Denzel Washington Documentary

Hi, I'm Kelly Dedmon, welcome to the Bio channel and our salute to black culture in the 70s and 80s. A black man was not considered a box office megastar. Julia Roberts lobbied for Denzel Washington to star in the short-lived Pelican, a role originally written. For a white man, the film's success ended the box office myth. Denzel proved that a black man can fill seats with people of all colors and then stop at stardom. He is on the short list of American actors who charge a fee of more than 10 million dollars per film. Andrew Beckett was fired, you'll hear two explanations for why he was fired.

I was and this Denzel Washington is an incredible actor. He is an incredibly powerful movie star. He is a wonderful actor. He really is very powerful. The Academy Award-winning actor grew up in a religious family far from Hollywood. My father was a minister and we didn't go to the movies. Denzel credits his mother and wife for inspiring him to work hard and guiding him down the path to stardom. We didn't land. on Plymouth Rock He landed on Plymouth Rock above us, he had all this, the right things as a kid, which gave him the courage to jump into deep water to see if he could make it and he did.

He has been called one of the sexiest people in the world, but he prefers. to be judged on what he does as a performer rather than his appearance and what he does deliver is an Oscar caliber performance, he will go down in history as this classic American leading man, not far from New York City lies the integrated suburb Mount Vernon middle class there December 28, 1954 Denzel Washington Jr. Born into a hard-working religious family, he was the second of three children, Denzel's parents worked hard to create a financially secure environment, his father worked two jobs during the week, leaving hours before the children woke up and returning after sleeping Sundays.

He was a Pentecostal minister who preached in his church with a passionate touch, a great personality, that's what I remember about him, very, very articulate, great friend, very happy, great voice, his mother, Lennis, worked as a beautician and was owner of several beauty salons. she sang in the church choir she grew up in the Albemarle church she was a very nice singer lady has a strong sense of family her mother and father did a good job with the family church and hard work were the characteristics of her childhood Denzel his father only allowed the children to watch movies with biblical themes, their neighborhood was just a stone's throw from the mean streets of the Bronx, some children went to college and many more finished, and to create a safe haven while the envoys of Washington for six years- Old Denzel and his brother David to the Boys and Girls Club after school knew that when he came to the Boys and Girls Club we would receive proper supervisory discipline and that his goal was to teach us how to feed ourselves, not be, already You know, professionals. athletes or artists, but to be good citizens you have to know how to be people with good morals, the Boys and Girls Club became Denzel's home away from home.

Denzel's own father was never available to pat his son on the back after a well-played game. If he was too busy at work or at his church, we would go from the Boys and Girls Club to the playground upriver called Fort Street and play all day, play basketball, have fun and have a good time, he would be there all night and then After that, we got tired of playing basketball. The lights went down and then we sat down and had a good time together and I think one of the things is that Denzel always had a unique laugh, he was always a good joke teller.

When he was 11 years old, to avoid getting into mischief and help the family's finances, Denzel joined the workforce with part-time jobs at neighborhood barber shops and salons. When Denzel entered his teens, his strong family foundation began to crumble. Denzel's parents' marriage fell apart and he separated; his father moved to Virginia, although he continued in contact with his son. Denzel remained with his mother developing a close bond, but the loss of his father left Denzel confused and he began to show signs that he might join the bad boys he knew him to be. He rebelled violently and got into fights at school, worried about his future.

Denzel's mother sent him to boarding school at Oakland Academy to fix him. It was a prep school made up of mostly rich white kids in upstate New York. Denzel was mediocre in academics but excelled in sports the first time I saw Denzel Washington I thought he was a second coming with Jackie Robinson he was a great athlete he could move we had good coordination he made a basket to win a basketball game I wanted to take his picture , says you have to take the photo and follow me, pass the ball to me too, that's the type of following you see, there is always a team at home.

Denzel dreamed of becoming a famous sports star, but many of his friends thought he could become a comedian instead of him. The funny facade was a boy who was actually shy and self-conscious because of a gap in his teeth. frontals. He had a great sense of humor. He was smiling. He is very popular. Everyone loved him and he was a little prankster who would like to fool. I know it's a joke, but he never did anything wrong during his boarding school years. Denzel returned to Mount Vernon each summer to work at the Boys and Girls Club.

I remember him around the age of 1415 and he was committed to his work, he enjoyed his work and you can see the growth, the response in accepting responsibility in 1972 he enrolled at Fordham University in the Bronx, not far from home, he tried pre-med courses to please his mother, who wanted him to be a doctor, but he couldn't handle the curriculum and switched to journalism and that also failed to ignite his passion. He finally found his true calling when he participated in theater production while working at a YMCA summer camp. Denzel returned to college aiming for the stars as a college student in his first Denzel acting class. he boldly told his classmates that he wanted to be the best actor in the world you know everyone has to turn you want to do what you want to be what I don't know it was a little naive to say but that's how I felt I said well you know I'm going to acting, I just want to be the best and I came into this really with no background or history and my family or whatever Denzel dedicated himself to learning his new craft his senior year he transferred to Fordham's Theater Arts.

He lived in Manhattan and studied with Professor Robert Stone. Denzel was passionate about his acting, yet he had trouble getting to class until his new mentor read him the riot card, so finally what he wanted was an Enzo. I would marry his talent, but you would get. Your buns in this class are not cut that often, otherwise you and I will have to go to the mat and he is the kind of young man who was serious enough. Tori took that warning and came to class even though getting to class might have been a problem to show off his talent and charm it wasn't that it was too early he was like a senior on the forum and he had only done one Emperor Jones show and it was so good to work with him that he would give them something that they would quickly remember I never had to repeat with Denzel Washington you give him a point he has him for life when he entered the workshop the girls had just turned eight years old they immediately fell in love with Denzel Washington he has always been a city ​​so beautiful I call it in his senior year Denzel landed the lead role in a Fordham production of Othello.

His performance showed that he had enormous talents and literally changed his life. Denzel's son admitted that she came to him in the form of a companion and was stunned to find this young man who had found his calling in the shocking The power of his craft at that time was actually quite overwhelming and at that moment he knew exactly where to go. I wanted to go and what I wanted to do. I told every agent he knew. At that time he was interviewed by several of them and one. of them even signed him up for a TV show in the 1977 TV movie Wilma was Denzel's first professional break profiling Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph Denzel landed the role of Wilma's husband while he was still in his last year at Fordham on the set he saw a pretty young actress all that a Pearson who had a small park they became friends Denzel graduated with a double degree in journalism and theater Professor Stone pulled more strings and helped Denzel get into the prestigious American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, but after only a year he left to try his luck in Hollywood.

He arrived with barely $30 in his pocket and moved in with relatives while looking for work. The Urban League found him a job as an acting teacher at a small private school but what he really wanted was to play Denzel We returned to New York, where our money was tight but work was plentiful and black theater companies began dating the woman he met while filming Wilma Pauletta Pearson was an accomplished pianist, singer and actress. Within a year they shared an apartment in Mount Vernon. Pauletta encouraged Denzel. of her in her acting activities and drew a lot of strength from her after a successful series of roles.

Denzel went through a six-month dry spell with no work and no money. Acting may have fueled his creative soul, but it didn't pay his rent, and Pearson Pauletta became a career partner with him. She had been a child prodigy since she was nine years old. She had performed as a concert pianist around the world. She now put her career on hold and worked to support them while he looked for acting jobs. In an awkward moment I saw Denzel, he was talking about how difficult it was, you know he was doing some work at the time and you know he's talking about his struggles, you know, trying to make it and you know, in entertainment it feels and and it seemed like being a little depressed and I told him that sometimes when things don't go my way I always resort to playing basketball and playing with the kids, so he came with me to Boys and Girls.

Club and we picked teams and we played and he kind of brought out some of those frustrations. Denzel was ready to quit acting. He got a job at the County Recreation Department, but Pauletta wouldn't let him sacrifice his dreams. His instincts were right. Just a week before Denzel started working, he won the role of Malcolm Denzel immersed himself in the role, listening to Malcolm sold out the tickets. Denzel's success under Malcolm X led to another off-Broadway role in a soldier play that critics praised. His performance as the impulsive Army soldier Denzel earned him an Obie, the off-Broadway equivalent of a Tony Award, hit after hit, and in 1980 he was offered a role in the comedy film Carbon Copy as George Segal's long-lost son.

I didn't know him. Lorraine was a charming, intelligent, cultured person. It is a great shock for me to accept you as her son. Well, if that's too much for you, you'll probably go into a coma when you're left behind. this, hello dad, Denzel, welcome the challenge and the substantial money that a roll of film offered you, you got points today, you got arrested for me, you got roughed up, he finally started acting like a father, you know, so I'm taking you off from above. Denzel soon discovered acting in front of the camera was not as easy as it seemed.

I am confident in this leading role. He didn't really know much about film acting. Mr. Charlie has some dignity, make me still feel like your son, blessed, of your flesh, blood, of your blood, mistake of my mistakes, oh, you feel different after you adopt me, I adopt you, I'm 17 years old, It's time for me to go legit. Not at all, not like Hollywood was. He was beginning to take notice of this rising star, but the studio had noticed the prominent gap in his front teeth and asked him to fix it. Denzel, surprise, paid for his dental work and there he had his first real experience of star treatment on television.

The producers saw Denzel in a carbon copy and the soldiers playing and wanted to cast him as Dr. Philip Chandler in a new television series st. Elsewhere, thinking that the stage was his true home, Denzel almost rejected the street. in other places, but the money was too good to pass up, what do you think of the coral reefs muta eh, there are your seas, what do you think of the lady? Kilmartin beautiful fever peripheral edema your diuretics have been restarted here you order what DC Virgin Islands st. Elsewhere broke the mold of serialized television set in a financially troubled old hospital, the ensemble cast and controversial storylines were revolutionary for television, although st. elsewhere it was never a big hit with audiences critics loved seeing it elsewhereplaces was a huge leap forward in

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's career not only was he seen by millions of people every week but he also worked with a company of really good actors he learned the discipline of acting on a weekly show he learned to play many different moods .

The interesting thing in life is the surprise when acquiring knowledge, unraveling DNA. Do we lose the mystery of how the sacred is still there? Jim takes off the creation of life. He made for a very humble and selfless performance. Think because there were so many actors playing the lead roles and some days you might have two lines, some weeks you might have the entire script, so no one had such a big head that it definitely kept you humble and Never forget the day when my mother told me she was pregnant. You will need to check it periodically to make sure the cells are dividing correctly.

She was so excited that another brother or maybe even a sister she overshadowed people and you better leave me alone.about my older brother beat you up in 1982 in st. The first season of Elsewhere Denzel and Pauletta moved to Los Angeles following the success of St. Elsewhere ended their financial struggles after four years together, the couple married in 1983 and had their first son, John David. The year later they bought their first million-dollar home in an exclusive suburb and soon after the Washingtons had a second daughter, Katya, although Denzel had settled down. On the west coast he remained loyal to his friends and family in the east.

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was given a brief leave of absence from st. Elsewhere to act in a film, director Norman Jewison had seen him off-Broadway and wanted him to reprise his role as the daring young army soldier in a soldier's story, a film version of the play in which he felt lucky. to get such a quality role during filming. the story of a soldier was completed Denzel returned to st. Elsewhere, the show won 12 Emmy Awards during its six years and Denzel earned $30,000 on episodes. His financial success allowed him to be selective in choosing his roles. He is now a recognizable film and television star.

Denzel found roles with integrity. He played an inspiring real life. inner-city teacher in a TV movie, George McKenna's Story with Lynn Whitfield, then, in 1986, came a once-in-a-lifetime role. Director Richard Attenborough wanted him to play South African activists, including Biko in the film Cry Freedom to Play. Biko removed the caps from his teeth gained 30 pounds grew a goatee and studied all the material he could find on the real-life freedom fighter the role offered him the unparalleled experience of filming in Tanzania and Zimbabwe in Africa Denzel was disappointed that several of his impassioned speeches were cut from the film, but what remained was compelling enough for actor Dustin Hoffman's descendants to hold up a note saying simply what grace and power of his performance earned Denzel his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1988, which he lost to the more experienced Sean Connery, who won for The Untouchables, was interesting.

You know, when I went to the Oscar night event and I heard Sean Connery, who won, say that the last time he was invited to the party was 30 years ago. I guess I mean the last time he was nominated was 30 years ago. He always says well, I hope it's not 30 years before Roof as they invite me back, but it's nice to be a member of that elite club. Denzel won the n-double-a. -cp Image Award for his role as Steven Biko that same year Denzel returned to New York to pursue his dream of acting on Broadway Denzel made his Broadway debut in Checkmate the play was a success but he soon returned to Hollywood although he was recognized as As A-list actor, there simply weren't many roles an African-American actor could play, so he took a more aggressive approach in campaigning for roles in the British film Queen and Country and the lighter film, The Mighty Quinn, where he played to a passionate Jamaican.

He was happy to have found such strong roles, but he was not satisfied with doing the required love scene in The Mighty Quinn with Mimi Rogers. Reportedly, Denzel didn't want to embarrass himself or his family and he looked so uncomfortable in the movie that the scene was cut entirely. While each project offered Denzel new challenges, his greatest reward was yet to come—he was about to cast his biggest role to date and win Hollywood's biggest prize. They have made history and entertainment, sports and culture. Celebrate black culture with us on the Bio channel at the age of 33.

Denzel had already proven himself on stage, on screen and on television he had been nominated for an Oscar and managed to get quality roles despite the shortage of roles of this type for African-American actors in Hollywood in 1989. Denzel made the difficult decision to play his most risky and emotional role to date. It was a complete departure from the intelligent, clean-cut man he had played and the cinematic glory in which his character was a bitter illiterate slave turned soldier. He didn't know that black people even fought in the Civil War. I mean, the classes that I took, their American history classes didn't seem to focus on that, they talked about that at all, so it was a real lesson for me, it was uh, it was inspiring.

The white man gives you a couple of spanks. I know that you shout in order and everyone around you likes you to dominate themselves. Denzel took his family to Georgia with him and said it was one of the best experiences he had ever had making a movie. He ran away when he was 12 years old. I never looked. Come back, well what are you doing since then, I'm running for president, I win, Denzel added a memorable touch to one of the film's most difficult scenes, an unrehearsed tear of defiance created a moment audiences wouldn't soon forget, when it was being outfitted basically.

He himself talks about it in terms of reaching the ancestors, the spirits, and I think it is very appropriate. He has some ability to have gone so deep inside of him that there is nothing but the truth in his performance. You can march like the white man. talk like him you can you can learn his songs you can even wear suits but you will never be anything in the depth of his performance he was rewarded on January 29, 1990 he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe winners often wins a Oscar and in February an Academy Award nomination follows Denzel Washington in glory Denzel returned for the second time for the biggest night in Hollywood the day it's the biggest party in the world, you know what you're there for and and what which makes it good, you know all the media is there, but what makes it really exciting is that it was so big, you know the stands with all the people there, so when they shout your name and I mean, it's really what Hollywood is really.

