Denzel Washington | A Most Handsome Man

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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, director, and producer. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award,and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Glory (1989) and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller Training Day (2001),More info:wiki

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After winning the Tony Award in 2010 for playing the lead character, Troy, in August Wilson’s Pulitzer winning play, Fences, Denzel Washington reprises the role in the play’s film adaptation, which he also directed. Yet again, his performance was greeted with critical praise and garnered him an 8th Golden Globe nomination (Washington has won twice and received the Cecil B. deMille Award in 2016.

Set in 1950 Pittsburg, Fences explores universal themes like family values and personal ambitions through the examination of race discrimination and African-Americans’ lives from the perspective of a 53-year-old man. Troy was a great baseball player in his youth, but now he works as a garbage collector. Convinced that his skin color is an obstacle to his career advancement, Troy vents his bitterness and frustration on his loved-ones, jeopardizing his son Cory’s dream to become a football player and cheating on his wife, Rose (played by Golden Globe nominee Viola Davis) with another woman.

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A Las Vegas high roller had some words with Denzel Washington before the Gennady Golovkin-vs.-Canelo Álvarez middleweight championship fight because the movie star was in his seat.

In front of such boldface names as Will Smith, LeBron James, Dave Chappelle and Latina actress and singer Greice Santo, the gambler had trouble convincing Washington, who was sitting with Lakers legend Norm Nixon, to move.

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One of my favorite verses of the Bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Powerful words, aren’t they? They remind me of how important it is to give children a firm foundation. Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don’t care what you do for a living—if you do it well I’m sure there was someone cheering you on or showing the way. A mentor. I’ve had that push in my life, going back as far as I can remember. Here’s how mentors can make a difference. Here’s what they did for me.

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Anglophenia’s Sharon Carpenter hit the red carpet at a New York City screening of the new movie Fences. The film, which is currently in theaters, is based on the 1983 play by the late August Wilson and follows the struggles of an African American father and his family in 1950s America.

Sharon touched base with the cast, including the film’s director and male lead Denzel Washington, about BAFTA’s recent decision to introduce a diversity rule. Beginning in 2019, if a movie isn’t deemed diverse enough, it won’t qualify for two of BAFTA’s most prestigious awards: Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.

As explained in the below interview, Washington is clearly honored to take on the responsibility of producing Fences — and eventually Wilson’s back catalogue of nine other plays — believing it will create opportunities for young actors.