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Denzel Washington (born December 28, 1954) is an
African American, Academy Award|Oscar-winning
actor.

He was born in Mount Vernon, New York|Mount
Vernon, New York, the son of a
Pentecostalism|Pentecostal minister and a
beauty-parlour owner. In his youth, Washington was
banned by his parents from watching movies. When
his parents separated, Washington went through a
rebellious stage, at the end of which several of
his friends were sentenced to prison. His mother's
reaction to his behavioral problems was to send
him to preparatory school, and, later, on to
Fordham University, where he discovered acting and
earned a degree in journalism.

He landed his first film role in the 1975 TV movie
Wilma.  While filming this movie he met actress
Pauletta Pearson, whom he later married.  His big
break came when he starred in the popular TV
hospital drama St. Elsewhere.

Washington turned down roles in several action
films, in hopes for a more challenging role. In
1987 he starred as South African anti-apartheid
campaigner Steve Biko in Richard Attenborough's
Cry Freedom. In 1989 Washington won an Oscar for
Best Supporting Actor, after playing a defiant
self-possessed slave in the film Glory
(movie)|Glory.

Washington played one of his most critically
acclaimed roles in 1992's Malcolm X
(movie)|Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee, where
his performance as the Black nationalism|Black
Nationalist leader earned him an Oscar nomination.
Both the influential film critic Roger Ebert and
the highly-acclaimed film director Martin Scorsese
called the film one of the ten best films made
during the 1990s.

Malcolm X transformed Washington's career, turning
him, practically overnight, into one of
Hollywood's most respected actors. He turned down
several similar roles, such as the chance to play
Martin Luther King, Jr., because he wanted to
avoid being typecast by subject matter.

After being nominated several times before, in
2002 Washington won an Oscar for Best Actor for
his performance in the film Training Day in which
he played a corrupt street-smart cop.

Washington made his debut as a director with
Antwone Fisher (2002), a film about a man who
confronts his traumatic past with the support of a
naval psychiatrist. Washington also co-starred in
the film.

In 2004, Washington announced that he would only
be willing to play villains in films. The
following year, he played Marcus Brutus in the
Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Julius
Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar.

Washington earned a reputation for philanthropy
when he donated money for building a 'Fisher
House' at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)

===Salaries===
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) $20,000,000
 
Man on Fire (2004) $20,000,000 

Out of Time (2003/I) $20,000,000
 
Training Day (2001) $12,000,000
 
The Hurricane (1999) $10,000,000
 
The Siege (1998) $12,000,000 

Courage Under Fire (1996) $10,000,000 

==Filmography==

*The Manchurian Candidate (2004 movie)|The
Manchurian Candidate (2004)
*Man on Fire (2004)
*Out of Time (movie)|Out of Time (2003) 
*Antwone Fisher (2002)-as actor and director
*John Q (2002)
*Training Day (2001) - Academy Award, Best Actor
*Remember the Titans (2000)
*The Hurricane (1999 movie)|The Hurricane (1999)
*The Bone Collector (1999)
*The Siege (1998)
*He Got Game (1998)
*Fallen (1998)
*The Preacher's Wife (1996)
*Courage Under Fire (1996)
*Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
*Virtuosity (1995)
*Crimson Tide (movie)|Crimson Tide (1995)
*Philadelphia (movie)|Philadelphia (1993)
*The Pelican Brief (1993)
*Much Ado About Nothing (movie)|Much Ado About
Nothing (1993)
*Malcolm X (movie)|Malcolm X (1992) aka X
*Ricochet (1991)
*Mississippi Masala (1991)
*Mo' Better Blues (1990)
*Heart Condition (movie)|Heart Condition (1990)
*Glory (movie)|Glory (1989) - Academy Award, Best
Supporting Actor
*The Mighty Quinn (1989)
*For Queen and Country (1988)
*Cry Freedom (1987)
*Power (film)|Power (1986)
*A Soldier's Story (1984)
*Carbon Copy (movie)|Carbon Copy (1981)

== External links ==
*imdb name|id=0000243|name=Denzel Washington
*
http://www.most-wanted-movies.com/star/Denzel-Wash
ington.aspx Filmography with thumbnails of each
movie

 
 
 

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Denzel Washington (born December 28, 1954) is an
African American, Academy Award|Oscar-winning
actor.

