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Actor and director Denzel Washington burst onto the big screen with an Oscar and Golden Globe-winning role... (Learn more)

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Denzel Washington’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Pauletta Pearson wife Born c. 1951; met when both were filming "Wilma" (NBC, 1977); married in 1983; in 1995 renewed vows in South Africa with Archbishop Desmond Tutu officiating
Katia Washington daughter Born c. 1987; mother, Pauletta Pearson
Olivia Washington daughter Born April 10, 1991; twin of Malcolm; mother, Pauletta Pearson
Malcolm Washington son Born April 10, 1991; twin of Olivia; named after Malcolm X; mother, Pauletta Pearson
John David Washington son Born c. 1984; played a student in Harlem classroom in "Malcolm X" (1992); mother, Pauletta Pearson; was drafted by the NFL's St. Louis Rams in May 2006
Denzel Washington father Divorced Washington's mother when he was 14; originally from Dillwyn, Virginia; died in 1991 at age 81
Lennis Washington mother Divorced Washington's father when he was 14; born in Georgia and raised in Harlem
Lorice Washington sister Older

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Also known as

Birth Name : Denzel Hayes Washington Jr

Born

December, 28 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Education

  • Fordham University, Bronx, NY: Starred in college production of "Othello"; played on a junior varsity basketball team coached by future Seton Hall and pro coach P J Carlesimo; first theatrical mentor was Fordham drama professor Robinson Stone
  • Oakwood Academy, New Windsor, NY: Played football
  • American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA: Studied for one year; quit to move to Los Angeles

Professions

actor, director, producer, camp counselor, postal worker, sanitation worker