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Denzel WashingtonDenzel Washington was born in 1954 in Mount Vernon NY. He is a well known actor, producer and director who has won numerous awards. Washington is a star on both screen and stage. His first big break came in 1982 when he starred in the NBC hospital drama St. Elsewhere, which ran until 1988. He then went on to star in the film Cry Freedom, directed by Richard Attenborough, for which he received his first Academy Award nomination. He went on to win his first Oscar in 1989 for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of an ex-slave soldier in Glory.
Washington is a frequent collaborator with director Spike Lee, who helmed the film Malcom X with Washington starring in the title role, earning him an Academy Award nomination for best actor. In the 1990’s, he starred in several well received films including Philadelphia, playing the lawyer of a gay man with AIDS, Pelican Brief, with Julia Roberts, Crimson Tide, with Gene Hackman, and The Hurricane, portraying wrongly convicted boxer Rubin ‘The Hurricane’ Carter. In 2001, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Training Day, playing a corrupt cop in this thriller.
He received the Cecil B. Demille lifetime achievement award from the Golden Globes in 2016 and was named the Greatest Actor of the 21st century by the NY Times. Washington also has an acclaimed theater career, winning a Tony Award in 2010 for his portrayal in the August Wilson play Fences, which he later adapted as a film which he directed and produced, and was nominated for Academy Awards. Over the course of his career, he’s earned 10 Academy Award nominations with 2 wins; 10 Golden Globe nominations with 2 wins, a Tony award and a Grammy nomination.
Washington is a frequent collaborator with director Spike Lee, who helmed the film Malcom X with Washington starring in the title role, earning him an Academy Award nomination for best actor. In the 1990’s, he starred in several well received films including Philadelphia, playing the lawyer of a gay man with AIDS, Pelican Brief, with Julia Roberts, Crimson Tide, with Gene Hackman, and The Hurricane, portraying wrongly convicted boxer Rubin ‘The Hurricane’ Carter. In 2001, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Training Day, playing a corrupt cop in this thriller.
He received the Cecil B. Demille lifetime achievement award from the Golden Globes in 2016 and was named the Greatest Actor of the 21st century by the NY Times. Washington also has an acclaimed theater career, winning a Tony Award in 2010 for his portrayal in the August Wilson play Fences, which he later adapted as a film which he directed and produced, and was nominated for Academy Awards. Over the course of his career, he’s earned 10 Academy Award nominations with 2 wins; 10 Golden Globe nominations with 2 wins, a Tony award and a Grammy nomination.
FreemanMorgan Freeman is an actor, director and voice narrator who was born in Memphis, TN in 1937. He is well known for his unique deep voice which has been utilized as a narrator in many films, TV shows and documentaries. His career began in the 1970’s as a featured member of the cast of The Electric Company children’s TV program. He earned his first Academy Award nomination for his role in the film Street Smart, followed by roles in Glory and Lean On Me.
In 1989, he starred in the film Driving Miss Daisy, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. During the 1990’s he collaborated with several prominent directors. He received another Oscar nomination for his starring role in the prison drama, The Shawshank Redemption. This was followed by roles in Se7ven, directed by David Fincher, Amistad, directed by Steven Speilberg, and Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby, for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2009, he earned his 5th Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood.
His deep, authoritative voice has been used as a narrator on multiple films and documentaries, including the award winning March of The Penguins and Speilberg’s War of the Worlds. Freeman is an active political and environmental activist, with numerous donations and ventures in support of those causes. Over the course of his career he’s received 5 Academy Award nominations with 1 win, 2 Golden Globe nominations and wins, 3 Emmy nominations and 1 Tony nomination.
In 1989, he starred in the film Driving Miss Daisy, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. During the 1990’s he collaborated with several prominent directors. He received another Oscar nomination for his starring role in the prison drama, The Shawshank Redemption. This was followed by roles in Se7ven, directed by David Fincher, Amistad, directed by Steven Speilberg, and Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby, for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2009, he earned his 5th Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood.
His deep, authoritative voice has been used as a narrator on multiple films and documentaries, including the award winning March of The Penguins and Speilberg’s War of the Worlds. Freeman is an active political and environmental activist, with numerous donations and ventures in support of those causes. Over the course of his career he’s received 5 Academy Award nominations with 1 win, 2 Golden Globe nominations and wins, 3 Emmy nominations and 1 Tony nomination.