He was born in Mount Vernon, New York|Mount
Vernon, New York, the son of a
Pentecostalism|Pentecostal minister and a
beauty-parlour owner. In his youth, Washington was
banned by his parents from watching movies. When
his parents separated, Washington went through a
rebellious stage, at the end of which several of
his friends were sentenced to prison. His mother's
reaction to his behavioral problems was to send
him to preparatory school, and, later, on to
Fordham University, where he discovered acting and
earned a degree in journalism.

He landed his first film role in the 1975 TV movie
Wilma.  While filming this movie he met actress
Pauletta Pearson, whom he later married.  His big
break came when he starred in the popular TV
hospital drama St. Elsewhere.

Washington turned down roles in several action
films, in hopes for a more challenging role. In
1987 he starred as South African anti-apartheid
campaigner Steve Biko in Richard Attenborough's
Cry Freedom. In 1989 Washington won an Oscar for
Best Supporting Actor, after playing a defiant
self-possessed slave in the film Glory
(movie)|Glory.

Washington played one of his most critically
acclaimed roles in 1992's Malcolm X
(movie)|Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee, where
his performance as the Black nationalism|Black
Nationalist leader earned him an Oscar nomination.
Both the influential film critic Roger Ebert and
the highly-acclaimed film director Martin Scorsese
called the film one of the ten best films made
during the 1990s.

Malcolm X transformed Washington's career, turning
him, practically overnight, into one of
Hollywood's most respected actors. He turned down
several similar roles, such as the chance to play
Martin Luther King, Jr., because he wanted to
avoid being typecast by subject matter.

According to Jet magazine, for the 1995 film,
Virtuosity, Denzel Washington refused to kiss his
white female co-star, Kelly Lynch. During an
interview, she said that she wanted to, but
"Denzel felt very strongly about it. I felt there
is no problem with interracial romance. But Denzel
felt strongly that the white males, who were the
target audience of this movie, would not want to
see him kiss a white woman." Lynch further stated,
"That's a shame. I feel badly about it. I keep
thinking that the world's changed, but it hasn't
changed quick enough."

After being nominated several times before, in
2002 Washington won an Oscar for Best Actor for
his performance in the film Training Day in which
he played a corrupt street-smart cop.

Washington made his debut as a director with
Antwone Fisher (2002), a film about a man who
confronts his traumatic past with the support of a
naval psychiatrist. Washington also co-starred in
the film.

In 2004, Washington announced that he would only
be willing to play villains in films. The
following year, he played Marcus Brutus in the
Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Julius
Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar.

Washington earned a reputation for philanthropy
when he donated money for building a 'Fisher
House' at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)

===Salaries===
*The Manchurian Candidate (2004) $20,000,000
 
*Man on Fire (2004) $20,000,000 

*Out of Time (2003/I) $20,000,000
 
*Training Day (2001) $12,000,000
 
*The Hurricane (1999) $10,000,000
 
*The Siege (1998) $12,000,000 

*Courage Under Fire (1996) $10,000,000

==Filmography==

*The Manchurian Candidate (2004 movie)|The
Manchurian Candidate (2004)
*Man on Fire (2004)
*Out of Time (movie)|Out of Time (2003) 
*Antwone Fisher (2002)-as actor and director
*John Q (2002)
*Training Day (2001) - Academy Award, Best Actor
*Remember the Titans (2000)
*The Hurricane (1999 movie)|The Hurricane (1999)
*The Bone Collector (1999)
*The Siege (1998)
*He Got Game (1998)
*Fallen (1998)
*The Preacher's Wife (1996)
*Courage Under Fire (1996)
*Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
*Virtuosity (1995)
*Crimson Tide (movie)|Crimson Tide (1995)
*Philadelphia (movie)|Philadelphia (1993)
*The Pelican Brief (1993)
*Much Ado About Nothing (movie)|Much Ado About
Nothing (1993)
*Malcolm X (movie)|Malcolm X (1992) aka X
*Ricotchet (film)|Ricochet (1991)
*Mississippi Masala (1991)
*Mo' Better Blues (1990)
*Heart Condition (movie)|Heart Condition (1990)
*Glory (movie)|Glory (1989) - Academy Award, Best
Supporting Actor
*The Mighty Quinn (1989)
*For Queen and Country (1988)
*Cry Freedom (1987)
*Power (film)|Power (1986)
*A Soldier's Story (1984)
*Carbon Copy (movie)|Carbon Copy (1981)

== External links ==
*imdb name|id=0000243|name=Denzel Washington
* http://www.larryelder.com/racial/denzel01.htm
Larry Elder on Denzel Washington, Virtuosity, and
racism. Larry Elder is a syndicated radio talk
show host and author.