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Denzel Washington was born in December 28,1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the middle child of the 3 children of a Pentecostal minister father and a beautician mother. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at Fordham University intent on a career in journalism. However, he caught the acting bug while appearing in student drama productions and... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (53 titles)
2012/I Flight
Whip Whitaker
 
2010 Unstoppable
Frank
 
2006 Deja Vu
Doug Carlin
 
1997 Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (TV movie)
Humpty Dumpty (voice) / The Crooked Man (voice)
 
1995-1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Humpty Dumpty
Mother Goose (1997) … Humpty Dumpty (voice)
Rumpelstiltskin (1995) … Humpty Dumpty (voice)
 
1992 Great Performances (TV series)
Narrator
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway (1992) … Narrator
 
1991 Mississippi Masala
Demetrius Williams
 
1990 Heart Condition
Napoleon Stone
 
1989 Glory
Pvt. Trip
 
1989 The Mighty Quinn
Xavier Quinn
 
1988 For Queen & Country
Reuben James
 
1986 The George McKenna Story (TV movie)
George McKenna
 
1984 A Soldier's Story
Private First Class Peterson
 
1984 License to Kill (TV movie)
Martin Sawyer
 
1981 Carbon Copy
Roger Porter
 
1979 Flesh & Blood (TV movie)
Kirk
 
1979 Coriolanus (video)
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen / …
 
1977 Wilma (TV movie)
Robert Eldridge, age 18
 
1974 Death Wish
Alley Mugger #1 (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2014 The Equalizer (producer) (pre-production)
 
2012 Safe House (executive producer)
 
2010 The Book of Eli (producer)
 
2002 Antwone Fisher (producer)
 
2000 Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1995 Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (documentary) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1989 The Mighty Quinn (performer: "CAKEWALK INTO TOWN")
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2010 A Backyard Story (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2009 Streetballers (special thanks)
 
2008 The Assassin (short) (special thanks)
 
1999 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
The Making of 'Girl, Interrupted' (1999) (thanks)
 
1997 A Brother's Kiss (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (157 titles)
2013 Champs (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Nominee (also archive footage)
 
2013 Katie (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.100 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Revealed (TV series)
Himself
Oscar Hopefuls (2013) … Himself
 
1994-2013 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 January 2013 (2013) … Himself
Episode dated 9 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 18 March 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
2013 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee (also archive footage)
 
2013 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 January 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2012-2013 El hormiguero (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 22 January 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 31 January 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2013 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Himself
 
2013 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 January 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Les Coulisses des Golden Globes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee
 
2010-2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.7 (2012) … Himself
Episode #7.16 (2012) … Himself
Episode #5.14 (2010) … Himself
 
2006-2012 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 November 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 10 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 22 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2000-2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
Episode #21.38 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 2 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 30 July 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 23 April 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 26 December 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
 
2004-2012 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #20.31 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode #19.86 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode #18.38 (2010) … Himself
Episode #17.74 (2010) … Himself
Episode #16.156 (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
1993-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #21.22 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode #20.85 (2012) … Himself
Episode #19.24 (2010) … Himself
Episode #15.192 (2007) … Himself
Episode #14.210 (2006) … Himself
 
2012 Face to Face with 'Weird Al' Yankovic (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Denzel Washington/Megan Fox (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2004-2012 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 22 March 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 8 February 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 21 December 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 19 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 2 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2011-2012 ES.TV HD (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 17 February 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 17 February 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Daybreak (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.6 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Entertainers with Byron Allen (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 11 February 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
Himself
Steven Van Zandt (2012) … Himself
 
2010 Nobel Peace Prize Concert (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Episode dated 26 November 2010 (2010) … Himself - Actor
 
2010 Cubed (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.11 (2010) … Himself
 
2009-2010 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 November 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 14 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 10 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 Mike & Mike (TV series)
Himself - Telephone Interviewee
Episode dated 10 November 2010 (2010) … Himself - Telephone Interviewee (voice)
 
2006-2010 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
Wetten, dass..? aus Hannover (2010) … Himself
Wetten, dass..? aus Bremen (2006) … Himself
 
2010 Stand Up to Cancer (TV special)
Himself
 
2006-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 13 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 12 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 8 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 24 July 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 The 64th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in a Play
 
2010 The 76th Annual Drama League Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2010 The 7PM Project (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.148 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.80 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Jay Leno Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.75 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 The Third Rail: New York Underground (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 No Time to Lose: The Making of 'Pelham 123' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 The Third Rail: The NYC Subway System (video short)
Himself
 
