Golden Beaus - Denzel Washingon

Denzel Washington

Biography

Filmography

“A film is just like a muffin. You make it. You put it on the table. One person might say, "Oh, I don't like it." One might say it's the best muffin ever made. One might say it's an awful muffin. It's hard for me to say. It's for me to make the muffin.”

“Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.”

“My mother never gave up on me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.”

"I like talking. I like acting. Running and jumping and ducking bullets is not my idea of a good day."

Birth Name: Denzel Washington

Birth Date: December 28, 1954

Birth Place: Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Height: 6'

Why he is a Golden Beau: We've loved watching Denzel's transition into a Hollywood star, from Glory to Philadelphia to Training Day and beyond.

Movies you should see: Philadelphia, Training Day,

Other Stuff:
-Married to Pauletta Washington (1982 - present) 4 children

-Children: John David (b. 1985), Katia (b. 1988), and twins Malcolm and Olivia (b. 1991)

-Son, Malcolm, was named in honor of Malcolm X

-To prepare for his role as boxer Rubin Carter in Hurricane, The (1999), Washington worked out for a year with L.A. boxing trainer Terry Claybon.

-Attended Fordham University, receiving a B.A. in Journalism.

-Denzel is named after his father who was in turn named after the doctor, Doctor Denzel, who had delivered him.

-Frequent collaborator of Spike Lee (3 films together).

-Supports charities such as the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, and the Gathering Place (an AIDS hospice).

-Met his wife Pauletta in 1977 when both had small roles in the TV-movie Wilma (1977) (TV), the story of runner Wilma Rudolph. They wed five years later.

-His father was a Pentecostal minister; his mother a beautician and former gospel singer. They divorced when he was 14.

-Is a spokesperson for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, having been a member of the Boys Club once himself.

-Only the second actor of color (after Sidney Poitier) to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Training Day)

-Often works with director Edward Zwick.

-Cousin is CBS anchorman Ukee Washington.



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