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Here’s a picture of him as a kid that was used in a Boys & Girls Club of America ad, just to show you he was born with that steely-eyed gaze.
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Washington was able to get his start in Maryland and Off Broadway theatre. His first major role was on the 1980s hit TV medical show. “St. Elsewhere”as Dr. Philip Chandler.
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Washington was nominated for his first Academy Award in 1987 as Steve Biko, a South African activist. “Cry Freedom.”
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Washington was awarded Best Supporting Actor at Oscars two years later for his work in “Glory.”Washington portrays Silas Trip, a bitter slave runaway who joins Union during the Civil War but doesn’t believe that victory will bring him liberty.
40 Acres with a Mule
40 Acres with a Mule
Two years later, Washington and Lee reunited to create what is now considered one of their most important works. “Malcolm X.”Washington was nominated for his role as the legendary activist, his third Oscar nomination.
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In 2000, Washington introduced himself in the Disney film to a new generation. “Remember The Titans”As the coach for a recently desegregated highschool football team.
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Washington was the first African-American actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor in the following year. He played the role of Alonzo Harris, a corrupt cop. “Training Day.”
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2002 was Washington’s directorial debut. “Antwone Fisher,”This is a story about a Navy soldier with a past that was difficult. He works through it with the help a kind psychologist.
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Washington began to build upon his foundations in the 2000s. “Crimson Tide”Reputation and appeared in a number of highly successful thrillers. A remake of the classic 1962 film was one of them. “The Manchurian Candidate.”
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Washington was the Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas (Ridley Scott’s 2007) again in 2007. “American Gangster.”
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He also received two Oscar nominations for his role in the screen adaptation of August Wilson’s play. “Fences,”The story tells the story of a former Negro League pitcher struggling to adjust to his new life working as a garbage collector. Washington was the lead in a Broadway revival that won him a Tony Award in 2010. He also directed it.
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Washington was nominated for Oscar No. 9 to the delight of many awards forecasters. 9 for his performance as a crusading attorney in writer-director Dan Gilroy’s 2017 legal drama “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
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Washington returned to his thriller side in July 2018. “Equalizer 2,”This is the sequel to the brutal action thriller he directed in 2014. It was about a widowed, ruthless vigilante who embraces his past to help those less fortunate. Washington directed the film with Antoine Fuqua in his third movie. “Training Day.”
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The 2021 thriller “The Little Things,”Washington portrays a small town cop who joins forces with Rim Malek, an L.A. County Sheriff’s Detective, to track down a serial murderer.
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Washington collaborated for the first time in Shakespeare adaptation with Joel Coen “The Tragedy of Macbeth,”He played Macbeth alongside Frances McDormand, who was Lady Macbeth.