Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington winning an Oscar

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Denzel Washington winning an Oscar for "Training Day"

Filmography

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The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

Gangster american (2007) - Frank Lucas

The Great Debaters (2007) - Mel Tolson

Inside Man (2006) - Keith Frazier

Deja Vu (2006) - Doug Carlin

The Manchurian Candidate (2004) - Bennett Marco

Man on Fire(2004) – Creasy

Out of Time (2003) - Matt Lee Whitlock

John Q. (2002) - John Q

Antwone Fisher (2002) - Dr. Jerome Davenport

Remember the Titans (2001) - Herman Boone

Training Day (2001) - Alonzo Harris

The Bone Collector (1999) - Lincoln Rhyme

The Hurricane (1999) - Rubin “Uraganul” Carter

Fallen (1998) - John Hobbes

The Siege (1998) - Anthony Hubbard

He Got Game(1998) - Jake Shuttlesworth

The Preacher\'s Wife (1996) - Dudley

Courage Under Fire (1996) - Lt. col. Nathaniel Serling

Crimson Tide (1995) - Ron Hunter

Virtuosity (1995) - Parker Barnes

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) - Ezekiel Rawlins

Philadelphia (1993) - Joe Miller

Much Ado About Nothing (1993) - Don Pedro de Aragon

The Pelican Brief (1993) - Gray Grantham

Malcolm X (1992) - Malcolm X

Ricochet (1991) - Nick Styles

Mississippi Masala (1991) - Demetrius Williams

Heart Condition (1990) - Napoleon Stone

Mo' Better Blues (1990) - Bleek Gilliam

Glory(1989) - Private Trip

Cry Freedom(1987) - Steve Biko

Power (1986) - Arnold Billings

Denzel Washington

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Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is a two-time Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning American actor and director. He has garnered much critical acclaim for his work in film since the 1990s, including his portrayals of real-life figures, such as Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas and Herman Boone.
Washington has been awarded three Golden Globe awards and two Academy Awards for his work. He is notable as the second Black American man (after Sidney Poitier) to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, which he received for his role in the 2001 film Training Day.
In 1983, Washington married actress Pauletta Pearson (now Pauletta Washington), whom he met on the set of his first screen role, Wilma. The couple have four children: John David (b. July 28, 1984), who signed a football contract with the St. Louis Rams in May 2006 after playing college football at Morehouse; Katia (b. November 1987), who is attending Yale University, and twins Olivia and Malcolm (b. April 10, 1991). In 1995, the couple renewed their wedding vows in South Africa with Archbishop Desmond Tutu officiating.
Washington and his family visited soldiers at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He later made a sizable donation to the Fisher Houses, small hotels that provide rooms for soldiers' families while the soldiers are hospitalized. In October 2006, he published a bestseller entitled Hand to Guide Me, featuring actors, politicians, athletes, and other public figures recalling marire penis their childhood mentors. The book was published in commemoration of the Boys and Girls Club of America's centennial anniversary, because Washington had participated in the club as a child.
Washington is a devout Christian.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia named Washington as one of three people (the others being directors Oliver Stone and Michael Moore) with whom they were willing to negotiate for the release of three defense contractors that the group had held captive from 2003 to 2008.
On May 18, 1991, Washington was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Fordham University, for "impressively succeeded in exploring the edge of his multifaceted talent." He also was awared an honorary doctorate of humanities from Morehouse College on May 20, 2007.