Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington (born 28 December 1954) is an African American, Oscar-winning actor.

He was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the son of a minister and a beauty-parlour owner. In his youth, Denzel was banned by his parents from watching movies. When his parents split up, Denzel went through a rebellious stage, at the end of which several of his friends went to prison after getting into trouble. His mother's reaction was to send him away to preparatory school, and then on to Fordham University, where he discovered acting and earned a degree in journalism.

He landed his first film role in the 1975 TV movie Wilma. While filming this movie he met actress Pauletta Pearson, who he later married. His big break came when he starred in the popular TV hospital drama St. Elsewhere.

Washington turned down roles in several action films, in hopes for a more challenging role. In 1987 he starred as South African anti-apartheid campaigner Steve Biko in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom. In 1989 Denzel won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, after playing a defiant self-possessed slave in the film Glory.

Denzel played one of his most critically acclaimed roles in 1992's Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee where his performance as the Black Nationalist leader earned him an Oscar nomination.

Malcolm X transformed Denzel's career, turning him overnight into one of Hollywood's most respected actors. He turned down several similar roles, such as the chance to play Martin Luther King Jr., because he didn't want to risk being typecast by subject matter.

After being nominated several times before, in 2002 Denzel won an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in the film Training Day in which he played a corrupt, drug-dealing cop.

Filmography

  • The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
  • Man on Fire (2004)
  • Out of Time (2003)
  • Antwone Fisher (2002)
  • John Q (2002)
  • Training Day (2001)
  • Remember the Titans (2000)
  • The Hurricane (1999)
  • The Bone Collector (1999)
  • The Siege (1998)
  • He Got Game (1998)
  • Fallen (1998)
  • The Preacher's Wife (1996)
  • Courage Under Fire (1996)
  • Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
  • Virtuosity (1995)
  • Crimson Tide (1995)
  • Philadelphia (1993)
  • The Pelican Brief (1993)
  • Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
  • Malcolm X (1992) aka X
  • Ricochet (1991)
  • Mississippi Masala (1991)
  • Mo' Better Blues (1990)
  • Heart Condition (1990)
  • Glory (1989)
  • The Mighty Quinn (1989)
  • For Queen and Country (1988)
  • Cry Freedom (1987)
  • Power (1986)
  • A Soldier's Story (1984)
  • Carbon Copy (1981)

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After being nominated several times before, in 2002 Denzel won an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in the film Training Day in which he played a corrupt, drug-dealing cop. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show: 1950 - 1958 CBS. He turned down several similar roles, such as the chance to play Martin Luther King Jr., because he didn't want to risk being typecast by subject matter. This was George's response to a marked drop in ratings under the old "Flirtation Act" format. Malcolm X transformed Denzel's career, turning him overnight into one of Hollywood's most respected actors. This series featured a radical format change, in that George and Gracie played themselves as a married couple for the first time, and the show became a full-fledged domestic situation comedy. Denzel played one of his most critically acclaimed roles in 1992's Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee where his performance as the Black Nationalist leader earned him an Oscar nomination. this show featured musical numbers by jazz great Artie Shaw.

In 1989 Denzel won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, after playing a defiant self-possessed slave in the film Glory. Advertising a brand new product called "Spam". In 1987 he starred as South African anti-apartheid campaigner Steve Biko in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom. This series featured another wildly successful publicity stunt which had Gracie running for President of the United States. Washington turned down roles in several action films, in hopes for a more challenging role. The pair launched themselves into national stardom with their first major publicity stunt, Gracie's ongoing search for her missing brother. Elsewhere. In their debut series, George and Gracie shared the bill with Guy Lombardo and his Orchestra.

His big break came when he starred in the popular TV hospital drama St. Gracie Allen died of a heart attack in Hollywood at the age of 69 (or only 62). While filming this movie he met actress Pauletta Pearson, who he later married. She had stopped making films in the early 1940s when color movies came in, too. He landed his first film role in the 1975 TV movie Wilma. At least one biographer has speculated that her sensitivity about that was what caused her to retire from television when color television came in, which would have revealed that feature to her fans. His mother's reaction was to send him away to preparatory school, and then on to Fordham University, where he discovered acting and earned a degree in journalism. Allen had one green eye and one blue one.

