American actor, winner of two Academy Awards — photos, style and news
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, film director, and film producer. 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 Golden Globe awards and a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Glory (1989) and Best Actor for Training Day (2001).
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Washington's record is built on portrayals of real people to a degree few actors match: Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas and Herman Boone are six distinct historical figures, each requiring a different era's dress, bearing and public image. The awards record frames that work from both ends of a career — the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Glory in 1989 and the Best Actor Oscar for Training Day in 2001, with two Golden Globes and a Tony Award across film and stage.
The profile carries all three job titles Washington works under — actor, film director and film producer — plus the two defining professional relationships of the film career: featured actor in Jerry Bruckheimer's productions and frequent collaborator of the late Tony Scott. Together they explain the consistency of the screen presence this guide follows from page to page.
This page gathers Denzel Washington photos, videos, news and blog posts, with search routes to each through Bing, Google and YouTube. He is filed in the D letter of the Male Fashion Celebrities A–G range alongside Daniel Day-Lewis and David Beckham — an unusually decorated letter, holding between its three profiles five Academy Awards and one of world football's most famous names. A fashion celebrity in this guide is a person with celebrity status who is often watched and judged for what they wear, and Washington's three decades of acclaimed film work supply that watching in full.
Washington has won two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Glory (1989) and Best Actor for Training Day (2001). He has also received two Golden Globe awards and a Tony Award.
Washington's portrayals of real-life figures include Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas, and Herman Boone — work that has brought him much critical acclaim since the 1990s.
Washington is a featured actor in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and was a frequent collaborator of the late director Tony Scott, alongside his own work as a film director and film producer.