Hollywood night and I don't, I don't spend many of those Hollywood nights, he faced tough competition including film veterans Marlon Brando Martin Landau Dan Aykroyd and Danny Aiello March 26, 1990 It was no longer a dream Denzel won Hollywood's highest honor, thank you, I felt great, you know, everyone told me I was going to win, which makes it harder. You know, I dreamed that Enid was going to be the winner, Dad, all night at the Oscars. Denzel received another honor for glory, his second n- double-a-cp image award I said on other occasions that this award was more important than the Academy Award that I didn't get before well this time I did get one and I keep telling myself that this award is much more thanks another An exciting event occurred shortly after twins Malcolm and Olivia were born in all the awards and that brought the number of Washington children to four after their Oscar win.

Denzel experimented with different film roles, most of his choices did not work out well for the comedic heart condition he displayed. his newly developed star muscle to tone down the film's racism, but the film was a box office flop at the best of times, blues director Spike Lee wrote and then sold one of his rare romantic leads, the two horns clashed when Denzel refused to take off his shirt in an intimate sex scene again, he was worried his children would be embarrassed by his work. He attempted a hit action movie in hopes of propelling his career to a new level.

The gamble wasn't worth it. Denzel swore. He wanted to have a more creative involvement in his projects, so he moved away from big-budget Hollywood films, starring in the arthouse romantic film Mississippi Masala, working for 1/4 of his salary. regular and returned to his roots in the theater with a unique interpretation of Shakespeare's tragic Richard III, unfortunately his performance was criticized by critics, undaunted by the news of the bat, he vowed to continue taking risks, even if he occasionally fell flat on his face, to Many actors take the Oscar to their heads and try it. To repeat what gave them that prominence, they sometimes wait a year to find the right vehicle.

Denzel didn't do that, he was a working actor and took the movies he thought were worthwhile, while some paid off and some didn't. But at least he was working, staying in front of the public and learning in New York, he called Denzel home in May 1991 with his mother at his side. Denzel went to his alma mater, Fordham University, to receive an honorary degree. I remember. speaking repeatedly about his great affection for his mother, she was sitting in the adjacent box at Avery Fisher Hall and he received us, he knew what he owed her, although Denzel had not remained as close to his father as Denzel Sr. had always been. . proud of his son, he was talking about Denzel and used this term, he said he always had the ability to act. 1991 was marked by tragedy.

Denzel's father suffered a stroke that devastated Denzel, a strong man he remembered when he was a little boy lying helpless in the Virginia hospital. Not long after Washington died at the age of 81, his father would sadly never see the film his son was filming, the performance that was inspired by his father's preaching and what many believe to be his greatest role and controversial to date, stay tuned to our the celebration of black culture continues on the bio channel the bio channel salutes influential black Americans Denzel Washington had shaped his Oscar-winning career not only by the roles he had accepted but also by the roles he had turned down he turned down roles that were too small in the pack and Terminator 2 overlooked the light story of racism and Amos and Andrew and walked away from a million dollar fee for Love Field opposite Michelle Pfeiffer because he didn't like the script the wait finally paid off with a roll Denzel gladly agreed Malcolm and it made news that director Spike Lee faced heated opposition from a black Muslim group who felt Lee was unqualified to tell the story of Malcolm X.

The film ran three hours and went over budget. Denzel remained focused on his meticulous preparation for the role, which he added to what he had learned many years before for his. The stage performance of Malcolm . It was one of the first movies he made that he didn't want. For inspiration, Denzel drew on his father's memories. force behind the pulpit also trained with the Nation of Islam and gave up liquor and pork to look like Malcolm Denzel lost twenty pounds dyed his hair red and straightened it and interviewed Malcolm X's widow and two of his brothers , everyone talked about Malcolm great sense of humor I love to laugh there is a very warm and caring person I think this really helped Denzel to know that you can bring to humanity this betrayal that he did magnificently will you marry me?