1995-2009 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Om Filmen Man on Fire / Himself Om Filmen / …
Episode dated 20 August 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 9 August 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 20 November 2004 (2004) … Himself - Om Filmen Man on Fire
Episode dated 27 October 1995 (1995) … Himself Om Filmen
Episode dated 22 October 1995 (1995) … Himself/Joe Miller
 
2009 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.218 (2009) … Himself
 
2006-2009 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
Episode #16.25 (2009) … Himself
Episode #11.13 (2006) … Himself
 
2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.85 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 2009 MTV Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2008 Samuel L. Jackson: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2008 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.37 (2004) … Himself
 
2008 Urban Style (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 10 May 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
 
2008 Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 39th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 We Have a Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2008 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 23 July 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2007 TV One on One (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 December 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2002-2007 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 31 October 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 8 February 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2001-2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Making of 'American Gangster' (2007) … Himself
The Making of 'Man on Fire' (2004) … Himself
Antwone Fisher (2003) … Himself
Training Day: Crossing the Line (2001) … Himself
 
2007 The World Awaits: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2007 The 100 Best Black Movies (Ever) (documentary)
Himself
 
1996-2006 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 15 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
Episode dated 27 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
Episode dated 22 April 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
2006 The Early Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Movie Rush (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man (TV short)
Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Motion Picture - Drama
 
2006 What It Takes (TV series)
Himself
Denzel Washington (2006) … Himself
 
2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Angelina Jolie (2005) … Himself
 
2005 BET Awards 2005 (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 March 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 July 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 ESPY Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 4th Annual BET Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Moving Image Salutes Richard Gere (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Making of 'Man on Fire' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2002-2004 Total Request Live (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
Episode dated 18 December 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2004 Extra (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Out of Time: Crime Scene (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 September 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Kela on the Karpet (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role/Past Winner
 
2003 34th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 The 14th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
2002 Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Rank (TV series documentary)
Himself
25 Toughest Stars (2002) … Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role and Presenter: Honorary Award to Sidney Poitier
 
2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
 
2002 Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Spotlight on Location: Hurricane (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Essence Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
 
2001 The Making of 'Antwone Fisher' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1996-2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 September 2000 (2000) … Himself
Episode dated 9 December 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
2000 Straight from the Streets (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 31st NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
2000 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Actor
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) … Himself - Actor
 
2000 The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
 
1999 Celebrity Profile (TV series documentary)
Himself
Danny Glover (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
Show nº102 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography/Past Winner
 
1998 The Great Christmas Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 28th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1996 ESPY Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 NBA at 50 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 27th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-host
 
1995 The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: 'The Shawshank Redemption' Film Clip
 
1995 The Making of 'Crimson Tide' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 The Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Ebony's 15th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1994 26th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1987-1993 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 April 1993 (1993) … Himself
Episode dated 1 November 1991 (1991) … Himself
Episode dated 24 November 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 23 September 1988 (1988) … Himself
Episode dated 22 May 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1993 The Barbara Walters Summer Special (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 March 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short
 
1993 The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Favourite Comedy Motion Picture
 
1993 1993 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
Pilot (1993) … Himself
 
1992 Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1992 Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 The 45th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1990 Motown 30: What's Goin' On! (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 The Making of 'Mo' Better Blues' (documentary short)
Bleek Gilliam
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 January 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1990 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 January 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 22nd NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 December 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.1 (1989) … Himself
 
1988 Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1988 The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
 
1988 20th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1987 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-host
 
1987 Baka: The People of the Rainforest (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1985 The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1983 The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Program
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (20 titles)
2013 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2011 Ebert Presents: At the Movies (TV series)
 
2009 I Am Love
Joe Miller (uncredited)
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Himself/Frank Lucas (uncredited)
 
2007 For the Bible Tells Me So (documentary)
Coach Herman Boone
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Alonzo (uncredited)
 
2005 80s (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Tvist (TV series)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2004 Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (TV documentary)
 
2004 Michael Moore, el gran agitador (TV documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Century of Black Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Headliners & Legends: Denzel Washington (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (video documentary)
Dudley 'Dud' (segment "Step by Step")
 
1995 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1997) Music video: Directed BeBe Winans video "In Harm's Way" See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 15 Interviews  | 19 Articles  | 17 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

(1998 quote on his career) With four children I have to maximize the work I do now financially. It's like I have to do one film for financial reasons, as opposed to when I was single, or before we had all of these children. I find that I'm not as good at not working as I thought I would be. I get itchy... See more »

Trivia:

In a Newsweek cover story about the biological basis of the perception of beauty, he was used as a key example in a scientific explanation why he is considered an extremely handsome man. See more »

Trademark:

Fiery anger driven tirades See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Capricorn