Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. [ ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ] (born December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon , New York ) is an American actor , director and film producer . He is a two-time Oscar winner and the second African American actor after Sidney Poitier to receive this film award for a leading role.
Life
Early years
Washington was born near New York to Lennis Washington and Denzel Hayes Washington Sr. His mother worked in a beauty salon and his father was a preacher.
Denzel Washington first attended the Pennington-Grimes Elementary School in Mount Vernon until 1968. Then he was sent to the Oakland Military Academy in New Windsor by his mother . After studying journalism at Fordham University , he began acting.
He did so first at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and then went back to New York to become an actor.
Career
He made his first feature film in 1981 at the age of 27. Other smaller roles followed. He was introduced to a wider audience through the hospital series Chief Physician Dr. Westphall , in which he played the role of Dr. Phillip Chandler played. His first major film starring role was that of Steve Biko , founder of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), in the apartheid drama Cry for Freedom . For her he received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor and a Golden Globe nomination for best leading actor in 1988. Washington had its breakthrough in 1989 with the civil war drama Glory ; for his portrayal of the private trip soldier he was awarded an Oscar , received a Golden Globe for best supporting actor and other awards and film award nominations. In 1990 he played a leading role in Spike Lee's film Mo Better Blues .
With Spike Lee's Malcolm X, he cemented his status as one of the most important Afro-American stars in Hollywood . For the role there he was again nominated for an Oscar; He has also received numerous awards and other nominations for renowned film prizes. In the following years he worked in many major Hollywood productions, such as Julia Roberts in The Acts and in the Shakespeare film Much Ado About Nothing next to Kenneth Branagh , who also directed. In the AIDS drama Philadelphia he played the second leading role alongside Tom Hanks as the latter's lawyer . He then directed the cyberspace thriller Virtuosity alongside Russell Crowe and the submarine drama Crimson Tide with Gene Hackman about a possible nuclear war.
In 1996 he starred with Whitney Houston in the romantic comedy Rendezvous with an Angel . After Glory he was in the movie Courage Under Fire by Edward Zwick a military investigators and in the blockbuster state of emergency as an opponent of Bruce Willis an upright FBI agent. In 1998 he starred in Spike Lee's drama about a generation conflict between father and son, Game of Life . In 1999 he played the paraplegic investigator Lincoln Rhyme in the Jeffery Deaver film The Bone Hunter with Angelina Jolie and won over as boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in the film Hurricane by Norman Jewison , which earned him his second Golden Globe.
The following projects were Training Day and Against Any Rule . The role of the corrupt cop in Training Day earned him a second Oscar. Washington became the second African-American actor, after Sidney Poitier , to win an Oscar for Best Actor (later Jamie Foxx , 2005, and Forest Whitaker , 2007). Most recently he was in the films Déjà Vu - Race against Time and American Gangster as well as in the end-of-time thriller The Book of Eli .
In the meantime, Washington has also directed ambitious material. He made the film Antwone Fisher in 2002 and The Great Debaters in 2007 , in each of which he also took on a role. In Antwone Fisher , Washington was seen in the role of a military psychologist who uncovered the childhood story of a violent soldier in therapeutic sessions. In The Great Debaters he played the main role of the rhetoric professor Mel Tolson, who formed a verbal debating team from students from an African-American southern university, based on a real model.
He received another Oscar nomination in 2013 for the role of William Whitaker as best actor in the drama Flight .
In 2014, Washington played former CIA agent Robert McCall in the adaptation of the television series The Equalizer . In 2016, The Glorious Seven, a remake of the 1960 western of the same name, was released in cinemas. Here he took on the role of Sam Chisolm.
Private
Washington is a devout Christian and had considered becoming a pastor in previous years.
Washington met Pauletta Pearson while filming Wilma in 1977. They married on June 25, 1983; Pearson took her husband's last name. On July 28, 1984, their first son, John David Washington, was born. After a short career as a football player, he is also an actor. Their daughter Katia Washington was born on November 27, 1987. On April 10, 1991, Washington had twins , a son and a daughter. In 1995 the couple renewed their marriage vows .
