His father, Reverend Denzel Hayes Washington, Sr., a native of Buckingham County, Virginia, served as an ordained Pentecostal minister, and also worked for the Water Department and a local department store, S. Klein.

In 1995, Hackman played an inept Hollywood producer in Get Shorty and the villainous fast-draw champion John Herrod in The Quick and the Dead opposite Sharon Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, as well as submarine Captain Frank Ramsey in the film Crimson Tide with Denzel Washington.

In 1991, he embarked on a serious acting career, portraying police detective Scotty Appleton in Mario Van Peebles ' feature film New Jack City, gang leader Odessa ( alongside Denzel Washington and John Lithgow ) in Ricochet ( 1991 ), gang leader King James in Trespass ( 1992 ), followed by a notable lead role performance in Surviving the Game ( 1994 ), in addition to many supporting roles, such as J-Bone in Johnny Mnemonic ( 1995 ), and the marsupial mutant T-Saint in Tank Girl ( 1995 ).

Since then, Demme's films have included an adaptation of Toni Morrison's Beloved, and remakes of two popular films: The Truth About Charlie, based on Charade that starred Mark Wahlberg in the Cary Grant role ; and The Manchurian Candidate, with Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep.

The Harlem Lindy Hop dance club and zoot suit culture forms a colourful backdrop in the early part of Spike Lee's film Malcolm X, starring Denzel Washington.

According to a 1995 Premiere magazine article, actor Denzel Washington also confronted Tarantino on his usage of racial slurs in his pictures, but mentioned that Tarantino was a " fine artist.

Denzel Washington and Benicio del Toro had initially been cast, both actors having been paid salaries of $ 20 m and $ 15 m respectively without the film having gone into production.

He co-starred with Denzel Washington in Virtuosity and with Sharon Stone in The Quick and the Dead in 1995.

However, he failed to win the Oscar that year, losing to Denzel Washington.

In 2006 he re-teamed with Gladiator director Ridley Scott for A Good Year, the first of two consecutive collaborations ( the second being American Gangster co-starring again with Denzel Washington, released in late 2007 ).

* In 1987, Richard Attenborough directed the movie Cry Freedom, a biographical drama about Biko starring Denzel Washington and Kevin Kline.

Waits played the role of " The Engineer " in the film The Book of Eli, opposite Denzel Washington, which opened in January 2010.

In 1977 a made-for-TV docudrama titled Wilma ( also known as The Story of Wilma Rudolph ) was produced by Bud Greenspan ; it starred Shirley Jo Finney, Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard and Denzel Washington in one of his first roles.

* The film Glory ( starring Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, and Matthew Broderick ), shows events of 1863, notably the assault on Fort Wagner.

* In 2006, Zondervan announced the production of The Bible Experience, an audio recording of the TNIV featuring performances by Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Blair Underwood, Denzel Washington, and several other leading celebrities.

Past recipients of the UCLA Spencer Tracy Award include James Stewart, Michael Douglas, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins, Kirk Douglas and Morgan Freeman.

* Denzel Washington Actor Oakland Military Academy, in New Windsor, New York.

* 2005: Denzel Washington played Brutus in the first Broadway production of the play in over fifty years.

* Frank Lucas, famous heroin dealer, subject of American Gangster motion picture starring Denzel Washington.

It was remade in 1996 as The Preacher's Wife starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance.

The 1991 film Mississippi Masala starred Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury, and profiled a family of displaced Ugandan-Indians living and working in Mississippi.

* Pauletta Pearson Washington-wife of actor Denzel Washington, Actress.

Denzel Washington was born in Mount Vernon, near New York City, New York on December 28, 1954.

The film follows John Quincy Archibald ( Denzel Washington ), a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it.

It stars Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., and Delroy Lindo.

Elsewhere is also noted for a strong ensemble cast that included David Morse, Alfre Woodard, Bruce Greenwood, Helen Hunt, Christina Pickles, Kyle Secor, Ed Begley, Jr., Stephen Furst, Howie Mandel, Mark Harmon and Denzel Washington.

Among the many notable alumni of the MFA program are Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Benjamin Bratt, Carlos Bernard, Amy Irving, Wynn Harmon, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Belknap, Dileep Rao, Marsha Mason, Danny Glover, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Tom O ' Brien, Anna Deavere Smith, Omar Metwally, Steven W. Bailey, and Anika Noni Rose.

* Ridley Scott also paid homage after the final credits of American Gangster when Denzel Washington's character in a darkened bar fires a gun into the camera.

Griffith is portrayed by former boxer Terry Claybon, while actor Denzel Washington stars as Carter.

The Hurricane is a 1999 film directed by Norman Jewison, and starring Denzel Washington.

Roger Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun Times, liked the film and the acting, and wrote, " This is one of Denzel Washington's great performances, on a par with his work in Malcolm X .... Washington as Hurricane Carter is spare, focused, filled with anger and pride ....

He wrote, " In telling the story of Mr. Carter's protracted and ultimately successful fight for freedom and justice, The Hurricane rides to glory on an astonishing performance by Denzel Washington .... That is to say, Mr. Washington leans into an otherwise schlocky movie and slams it out of the ballpark.

Training Day is a 2001 American crime drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by David Ayer, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.

Parker Barnes, a reinstated police officer played by Denzel Washington, is given the chance to catch him.

Courage Under Fire is a 1996 film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips and Matt Damon.

Denzel Washington ’ s acting was specifically lauded as Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote, “ In Washington's haunted eyes, in the stunning cinematography of Roger Deakins ( Fargo ) that plunges into the mad flare of combat, in the plot that deftly turns a whodunit into a meditation on character and in Zwick's persistent questioning of authority, Courage Under Fire honors its subject and its audience .” Additionally Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle said that, “ Denzel Washington is riveting .”

The Wiley College Debate Team, now also known as the Melvin B. Tolson / Denzel Washington Forensics Society of Wiley College, is currently under the direction of Christopher Medina.

Staying with them is Marlene, Barret's adopted daughter, and Denzel, an orphan with a rampant and deadly disease called Geostigma.

When confronted by Tifa following the disappearance of Denzel and Marlene, it is revealed that Cloud is also suffering from the effects of Geostigma, and he responds that he is unfit to protect his new family and other friends.

The new coach, Herman Boone ( portrayed by Denzel Washington ), is a black man, and his team is a mixture of black players and white players.

In 1971 in Alexandria, Virginia, at the desegregated T. C. Williams High School, African American head coach Herman Boone ( Denzel Washington ) is hired to lead the school's football team.

Tolson is a central character in the movie The Great Debaters ( 2007 ), directed by and starring Denzel Washington in the role of Tolson.

* Alazraqui is the voice of many cartoon characters, such as: Mr. Weed from Family Guy ( 1999 – 2001 ); Lazlo and Clam from Camp Lazlo ; Rocko from Rocko's Modern Life ; Winslow and Lube from Catdog ; Monroe the enchanted dog from The Life and Times of Juniper Lee ; the Taco Bell Chihuahua and, Denzel Crocker from The Fairly OddParents.

Trellick Tower is featured in the 1988 film For Queen and Country, starring Denzel Washington and was the filming location for Shopping, a 1994 film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.

Glory is a 1989 American drama war film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman.