Malcolm X and The Hurricane garnered him Oscar nominations for Best Actor, before he finally won that statuette in 2002 for his lead role in Тренувальний день (2001). Tolson in The Great Debaters (2007), and drug kingpin Frank Lucas in Гангстер (2007).

Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1990s, including his portrayals of real-life figures such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987), Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Малкольм Ікс (1992), boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter in Ураган (1999), football coach Herman Boone in Згадуючи Титанів (2000), poet and educator Melvin B. In 1989, his film career began to take precedence when he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Tripp, the runaway slave in Edward Zwick's powerful historical masterpiece Слава (1989). Elsewhere (1982), a role that he would play for six years. Philip Chandler in NBC's hit medical series St. Through the 1980s, he worked in both movies and television and was chosen for the plum role of Dr. He made his first big screen appearance in Carbon Copy (1981) with George Segal. With his acting versatility and powerful presence, he had no difficulty finding work in numerous television productions.

Afterwards he began to pursue screen roles in earnest. He played the part of a real historical character, Mathias Da Sousa, although much of the dialogue was created. The play was 'Wings of the Morning', which is about the founding of the colony of Maryland (now the state of Maryland) and the early days of the Maryland colonial assembly (a legislative body). His first paid acting role was in a summer stock theater stage production in St.

after only one year to seek work as an actor. However, he caught the acting bug while appearing in student drama productions and, upon graduation, he moved to San Francisco and enrolled at the American Conservatory Theater. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at Fordham University, intent on a career in journalism. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. was born on Decemin Mount Vernon, New York.

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