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Denzel Washington

Also known as Denzel Hayes Washington Jr., Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr., Denzel Hayes Washington, Denzel Washington, Jr., Denzel Washington Jr.

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, an Actor Award, two Golden Globes, two Silver Bears and a Tony Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named Washington the greatest actor of the 21st century. He has also been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2025, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.1 billion worldwide.

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Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is an American film director, producer, and actor who began his work period in 1975. Born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, he is a member of the African American ethnic group and resides in Beverly. He is educated at Fordham University and speaks English. Washington is a male human and has four children, including John David Washington and Malcolm Washington.

His professional roles include work as a spokesperson and membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received the Donostia Award, the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He has also been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, and Best Picture, as well as the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor. His work is recognized in collections for the Academy Awards and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, an Actor Award, two Golden Globes, two Silver Bears and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named Washington the greatest actor…

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Highest 2 Lowest — David King2025
Denzel Washington: Falling Forward2025
Number One on the Call Sheet — Self2025
Gladiator II — Macrinus2024
Denzel Washington: American Icon — Self2024
The Making of Gladiator II — Self2024
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision — Self2024
Hollywood Black — Self (archive footage)2024
The Equalizer 3 — Robert McCall2023

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Mount Vernon
Child: Malcolm Washington
Occupation: producer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Student of: Wynn Handman
Country for sport: United States
Image: Denzel Washington at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.jpg
Height: 185
Number of children: 4
Residence: Beverly

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Commons category: Denzel Washington
date of birth: 1954-12-28
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nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor
filmography: Denzel Washington filmography
ethnic group: African Americans
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
topic has template: Template:Denzel Washington
birth name: Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.
start of work period: 1975-00-00
related category: Category:Films directed by Denzel Washington
described by source: African Film Festival, Inc.
name in native language: Denzel Washington

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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, an Actor Award, two Golden Globes, two Silver Bears and a Tony Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named Washington the greatest actor of the 21st century. He has also been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2025, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.1 billion worldwide.

After training at the American Conservatory Theater, Washington began his career in theater, acting in performances off-Broadway. He first came to prominence in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988), and in the war film A Soldier's Story (1984). Washington won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for playing an American Civil War soldier in the war drama Glory (1989) and for Best Actor for playing a corrupt police officer in the crime thriller Training Day (2001). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles in Cry Freedom (1987), Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), Flight (2012), Fences (2016), Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).

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