Denzel Washington

About Denzel Washington

For his work in the 2001 film Training Day, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Remember the Titans, Cry Freedom, American Gangster, Flight, Hurricane, and Malcolm X are among his many films based on true events.

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, director, and producer. Known for his performances on the screen and stage, he has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom". He has frequently collaborated with directors Spike Lee, Antoine Fuqua, and Tony Scott. He has earned various awards including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award. In 2016, he received the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him as the greatest actor of the twenty-first century. Washington started his acting career in theatre, acting in performances off-Broadway including William Shakespeare's Coriolanus in 1979. He first gained to prominence in the medical drama St. Elsewhere. Washington's early film roles included Norman Jewison's A Soldier's Story, Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom.

Children	4, including John David Washington
Years active	1975–present
Born	Denzel Hayes Washington Jr, December 28, 1954, Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, director, producer
Alma mater	Fordham University (BA)

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Trivia

He made his directorial debut with the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, then followed up with The Great Debaters in 2007 and Fences in 2016. 

Denzel Washington before fame

He discovered his acting ability while working as an overnight summer camp counselor after taking a semester off from college.

Achievement of Denzel Washington

He made his directorial debut with Antwone Fisher in 2002, then went on to direct The Great Debaters in 2007 and Fences in 2016.

Salary 2020

$60 Million

Net Worth 2020

$250 Million

Denzel Washington family life

Lynne, his mother, ran a beauty salon, while his father was a Pentecostal priest. In June 1983, he married Pauletta Pearson, and the pair had four children together.

Associations of Denzel Washington

For their appearances in the 1989 picture Glorious, he and Matthew Broderick gained critical acclaim.

Denzel Washington Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	90 kg
Height	185 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Dark Brown