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Name: Denzel Washington
Real Name: Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.
Birthday: December 28, 1954
Hometown: Mount Vernon, NY
Status: Pauletta Pearson Washington
Kids: John David, Katia, Malcolm, Olivia
Parents: Denzel Washington and Lennis Lynne Washington

Claim To Fame: Dr. Phillip Chandler on the NBC hospital drama St. Elsewhere
Debut: Wilma (1977)
Recent Activity: Fences, Broadway Show and Unstoppable

Fun Fact # 1: Named for the doctor who delivered him - Dr. Denzel
Fun Fact # 2: Father was a Minister; mother a beautician and a gospel singer
Fun Fact # 3: Only the second black actor (after Sidney Poitier) to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Training Day). Poitier received the honorary Academy Award that same year.

A Quote From Denzel Washington: "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."

Also Known For: Training Day, John Q, Remember the Titans, The Book of Eli, Deja Vu

Education/Other Skill(s): One semester short of gaining his Pre-Med Degree; graduated with a dual major in drama and journalism from Fordham

Denzel Washington's Date Ladder: Pauletta Pearson

Website: Fan page
Twitter: dwashington
Facebook: Fan page
Myspace: Fan page

Awards Won by Denzel Washington:
1990: Golden Globe, Best Supporting Actor, Glory
1990: Oscar, Best Supporting Actor, Glory
2000: Golden Globe, Best Actor in a Drama, The Hurricane
2002: Oscar, Best Actor, Training Day

Awards Nominated:
1988: Golden Globe, Best Actor in a Drama, Cry Freedom
1988: Oscar, Best Supporting Actor, Cry Freedom
1993: Golden Globe, Best Actor in a Drama, Malcolm X
1993: Oscar, Best Actor, Malcolm X
1995: Emmy, Outstanding Informational Special, Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream
2000: SAG Award, Best Actor, The Hurricaine
2000: Oscar, Best Actor, The Hurricane
2001: Emmy, Outstanding Non-Fiction Special, Half Past Autumn: The Life and Work of Gordon Parks
2002: SAG Award, Best Actor, Training Day
2002: Golden Globe, Best Actor in a Drama, Training Day
2008: SAG Award, Outstanding Cast, American Gangster
2008: Golden Globe, Best Actor in a Drama, American Gangster

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