Twenty Things About Denzel Washington
Twenty interesting factoids about the Oscar-winning actor and director.
- Denzel Washington became well-known in the role of Dr. Philip Chandler on the 1980s NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere.
- Washington was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York.
- Washington won two Oscars: Best Supporting Actor in the 1989 film Glory; Best Actor for his role in the film Training Day. He is the first African American actor to hold such an honor.
- Washington’s father was a Pentecostal minister, while his mother was a beautician.
- Washington studied acting at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater.
- Washington’s first starring role in a film was playing George Segal’s son in the 1981 movie Carbon Copy.
- Washington made his directorial debut in the 2002 film “Antwone Fisher.”
- Washington married actress Pauletta Washington in 1983. They have four children.
- Washington has a B.A. in journalism from Fordham University.
- Washington was used as a model to explain perceptions of beauty in a Newsweek article.
- In 1990 and 2002, Washington was named by People magazine as one of “50 Most Beautiful People.”
- On the set of the film Crimson Tide, in which Washington had a starring role, the actor confronted Quentin Tarantino, who scripted the thriller, over his depictions of African Americans in his films.
- Washington was named after his father, who was named after a doctor who delivered him.
- Washington portrayed Malcolm X twice in his life: once in the 1992 Spike Lee film and earlier on the stage in the play “When Chickens Come Home to Roost.”
- In 2001, the E channel voted Washington as one of the “Top Entertainers” list.
- Washington met his wife Pauletta on the set of the 1977 TV film drama “Wilma,” about African American race track phenom, Wilma Randolph.
- As a child, Washington was a member of the Boys and Girls Club of America. He is now its spokesman.
- CBS anchorman Ukee Washington is Washington’s cousin.
- Football players Jim Brown and Gayle Sayers were once childhood role models of Washington’s.
- When he was a boy, a fortune teller reportedly told Washington’s mother that one day he was going to entertain millions.
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