursue acting as a career which he studied at the Lincoln Center campus and later attended graduate school at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
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Given Name: Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.
Born: Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: December 28, 1954
Occupations: Actor,director,producer
Years Active: 1975-present
Children: 4
Spouses: Pauletta Pearson
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Gladiator II
The Equalizer 3
Sidney
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Little Things
Giving Voice
The Equalizer 2
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Fences
The Magnificent Seven
The Equalizer
2 Guns
Flight
Safe House
Unstoppable
The Book of Eli
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
The Great Debaters
American Gangster
Deja Vu
Inside Man
The Manchurian Candidate
Man on Fire
Out of Time
Antwone Fisher
John Q
Training Day
Remember the Titans
The Hurricane
The Bone Collector
The Siege
He Got Game
Courage Under Fire
Devil in a Blue Dress
Virtuosity
Crimson Tide
Philadelphia
The Pelican Brief
Malcolm X
Mississippi Masala
Ricochet
Mo' Better Blues
Glory
The Mighty Quinn
Cry Freedom
Power
A Soldier's Story
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