Denzel Washington Height Weight Age Biography Wiki Family And More

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. also known as just Denzel Washington, is an American actor, director, and producer. Denzel Washington was born in Mount Vernon, New York. His father, Denzel Hayes Washington, Sr., a native of Buckingham County, Virginia, was an ordained Pentecostal minister, and also worked for the New York City Water Department and at a local department store, S. Klein. His mother, Lennis “Lynne” (née Lowe), was a beauty parlor owner and operator born in Georgia and partly raised in Harlem. Washington attended Pennington-Grimes Elementary School in Mount Vernon until 1968. When he was 14, his parents divorced, and his mother sent him to a private preparatory school, Oakland Military Academy in New Windsor, New York.

A major career break came when Washington starred as Dr. Phillip Chandler in NBC’s television hospital drama St. Elsewhere, which ran from 1982 to 1988. He was one of only a few African-American actors to appear on the series for its entire six-year run

Denzel Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1980s, 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 Malcolm X (1992), boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter in The Hurricane (1999), football coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans (2000), poet and educator Melvin B. Tolson in The Great Debaters (2007), and drug kingpin Frank Lucas in American Gangster (2007). He has been a featured actor in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and has been a frequent collaborator of directors Spike Lee, Antoine Fuqua and Tony Scott.

Name	Denzel Washington
Birth Name	Denzel Hayes Washington Jr
Date of Birth	28 December, 1954
Age	63 years (as of 2017)
Social Media	none
Place of Birth	Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Currently living in
Parents	Denzel Hayes Washington, Lennis "Lynne"
Height	6 foot 1 inches or 185 cm or 1.85 m
Profession	Actor, director and producer
Education	Fordham University, B.A. 1977, Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Morehouse College, Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania
Religion	Christian
Charitable contributions	US$1 million to Nelson Mandela's Children's Fund, US$1 million to Wiley College, US$2.5 million West Angeles Church of God in Christ, Fisher House Foundation, $2 million to Fordham University,
Star / Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Languages	English
Quotes	Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.
Relationships	Pauletta Pearson - Married 1983
Best known for films	Fences (2016), The Magnificent Seven (2016), The Book of Eli (2010), Training Day (2001), The Great Debaters(2007), Malcolm X (1992), Fallen (1998)
Awards	2002 Training Day - Best Actor, 2001 Remember the Titans - Best Actor, 2013 Flight -Best Actor, 1993 Malcolm X - Best Performance – Male