Filmography
As a performer
- 1977: Wilma Rudolph, the black gazelle ( Wilma ; TV movie)
- 1979: Flesh & Blood (TV movie)
- 1981: A nice mess (Carbon Copy)
- 1982–1988: Chief Physician Dr. Westphall (St. Elsewhere , TV series)
- 1984: Sergeant Waters - A Soldier's Story
- 1984: License to Kill
- 1986: The George McKenna Story (Hard Lessons)
- 1986: Power - The Road to Fame (Power)
- 1987 Cry Freedom (Cry Freedom)
- 1988: For Queen & Country
- 1989: Glory
- 1989: Big Bad Man / Murder in the Caribbean (The Mighty Quinn)
- 1990: Mo 'Better Blues
- 1990: The Chaoten Cop (Heart Condition)
- 1991: Ricochet - The Impact (Ricochet)
- 1991: Mississippi Masala
- 1992: Malcolm X
- 1993: Much Ado About Nothing (Much Ado About Nothing)
- 1993: The Act (The Pelican Brief)
- 1993: Philadelphia
- 1994: Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (documentary)
- 1995: Virtuosity
- 1995: Devil in a Blue (Devil in a Blue Dress)
- 1995: Crimson Tide (Crimson Tide)
- 1996: Rendezvous with an Angel (The Preacher's Wife)
- 1996: Courage Under Fire (Courage Under Fire)
- 1997: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
- 1997: Mother Goose: A Rappin 'and Rhymin' Special
- 1998: Spike Lee's Game of Life (He Got Game)
- 1998: State of Emergency (The Siege)
- 1998: Demon - Don't trust a soul (Fallen)
- 1999: The Bone Collector (The Bone Collector)
- 1999: Hurricane (The Hurricane)
- 2000: Against Any Rule (Remember the Titans)
- 2001: Training Day
- 2002: Antwone Fisher
- 2002: John Q - Desperate Anger (John Q)
- 2003: Out of Time - His opponent is time (Out of Time)
- 2004: The Manchurian Candidate (The Manchurian Candidate)
- 2004: Man on Fire (Man on Fire)
- 2006: Inside Man
- 2006: Déjà Vu - race against time (Déjà Vu)
- 2007: American Gangster
- 2007: The Great Debaters
- 2008: We Have a Dream
- 2009: The Taking of Pelham 123 (The Taking of Pelham 123)
- 2010: The Book of Eli
- 2010: Unstoppable - Out of Control (Unstoppable)
- 2012: Safe House
- 2012: Flight
- 2013: 2 guns
- 2014: The Equalizer
- 2016: The Magnificent Seven (The Magnificent Seven)
- 2016: Fences
- 2017: Roman J. Israel, Esq. - The truth and nothing but the truth (Roman J. Israel, Esq.)
- 2018: The Equalizer 2
As a director
- 2002: Antwone Fisher
- 2007: The Great Debaters
- 2016: Fences
As a producer
- 2002: Antwone Fisher
- 2007: The Great Debaters
- 2010: The Book of Eli
- 2014: The Equalizer
- 2016: Fences
- 2018: The Equalizer 2
Awards
Academy Award (Oscar)
- 1990: Best Supporting Actor (Glory)
- 2002: Best Actor (Training Day)
Nominations:
- 1987: Best Supporting Actor (Cry For Freedom)
- 1993: Best Actor (Malcolm X)
- 1999: Best Actor (Hurricane)
- 2013: Best Actor (Flight)
- 2017: Best Actor (Fences)
- 2017: Best Film (Fences)
- 2018: Best Actor (Roman J. Israel, Esq.)
Critics' Choice Movie Award
Nominations:
- 2016 (Dec.) : Best Director ( Fences )
- 2016 (Dec.) : Best Actor (Fences)
Golden Globe Awards
- 1989: Best Supporting Actor (Glory)
- 1999: Best Actor in Film Drama (Hurricane)
- 2016: Lifetime Achievement
Nominations:
- 1987: Best Actor, Film Drama (Cry For Freedom)
- 1993: Best Actor, Film, Drama (Malcolm X)
- 2002: Best Actor, Film Drama (Training Day)
- 2007: Best Actor, Film Drama (American Gangster)
- 2013: Best Actor, Film Drama (Flight)
- 2017 : Best Actor in Film Drama (Fences)
- 2018 : Best Actor, Film Drama (Roman J. Israel, Esq.)
