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Denzel Washington
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Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama St. Elsewhere, playing Dr. Philip Chandler for six years. He has received much critical acclaim for his work in film since the 1990s, including for 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 received two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe awards, and a Tony Award. He is notable for winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his part in Glory in 1989, and the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in the film Training Day.
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Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama St. Elsewhere, playing Dr. Philip Chandler for six years. He has received much critical acclaim for his work in film since the 1990s, including for 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 received two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe awards, and a Tony Award. He is notable for winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his part in Glory in 1989, and the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in the film Training Day.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
Tony Awards
The Oscars
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Early Show
Today
St. Elsewhere
We Are One With President-Elect Barack Obama
License to Kill
Flesh & Blood
Gladiator II
Glory
The Pelican Brief
Philadelphia
Power
Training Day
American Gangster
The Manchurian Candidate
The Equalizer
The Hurricane
The Magnificent Seven
Déjà Vu
Malcolm X
The Equalizer 2
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Flight
Inside Man
He Got Game
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Virtuosity
The Equalizer 3
The Little Things
Crimson Tide
The Book of Eli
2 Guns
Man on Fire
Fences
Remember the Titans
Safe House
Courage Under Fire
Unstoppable
Ricochet
Production Credits
The Equalizer 2
Grey's Anatomy
Fences
The Equalizer 3
The Book of Eli
Safe House
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
The Equalizer
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