Denzel Washington
- Born: 28 Dec, 1954
Likened to Sidney Poitier for his ability to appeal to a multiracial audience, Denzel Washington parlayed his matinee idol looks and finely honed acting skills into becoming the first of his generation's African-American movie star on Hollywood's A-list. The self-proclaimed underachiever at Fordham University debuted in a college production of "The Emperor Jones" and soon after appeared as the school's "Othello", causing his professor Robinson Stone to remark to The Boston Globe (August, 5, 1990): "He was easily the best Othello I had ever seen, and I had seen Paul Robeson play it. Jose Ferrer came to look at it. He and I agreed that Denzel had a brilliant career ahead of him." By the time he graduated in 1977, Washington had landed a part in "Wilma"...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father Denzel Washington: divorced Washington's mother when he was 14; originally from Dillwyn, Virginia; died in 1991 at age 81
- mother Lennis Washington: divorced Washington's father when he was 14; born in Georgia and raised in Harlem
- sister Lorice Washington: older
- brother : younger
- son John David Washington: born c. 1984; played a student in Harlem classroom in "Malcolm X" (1992)
- daughter Katia Washington: born c. 1987
- son Malcolm Washington: born on April 10, 1991; twin of Olivia; named after Malcolm X
- daughter Olivia Washington: born on April 10, 1991; twin of Malcolm
- wife Pauletta Pearson: born c. 1951; met when both were filming "Wilma" (NBC, 1977); married in 1983; in 1995 renewed vows in South Africa with Archbishop Desmond Tutu officiating
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