Denzel Washington: Daily Celebrity Spotlight

Today Denzel Washington is on set of the film "The Book of Eli" which is in post-production. "The Book of Eli" is scheduled to debut on January 15, 2010. Denzel Washington plays the role of Eli whom is a survivor in a future post apocalyptic world. Eli has been walking for a long time with a book in his hand called "The Book of Eli". He roams the world while protecting this book that holds secrets that can save the human race. Watch "The Book of Eli Trailer" here: http://book-of-eli-movie-trailer.blogspot.com/.

Denzel Washington is also in pre-production of the film "Inside Man" which is set to debut in 2010. There are also rumors that he will be in the film "Steinbeck's Point of View which will be released in 2011, but at this time it is only a rumor. Denzel Washington is a great American Actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He has even portrayed several real life figures including Steve Biko, Malcolm X, and Herman Boone.

Denzel Washington Early Years, Education and Personal Life

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mt. Vernon, New York. When he came into the world, he had two wonderful parents. His Father, Reverend Denzel Washington, Sr. was an ordained Pentecostal minister and worked for the Water Department as well as S. Klein, which was a local department store. His mother, Lennis "Lynne", was a beauty parlor-owner and operator. Denzel Washington went to elementary school in Mt. Vernon and attended a Boys & Girls Club.

When he was 14 years old his parents divorced and he lost contact with his Father and started getting into some street fights. His mother decided to send him to boarding school at the Oakland Military Academy, which was a private preparatory school in New Windsor. In 1973, he went to Fordham University for a B.A. in Drama and Journalism and he worked as a camp counselor at a Boys Club and did several variety shows. He received a role in Eugene O'Neil's "The Emperor Jones" and a role in William Shakespeare's Othello. This is where he really fell in love with acting.

After graduating, he received a scholarship for San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre and filmed his very first on screen role in the TV movie "Wilma". This is where he met his current wife, Pauletta Pearson and they were married in 1983. They have four children together. John David was born in 1984 and plays with the St. Louis Rams, Katia were born in 1987 and she is attending Yale University. Then they had twins, Olivia and Malcolm. Denzel Washington is a devout Christian and attends LA's West Angeles Church of God in Christ.

Dezel Washington's Career Years

Denzel Washington's made his very first film debut in the comedy film, "A Carbon Copy" in 1981. After some off-Broadway productions, including "A Soldier's Play" and some television movies, he played a starring role as Dr. Philip Chandler in the television series, "St Elsewhere" from 1982 until 1988.

He received five Oscar nominations for the film "Cry Freedom" in 1987 and won an Oscar for "Best Supporting Actor" and a Golden Globe Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture" for the film "Glory" in 1990. In 1990 he was in the films, "Heart Condition" and "Mo'Better Blues". It 1999 he won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama" for the film The Hurricane. In 2002, he won an Oscar Award for "Best Actor" in the film Training Day. Denzel Washington has been in an abundant amount of movies. Here is a list of movies for your to check out and some mini video clips of Denzel Washington.

Movies

1990
Heart Condition
Mo Better Blues

1991
Ricochet

1992
Mississippi Masala
Malcolm X

1993
Much Ado About Nothing
Pelican Brief
Philadelphia

1995
Crimson Tide
Virtuosity
Devil in a Blue Dress

1996
Courage Under Fire
The Preacher's Wife

1998
Fallen
He Got Game
The Siege

1999
The Bone Collector
The Hurricane

2000
Remember the Titans
The Loretta Claiborne Story

2001
Training Day

2002
John Q
Antwone Fisher

2003
Out of Time

2004
Man on Fire and The Manchurian Candidate

2005
Inside Man and Déjà vu

2007
American Gangster and the Great Debaters

Video Clips

Denzel's 'Bible Experience' on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric September 19, 2007
Actor Denzel Washington and his wife, Paulette, tell Tracy Smith why they decided to get involved with the "Bible Experience", an audio Bible.
http://atlantis2.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2661708n

Denzel Washington winning an Oscar for Training Day on 74^th Annual Academy Awards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLKDfyFjQtc

Denzel Washington on Making of "The Taking of Pelham 123 (on set)
http://makingof.com/filming_now/media/the-taking-of-pelham-123/denzel-washington/29/191

MTV Rough Cut: Denzel Washingtonhttp://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/399613/denzel-on-director-tony-scott-we-trust-each-other.jhtml#id=1613587

Sources & Resources

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000243/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denzel_Washington

http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/actors/actorProfiles.mv?dwashington

http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/denzel_washington/awards.shtml