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Denzel Washington

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Denzel Washington
File:Denzel Washington cropped 02.jpg
Washington in 2000
Born (1954-12-28) December 28, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
Spouse
Pauletta Washington
(m. 1983)

Denzel Washington (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, director, and producer. He has won many awards during his acting career. In 2001 he became only the second African American man to win the Academy Award for "Best Actor".[1] He has been in 43 feature films. He has won two Oscars. [2]

Denzel played Malcolm X in the 1992 movie Malcolm X. He played Whip Whitaker in the 2012 film Flight. His son, John David, is also an actor.

References[change]

  1. (AP) (March 25, 2002). "Beautiful Mind wins Best Picture Oscar". Lodi, California: Lodi News Sentinel. p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. "Denzel Washington". IMDb.

Other websites[change]

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