Yeah, I saved her, right? Yes I think so. The Mountain I've Been Eating Malcolm Image Award for his performance Denzel String. of successes put him under greater media scrutiny in a Barbara Walters special that aired back-to-back with the 1993 Oscar telecast. Denzel made a televised confession that appeared to admit his infidelity by saying that temptation is everywhere and that I have been perfect, the press got hooked. Rumors then circulated about his infidelity. Denzel criticized the press for making it a story for an actor who had an impeccable public image. It was an unexpected and unusual admission. To DenzelWashington liked to talk about his career, but rarely about his personal life. he felt betrayed by the press, they don't want to end entertainment and society by writing something at the end after all the success, you know he was on drugs or he treated his family badly or you know things like you know he doesn't He doesn't want to want to be the best actor possible and wants to be the best family man he can be and doesn't want people to say anything bad about him.

Denzel tried to ignore the bad press he even got. more about her career and family that same year 10 years after they were married Pauletta and then Zell renewed their wedding vows while on a trip to Africa Bishop Desmond Tutu did the honors in 1993 the success of three films diverted public attention from In his personal life he looked for roles that showed he could hold his own at the box office regardless of color in a somewhat unusual casting Denzel tried Shakespeare again and Kenneth Branagh "it's much ado about nothing, I had always campaigned for the roles I wanted but to commissioned by Pelican, it was Julia Roberts who campaigned to have the role of the crusading reporter sold.

It was originally written for a white actor, but Julia convinced director Alan Pakula that Denzel was right for the role. . but what I'm looking for is seriousness is a man a weight as a man someone you can trust this girl can trust Pakula decided before Denzel signed that the love scenes in the book were not going to work in the movie fueling the speculation. that it was a racial issue, the director said race never had anything to do with it if Hollywood needed to be convinced that Denzel Washington could appeal to a mass audience, the Pelican report offered evidence that around the world there were raised almost two hundred million dollars.

Beckett his next success was just around the corner mr. Beckett, come in, it's good to see you again, Councilor Enoch, yes, how are you without veins? I have AIDS. Oh, Philadelphia was the first time a major studio produced a film about AIDS that attracted a mass audience. Denzel volunteered to play the homophobic lawyer who defends a gay AIDS victim, one of our producers was on a plane with Denzel who said let me read that sounds interesting, and suddenly, when I was on the phone with Denzel in the morning, I heard that he would love to play Joe Miller and Tom and in the afternoon I said he would love to play Drew Beckett.

How many lawyers do you go to? Denzel felt that he could not have played the role of Tom Hanks because he might have been too embarrassing for his school-age son John David, but the role he chose was not easy. Did you find a lawyer? I'm a Philadelphia Lawyer was kind of a break for Denzel, he wasn't a very sympathetic character. Tom Hanks won the Oscar. Denzel didn't do it, but he was a good half of that team that made it such a compelling movie. The award-winning Philadelphia was a top-grossing hit. over 200 million dollars in theaters around the world now Denzel wanted more creative control it was time to make a movie of his own celebrate black culture with us on the bio channel as far as the audience was concerned, the devil didn't have enough at his please the movie cost 20 million dollars, but it only took 16 minutes.

It would take more than one failure at this point in his career to break Denzel's spirit. He was enjoying a great life with his friends and family, while Denzel could afford many luxuries that he preferred. a life of simplicity amidst all the splendor, he and Pauletta enjoyed barbecues at home and attended Lakers basketball games and then Zell always made time for his children, even acting as a coach for their sports teams, he tried Spending as much time as possible at home with his family, while continuing to pursue bigger and bigger movies after the hits Pelican Brief and Philadelphia, Denzel chose another colorblind role playing Gene Hackman's second-in-command in Crimson Tide, grossing nearly $100 million. dollars in theaters Crimson Tide for which it was successful.

In his next film, Denzel forgot his fault of never making another action film and embraced virtuosity to please his son. Denzel should have ignored his son's plea. The virtuosity was a flop like a rebound, there was too much running and jumping and not enough acting and again Denzel swore it wasn't. more action movies Denzel had a more family-friendly movie in mind for his next project. His Monday Lane productions produced a remake of the 1947 classic The Bishop's Wife and renamed it The Preacher's Wife Denzel took on Cary Grant's role as an angel and had to do a It's hard to get Whitney Houston to take on the role of the energetic wife.

