Denzel Washington who is?

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon) is an American actor and director, who won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes and a Tony Award.

Denzel Washington was born on December 28, 1954 , in Mount Vernon , New York (USA . ) And is the second of three children of a Pentecostal minister and a Baptist mother owned a beauty shop . Initially thought to be a doctor , but eventually began a career in journalism at Fordham University . During his time as a counselor at a summer camp took part in a theatrical production and began to be interested in acting. He returned to Fordham that year and studied with Professor Robinson Stone. He later moved to San Francisco to join the American Conservatory Theater .

After an intensive year of study in the ACT , after a brief stop in Los Angeles and leaving the conservatory , he returned to New York to seek work as an actor .
He made ​​his film debut in 1981 with Carbon Copy . In 1987 Denzel Washington starred as South African black activist Stephen Biko in Cry Freedom , a role for which he was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor . In 1989 he played one of the lead roles in Glory , on the participation of African Americans in the American Civil War , which makes it win the Oscar for best supporting actor.