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Denzel Washington

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence ... More »Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama, St. Elsewhere, playing Dr. Philip Chandler for six years. He has received much critical acclaim for his work in film since the 1990s, including for his portrayals of real-life figures, such as Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas, and Herman Boone. Washington has received two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe awards, and a Tony Award. He is notable for winning the Best Supporting Actor for Glory in 1989; and the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in the film Training Day. Denzel Washington was born in Mount Vernon, near New York City, on December 28, 1954. His mother, Lennis "Lynne", was a beauty parlor-owner and operator born in Georgia and partly raised in Harlem. His father, Reverend Denzel H. Washington, Sr., a native of Buckingham... [ Wikipedia ]

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Obamacare, Eventually

Allow me to recommend the film John Q, starring Denzel Washington with an, as usual, Oscar-worthy performance. Mr. Washington plays a father whose son needs a transplant to survive but his insurance won't cover it. I am hopeful that someday soon this will no longer be anyone's ...

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Due to Rochelle Humes' pregnancy, she is filmed mostly just above the waist in the video The song sees the girls name check a series of celebrities in a rap, including Ryan Gosling, Kellan Lutz and Denzel Washington. But perhaps the most humorous reference is when Vanessa raps: 'Somebody ...

Cannes 2013: 'Drive's' Nicolas Refn keeps steering to the bizarre

While he said he’d consider a Hollywood movie on certain terms, he earlier this year pulled out of a reboot of “The Equalizer” with Denzel Washington because, he said, he’d rather make a good movie that breaks even than a bad movie that makes money. Asked why he thought “The Equalizer” ...

Edward M. Weinman: The Deep

With the blockbuster 2 Guns (Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg) set to explode across U.S. multiplexes this summer, renegade filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur ( Contraband ) is about to become Iceland's most popular cultural export. But first, the man once called the "Mayor of Reykjavik" has ...

'St. Elsewhere' Finale: Remembering The Drama Of St. Eligius Hospital 25 Years Later

Eligius Hospital 25 Years Later Video, Television, Denzel Washington St. Elsewhere, Ed Begley Jr St. Elsewhere, Howie Mandel St Elsewhere, St Elsewhere 25 Years, St Elsewhere Finale, St. Elsewhere Anniversary, William Daniels St Elsewhere, TV News May 25, 1988 marked the final episode of NBC's ...

Yes the Baftas ignored black actors, but there aren't enough on TV

Great African-American stars who can command major theatre and film roles in successful international projects are not uncommon: James Earl Jones, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg and Jamie Foxx, to name just a few. We on the other side of the Atlantic are confined by our ...

Our favorite movie villains

The other 2001 Oscar nominees "ain't have s**t" on Denzel Washington's Alonzo Harris. The actor's role in "Training Day" allowed him to play a cutthroat and egomaniacal character, earning the star a best actor Oscar. Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" ...

Bounce TV Unveils its First Upfront Programming Slate: Five New Original Series, Two...

Among the titles Bounce TV lands in the new agreement: The 11-time Academy Award®-nominated The Color Purple (1985) featuring the Oscar®-nodded performances by Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery ; a trio of Denzel Washington films including his Academy Award®-nominated ...

Beautiful Berlin :)

We ate our candies and watched the movie Flight with Denzel Washington on Brendan's IPad and with whit's speakers. The whole time we kept getting wiffs of stinky towels and shoes, so before bed we washed some things in the sink! Brendan and I went to bed while whit caught up on some ...

Her pink skies will keep me warm

Getting to Sierra Leone took three flights and every time the plane shook images of Denzel Washington’s plane plummeting to the ground in the movie Fight flashed through my head. Getting to Salone (Sierra Leone’s affectionate nickname) also took all of 24 hours. The process was rather ...

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