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. In 1999, Allen decided to return to performing in pornographic films, appearing in the film Ginger Lynn's Torn. 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. In 1996, Allen gave birth to a son, Sterling Wayne Robert Allen. Malcolm X transformed Denzel's career, turning him overnight into one of Hollywood's most respected actors. Allen had a two year relationship with actor Charlie Sheen from 1990 to 1992. 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. She also spent time in a rehabilitation center during this period because of cocaine abuse.

In 1989 Denzel won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, after playing a defiant self-possessed slave in the film Glory. In 1991, Allen was convicted of falsifying a tax return and spent seventeen days in jail. In 1987 he starred as South African anti-apartheid campaigner Steve Biko in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom. She also appeared on several television series and in the interactive movies segments of the computer games Wing Commander III and Wing Commander Prophecy as Chief Technician Rachel Coriolis. Washington turned down roles in several action films, in hopes for a more challenging role. Allen appeared in several non-adult films including Vice Academy (1989) which was popular enough to have two sequels and Bound and Gagged: A Love Story (1992) which received some critical acclaim. Elsewhere. In February 1986 Allen decided to stop making adult films and attempt to establish a career in mainstream films using her full name.

His big break came when he starred in the popular TV hospital drama St. Other career highlights include her performance as the prostitute who introduces Tom Byron to sex in Kinky Business and her work in Slumber Party with Eric Edwards. While filming this movie he met actress Pauletta Pearson, who he later married. Allen's best work is in the award-winning Ten Little Maidens. He landed his first film role in the 1975 TV movie Wilma. Allen received the Best New Starlet award in 1985 from the Adult Video News and is a inductee to the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and Adult Video News (AVN) Halls of Fame. 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. She had her own line of videos through Vivid Video Productions with director Bruce Seven.

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. Allen became one of the biggest stars in erotica and made sixty-nine adult films. In his youth, Denzel was banned by his parents from watching movies. She did some nude modeling work and then began performing in adult films using the name Ginger Lynn in December 1983. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the son of a minister and a beauty-parlour owner. Born in Rockford, Illinois, Allen moved to California in 1982. Denzel Washington (born 28 December 1954) is an African American, Oscar-winning actor. "Ginger Lynn" is the screen name of Ginger Lynn Allen (born December 14, 1962), an American actress best known for her work in pornographic films.

Carbon Copy (1981). A Soldier's Story (1984). Power (1986). Cry Freedom (1987).

For Queen and Country (1988). The Mighty Quinn (1989). Glory (1989). Heart Condition (1990).

Mo' Better Blues (1990). Mississippi Masala (1991). Ricochet (1991). Malcolm X (1992) aka X.

Much Ado About Nothing (1993). The Pelican Brief (1993). Philadelphia (1993). Crimson Tide (1995).

Virtuosity (1995). Devil in a Blue Dress (1995). Courage Under Fire (1996). The Preacher's Wife (1996).

Fallen (1998). He Got Game (1998). The Siege (1998). The Bone Collector (1999).

The Hurricane (1999). Remember the Titans (2000). Training Day (2001). John Q (2002).

Antwone Fisher (2002). Out of Time (2003). Man on Fire (2004). The Manchurian Candidate (2004).