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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Denzel Washington

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denzel_Washington
Name: Denzel Hayes Washington Jr
DOB: Dec. 28, 1954
Where: Mt. Vernon, New York
Occupation: Actor, screenwriter, director, producer
Years active: 1977-present
Spouse: Pauletta Pearson (1983-present)

He is known for playing real life figures, such as Steven Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas and Herman Boone.
Early Life
His mother Lennis was a beauty parlor owner and his father, Rev. Denzel H. Washington was an ordained Pentecostal minister. When he was 14, his parents split, and his mother sent him to a preparatory school in New Windsor, New York.

Career
He spent the summer of 1976 at St. Mary's City, Maryland in summer stock theater, performing Wings of the Morning. A major break came for him when he was cast to play Dr. Philip Chandler in the TV show St. Elsewhere from 1982-1988. In 1987, he starred as Steven Biko in Cry Freedom.










In 1992, he starred in the movie Malcolm X, playing the title character, and in 1993, starred in Philadelphia, starring alongside Tom Hanks, defending a lawyer who was wrongly fired because he had AIDS. In 2000, he starred in Remember the Titans, in 2007 he starred in American Gangster, based on the life of Frank Lucas, a gangster in Harlem.
Taking of Pelham 123

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1977WilmaRobert Eldridge(television film)
1981Carbon CopyRoger Porter
1984License to KillMartin Sawyer(television film)
A Soldier's StoryPfc. Melvin Peterson
1986The George McKenna StoryGeorge McKenna(U.S. title – Hard Lessons, television film)
PowerArnold BillingsNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
1987Cry FreedomSteve BikoNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1989The Mighty QuinnXavier Quinn
For Queen and CountryReuben JamesFestival du Film Policier de Cognac Award for Best Actor
GloryPvt. TripAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
1990Heart ConditionNapoleon Stone
Mo' Better BluesBleek Gilliam
1991RicochetNicholas Styles
1992Mississippi MasalaDemetrius WilliamsNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Malcolm XMalcolm XChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Silver Bear for Best Actor – 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[35]
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1993Much Ado About NothingDon Pedro of Aragon
The Pelican BriefGray GranthamNominated—MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
PhiladelphiaJoe MillerNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo shared with Tom Hanks
1995Crimson TideLt. Commander Ron HunterNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male
VirtuosityLt. Parker Barnes
Devil in a Blue DressEasy Rawlins
1996Courage Under FireLt. Colonel Nathaniel SerlingNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best Actor
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
The Preacher's WifeDudley
1998FallenDetective John Hobbes
He Got GameJake ShuttlesworthNominated—Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
The SiegeSpecial Agent Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard FBI
1999The Bone CollectorLincoln Rhyme
The HurricaneRubin "Hurricane" CarterGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Black Reel Award for Best Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Silver Bear for Best Actor
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2000Remember the TitansCoach Herman BooneBET Award for Best Actor
Black Reel Award for Best Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
The Loretta ClaiborneStoryHimself
2001Training DayDetective Alonzo HarrisAcademy Award for Best Actor
American Film Institute Award for Actor of the Year – Male – Movies
Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2002John QJohn Quincy ArchibaldNominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Antwone FisherDr. Jerome DavenportAlso Producer/Director
Black Reel Award for Best Director
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Producers Guild of America Stanley Kramer Award
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Director
2003Out of TimePolice Chief Matthias Lee WhitlockNominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2004Man on FireJohn CreasyNominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
The Manchurian CandidateMajor Ben Marco
2006Inside ManDetective Keith FrazierNominated—Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Déjà VuSpecial Agent Doug Carlin
2007American GangsterFrank LucasNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Great DebatersMelvin B. TolsonAlso Director
Christopher Award for Best Feature Film
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Director
2009The Taking of Pelham 123Walter Garber
2010The Book of EliEliAlso Producer
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor
UnstoppableFrank Barnes
2012Safe HouseTobin FrostFilming
The Matarese CircleBrandon ScofieldPre-production

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