Black Reel Award
- 1999: Best Supporting Actor (The Hurricane)
- 2001: Best Actor (Training Day)
- 2002: Best Supporting Actor (Remember The Titans)
- 2013: Best Supporting Actor (Flight)
Nominations:
- 2002: Best Supporting Actor (Antwone Fisher)
- 2003: Best Actor (John Q)
- 2004: Best Actor (Out of Time)
- 2007: Best Actor (Inside Man)
- 2010: Best Actor (The Taking of Pelham 123)
- 2011: Best Actor (The Book of Eli)
- 2011: Best Actor (Unstoppable)
Golden camera
- 2012: Best Actor International
NAACP Image Award
- 1990: Best Supporting Actor (Glory)
Image Award
- 1993: Best Actor (Mississippi Masala)
- 1994: Best Actor (Malcolm X)
- 1995: Best Picture (Malcolm X)
- 1995: Best Actor (Malcolm X)
- 1996: Best Actor (Crimson Tide)
- 1997: Best Actor (Courage to Truth)
- 2000: Best Actor (Hurricane)
- 2001: Best Film (Against All Rules)
- 2001: Best Actor (Against Any Rule)
- 2002: Best Actor (Training Day)
- 2003: Best Actor (John Q - Desperate Anger)
- 2008: Best Picture (The Great Debaters)
- 2008: Best Actor (The Great Debaters)
- 2011: Best Actor (The Book of Eli)
- 2013: Best Actor (Flight)
Berlinale
- 1993: Silver Bear (Malcolm X)
- 2000: Silver Bear (The Hurricane)
MTV Award
- 1993: Best Actor (Malcolm X)
- 2002: Best Villain (Training Day)
New York Film Critics Circle Award
- 1992: Best Actor (Malcolm X)
Nominations:
- 1989: Best Supporting Actor (Glory)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 2017 : Best Actor (Fences)
Further awards
- Sexiest Man Alive (1996)
- Tony Award 2010 for Fences (Best Actor)
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010)
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor (Glory)
- International Cinematographers Guild Publicists Awards 2017: Motion Picture Showman of the Year
- AFI Life Achievement Award 2019
further nominations:
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor (Glory)
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor (Glory)
- Golden Satellite Award Best Actor (Against All Rule)
German synchronization
Washington's German voice actor was Leon Boden from 1991 to 2018 . During that time, he was only voiced by other voice actors in two films. In the film Malcolm X (1992) lent him Randolf Kronberg his voice and in He Got Game (1998) addressed him Tom Vogt . Denzel Washington spoke to Boden in the film Big Bad Man (1989). In its early years, Washington had no fixed voice, for example, from 1984 to 1990 it was spoken once by Thomas Petruo († 2018), Stephan Schwartz , Detlef Bierstedt , Lutz Mackensy , Manfred Lehmann and Christian Brückner .
Since the death of Leon Boden in April 2020, Washington currently has no new party vote.
Web links
- Denzel Washington in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Denzel Washington in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris Nickson : Denzel Washington . St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York 1996, ISBN 0-312-96043-3 , pp. 9-11.
- ^ Denzel Washington Biography (1954–) . Filmreference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ E. Renée Ingram: Buckingham County . Arcadia Publishing, 2005, ISBN 0-7385-1842-5 , p. 55.
- ^ Denzel Washington Returns to Acting Roots . Fordham.edu. October 28, 2003. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ Denzel Washington Biography , AllMovie.com. Retrieved February 13, 2008
- ↑ http://www.livenet.ch/content/denzel-washington-%E2%80%9Eich-spielte-mit-dem-gedanken-pastor-zu-haben%E2%80%9C
- ^ Denzel Washington and Wife Celebrate Wedding Anniversary in Italy ( Memento from August 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) In: lovetripper.com from June 28, 2009.
- ↑ Gregg Kilday: 'La La Land,' 'Arrival,' 'Moonlight' Top Critics' Choice Nominations In: The Hollywood Reporter, December 1, 2016.
- ↑ Luca Celada: The 74th Golden Globe Nominations: La La Land, Moonlight And Emerging TV Talent In: goldenglobes.com, December 12, 2016.
- ^ Black Reel Awards (2001). Retrieved April 23, 2016 .
- ↑ 'Fences' Denzel Washington Named Publicist Awards Man of the Year In: broadwayworld.com, January 12, 2017.
- ↑ Leon Boden. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on July 3, 2013 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Washington, Denzel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Washington, Denzel Hayes junior (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, director and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mount Vernon , New York, United States |