Denzel Washington Biography

Biography

hometown, he began his acting career in many off-Broadway productions which mainly were produced by Joseph Papp. Among his favorite roles were those in Shakespeare's plays as he stated later on, "I did Othello, and Richard III, and those are the two roles I'd like to revisit." While his film debut started with the comedy "Carbon Copy" (1981) which was claimed a not funny way of bringing up the issue of racism. But he moved on to a better role this time in the series "St. Elsewhere" (1982) where he would become Dr. Philip Chandler for six years. Meanwhile, role supporting in the biopic "Cry Freedom" (1987) he devoted all his time and energy to portray Steve Biko and finally deserved the Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination in the 1988 Academy Awards. By then, it was obvious that he was one actor who would lead top movies to their success. Since the prestigious nomination, it was as if he had been guaranteed big roles in most of his movies. Starting with a lead role in the crime drama "The Mighty Quinn" (1989), he quickly strolled to the highly acclaimed "Glory" (1989) for which he got his first Oscar ...

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for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1990. It was one roller coaster ride where he was then on the top.

Maintaining his intensity in movies, he didn't exclude his next 'lighter' films titled "Heart Condition" and "Mississippi Masala" (1991) which both were comedy. And not forgetting his love for Shakespeare's works, he joined the expert, Kenneth Branagh to appear in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) along other prominent stars such as Kate Beckinsale, Emma Thompson and Keanu Reeves. The movie was indeed a good notification for Washington's continuing achievement, but it was in Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" (1992) that he was superbly brilliant. Portraying the famous Muslim martyr, Malcolm Little, he gained a nomination in the 1993 Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role category. Next he spent months mesmerizing in the life and jobs of Washington Post reporters to prepare his role as an investigative journalist, Gray Grantham in "The Pelican Brief" (1993). Showing such commitment, he was most loved by directors because he was effortlessly easy to be shaped into many different characters. As homophobic lawyer Joe Miller in "Philadelphia" (1993), he was successful in serving the antagonist ego by interviewing many lawyers before ...