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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, he enrolled at Fordham University with the intent of pursuing a career in journalism before transitioning to acting. He made his feature film debut in the 1981 comedy Carbon Copy and later won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Glory (1989). Washington has received two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.
Washington was born on December 28, 1954, in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children. His mother, Lennis, was a beautician from Georgia, and his father, Denzel Washington Sr., was a Pentecostal minister from Virginia.
Washington enrolled at Fordham University with the intent of pursuing a career in journalism. He made his feature film debut in the 1981 comedy Carbon Copy. In 1989, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Glory. Throughout his career, he has received two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.
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He has received a Tony Award.
He has received two Golden Globe Awards.
Washington has received two Academy Awards.
He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Glory (1989).
He made his feature film debut in the 1981 comedy Carbon Copy.
Washington enrolled at Fordham University with the intent of pursuing a career in journalism.
His father, Denzel Washington Sr., was a Pentecostal minister from Virginia.
His mother, Lennis, was a beautician from Georgia.