When his parents split up, Denzel went through a rebellious stage, at the end of which several of his friends went to prison after getting into trouble. Burns replied to them by publishing a book titled: I Love Her, That's Why. In his youth, Denzel was banned by his parents from watching movies. After her death, Burns told a reporter that he had received a number of letters asking why he remained married to "that fruitcake". He was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the son of a minister and a beauty-parlour owner. She and Burns were deeply devoted to each other. Denzel Washington (born 28 December 1954) is an African American, Oscar-winning actor. Offstage she was anything but dimwitted, however: historians credit her with having the genius to deliver her lengthy diatribes in a fashion that made it look as though she was making her arguments up on the spot.

Carbon Copy (1981). Allen's stage persona was as a bizarre, illogical, and not very bright woman. A Soldier's Story (1984). In the 1930s they adopted two children: Sandra Jean and Ronald "Ronnie" John; when Ronnie was grown, he joined the cast of his parents' 1950-1958 Monday-night television show on CBS, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. Power (1986). Bowing to reality, the team switched roles and the team had great success. Cry Freedom (1987). Early on the team noticed that Gracie was getting far better audience laughs than George even though she was the comic foil of the team.

For Queen and Country (1988). She teamed up with George Burns in 1922, and married him in 1926. The Mighty Quinn (1989). Born into an Irish Catholic show-business family, Allen was educated at the Star of the Sea Convent School as a girl, and then became a vaudeville performer with her sister Bessie in 1909. Glory (1989). They originated the catch-phrase "Say 'good-night,' Gracie.". Heart Condition (1990). Born Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, she was the scatterbrain of the team Burns and Allen, and her husband George Burns was the straight man.

Mo' Better Blues (1990). Gracie Allen (July 26, 1895 or 1902, San Francisco, California - August 27, 1964, Los Angeles, California) was a comedienne of the movies, radio, and early television. Mississippi Masala (1991). When it was pointed out to her that the earthquake took place 3 months before her claimed birthdate, she smiled and replied, "Well, it was an awfully big earthquake.". Ricochet (1991). The date cited here, July 26, 1902, is taken from the "California Death Records" database of the State of California. During her lifetime, the year of her birth was commonly accepted as 1906, but when pressed for proof of this, Gracie would claim that her birth certificate had been destroyed in the big San Francisco earthquake. Malcolm X (1992) aka X. A note regarding her date of birth: According to which source you read, Gracie Allen was born July 26 1894, 1895, 1902 or 1906.

Much Ado About Nothing (1993). The Amm-i-Dent Toothpaste Show: 1949 - 1950 CBS. The Pelican Brief (1993). Maxwell House Coffee Time: 1945 - 1949 NBC. Philadelphia (1993). The Swan Soap Show: 1941 - 1945 NBC, CBS. Crimson Tide (1995). The Hormel Program: 1940 - 1941 NBC.

Virtuosity (1995). The Hinds Honey and Almond Cream Program: 1939 - 1940 CBS. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995). The Chesterfield Program: 1938 - 1939 CBS. Courage Under Fire (1996). The Grape Nuts Program: 1937 - 1938 NBC. The Preacher's Wife (1996). The Campbell's Tomato Juice Program: 1935 - 1937 CBS.

Fallen (1998). The Adventures of Gracie: 1934 - 1935 CBS. He Got Game (1998). The White Owl Program: 1933 - 1934 CBS. The Siege (1998). The Robert Burns Panatella Show: 1932 - 1933 CBS. The Bone Collector (1999). Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) (guest appearance & last movie).

The Hurricane (1999). North (1941) (2nd murder mystery without Burns). Remember the Titans (2000). and Mrs. Training Day (2001). Mr. John Q (2002). Van Dyne).

Antwone Fisher (2002). S. Out of Time (2003). The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) (without Burns -- a "Philo Vance" mystery by S. Man on Fire (2004). Honolulu (1939). The Manchurian Candidate (2004). College Swing (1938).

A Damsel in Distress (1937) (1st Fred Astaire movie without Ginger Rogers & 1st in which Burns and Allen danced). Here Comes Cookie (1936). Love in Bloom (1935). We're Not Dressing (1934).

Six Of A Kind (1934). Many Happy Returns (1934) (1st leading rôle). International House (1933). College Humor (1933).

The Big Broadcast (1932) (1st feature film). Lambchops (1929) (a "short" film).