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Denzel Washington net worth

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.  is an American actor, director, and producer.

Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1980s, including his portrayals of real-life figures such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987), Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter in The Hurricane 

Denzel Washington Net Worth is estimated at $250 million. he is one of the best actors in the world

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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. was born in Mount Vernon, New York, on December 28, 1954. He attended Pennington-Grimes Elementary School in Mount Vernon until 1968. When he was 14, his parents divorced and his mother sent him to the private preparatory school Oakland Military Academy in New Windsor, New York. 

After Oakland, he attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida from 1970 to 1971.

Career

Washington won a full-ride scholarship to the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, though he returned to New York after a year to pursue acting professionally.

He had previously appeared in several stage shows, but his first on-screen role came in 1977 with the made-for-television movie Wilma.

Several smaller stage and screen roles soon followed, but Washington got his big break in 1982 when he landed a spot on the successful medical drama St. Elsewhere. He starred as Dr. Phillip Chandler for the show’s entire six-year run.

A major career break came when Washington starred as Dr. Phillip Chandler in NBC’s television hospital drama St. Elsewhere, which ran from 1982 to 1988.

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He was one of only a few African-American actors to appear on the series for its entire six-year run.

He also appeared in several television, motion picture and stage roles, such as the films A Soldier’s Story (1984), Hard Lessons (1986) and Power (1986).

In 1987, he starred as South African anti-apartheid political activist Steven Biko in Richard Attenborough’s Cry Freedom, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Denzel Washington Net Worth

Denzel Washington is an American actor, director, and producer with a net worth of $250 million. He has performed in many productions on stage and screen since the late 1970s and is best known for his roles in Hollywood movies including Glory, Malcolm X, Training Day, and Remember the Titans.

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