He said: You know you have to do this movie with me. I said, well, you know, I don't know, you know, I'm a little tired right now, he said, but. no, you understand that what you had to do is fill with me this film is the most important thing and I said, well, tell me, he had started to tell me about it and all the essential elements and all the elements that go into it and what is going. and he said well, you know, usually when I go to see the gospel, Denzel seemed more comfortable making a movie with family appeal, The Preacher's Wife was more successful than the first Monday Lane movie, earning $48 million at the box office. and glory of the director.

Ed Zwick called Denzel back into the military for his courage under fire 20th Century Fox hired Denzel for the highest salary ever paid to an African-American actor for a dramatic role over ten million dollars there are a handful of people who can make What he does when I think about courage under fire, I just think about his generosity as an actor and he is an example for me, it is something I will never forget. Denzel had become an accomplished producer and highly paid actor in just a few years. His success and professional image drew comparisons over the years with another handsome African-American actor.

Sidney Poitier Denzel felt the comparisons were racist. Denzel was naturally compared to Sidney Poitier. He was the first big black star in movies. They both had a romantic air. both truly excellent actors, but Denzel wanted to be known as himself and his success attracted more press attention, most of which he found out of place and irritating. People magazine proclaimed Denzel one of the sexiest people in the world, always reluctant to be known as a sex symbol. Denzel dismissed that notion, stating that no women lined up at his door when he was young and that he must have aged well, although he has reached the heights of Hollywood celebrity.

Denzel hasn't changed as a person, even old friends agree that he's basically the same guy who left Mount Vernon. I don't think Denzel has changed anything. I mean, he's always been a genuine person, he's always been real and loving. However, even if Denzel hasn't changed, other people have, at least in the way they look at him. He finds it difficult to return home again. It's hard for you to go back. You know you come back and you, and the way I would like to come back, you come back to try to be part of the neighborhood and you'll be able to.

It's not because you know everyone wants a job or everyone has a script or they're looking at your watch, surely one thing or the other and you want to be yourself but you can't be yourself in the spring of 1998 Denzel joined by third time with Spike Lee and Lee's tribute to the game of basketball he turned in a critically acclaimed performance Denzel played a convicted criminal a far cry from his usual good guy roles people said: you know he's our Prince, do you? You know? and he's it's a big responsibility to take on and I think someone that has affected his roles that Denzel has played didn't feel any limitations in terms of his personal responsibilities, he gave up his wealth and his time, he supposedly donated two and a half million dollars for a new building in At the church he and his family attend, he remained involved with the Boys and Girls Club of America and became the national spokesperson for the organization that had kept him off the streets many years ago, whether as an actor , producer or simply as a person.

Denzel Washington pursued his goals with integrity and a genuine desire to spread kindness, he shows us the kind of example that if your family is important, God is important, friends are important, you know your past is important and he gives us to all that legacy, those great things that I think That will be his greatest contribution if he never comes back to Mount Vernon and does something. It is a role model family. He will live a long time in the eyes of many people in this city. Beautiful, your beautiful black candles, with pride and dignity. I can't believe it, he is at the absolute top of his game and I tell you without shame that I will steal from him for the rest of my career.

More than two decades of dedication to his craft have earned Zell Washington accolades and awards. He has survived the gossip and pressures of Hollywood He is free to choose his roles regardless of his race Not bad for the son of a Mount Vernon preacher Denzel won a second Oscar for Training Day in 2002, this time it was for the lead don't think Denzel will stop at two Oscars with honorary titles from Image Awards and Golden Globes under his belt. He recently added director to his job description. The movie Antwone Fisher has him on both sides of the camera.

Denzel Washington continues to challenge himself and his audience by taking on difficult roles. Here's a good guy who isn't afraid to play the bad guy.