Denzel Washington

Biography

Born 12/28/1954

Actor and director Denzel Washington burst onto the big screen with an Oscar and Golden Globe-winning role in the Civil War epic “Glory” (1989). But over the following decade, the matinee-idol handsome actor became the first of his generation's African-American movie stars to land squarely on...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2002, received Washington Film Critics Award for Best Director
In 2002, received NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
In 2002, received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

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Highlights

In 2009, Once again teamed with Tony Scott for the remake of "The Taking of Pelham 123"
In 2007, Directed (also acted) "The Great Debaters"; a true story based on the Wiley College debate team in the 1930s
In 2007, Cast as Frank Lucas, a real-life 70's heroin kingpin in the Ridley Scott directed "American Gangster"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama

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Family & Companions

Denzel Washington: father (Divorced Washington's mother when he was 14; originally from Dillwyn, Virginia; died in 1991 at age 81)
Lennis Washington: mother (Divorced Washington's father when he was 14; born in Georgia and raised in Harlem)
Lorice Washington: sister (Older)

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