Denzel Washington Profile

Famous As

Actor

Birth Name

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.

Birth Date

December 28, 1954

Birth Place

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

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Famous As

Actor

Personal Fact

Birth Name

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.

Birth Date

December 28, 1954

Birth Place

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Height

6' 0.5

Nationality

American

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Black

Education

Attended Pennington Grimes Elementary School in Mount Vernon
Graduated from Oakwood Academy, New Windsor, New York in 1972
Graduated from Fordham University, Bronx, New York with a BA degree in drama and journalism in 1977
Studied at American Conservatory Theater in San Fransisco, California for one year

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✦ His father was named after the doctor that delivered his father and then inherited the name to him.
✦ Was entitled "Police Chief for a Day" when he was a member of The Boys and Girls Club of America as a kid.
✦ Is the cousin of Ukee Washington who is a CBS anchorman.
✦ Played Malcolm X in an off-Broadway production of "When the Chickens Came Home to Roost" in early 1980s before portraying the same character in the movie "Malcolm X" (1992).
✦ His son, Malcolm was named after the character Malcolm Little whom he played in "Malcolm X" (1992).