Denzel Washington

CTL-E-1465 · Person · other · 1980s–contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Actor and director; two-time Academy Award winner (Glory, Training Day); Tony Award winner; recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

The record

• Also known as: Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.

Notes

RELP44 in-place enrichment (2026-10-06): +2 claims (Presidential Medal of Freedom Jan 4 2025; Fences 2016), +2 evidence, +10 relationships (related_to Malcolm X; related_to Angela Bassett; collaborated_with Spike Lee; has_alumnus Fordham; affiliated_with Fordham; married_to Pauletta Washington; from Mount Vernon; affiliated_with ACT; collaborated_with Antoine Fuqua; related_to Magic Johnson). Total relationships: 10 (0 pre-existing).

Relationships

• American Conservatory Theater — affiliated with
  After Fordham, Washington spent one year at the American Conservatory Theater's graduate school in San Francisco.
• Angela Bassett — related to
  Washington co-starred with Angela Bassett in Malcolm X (1992); both are two-time Academy Award nominees of their generation.
• Antoine Fuqua — collaborated with
  Washington collaborated with director Antoine Fuqua on Training Day (2001, his Best Actor Oscar), The Equalizer films, and The Magnificent Seven (2016).
• Earvin "Magic" Johnson — related to
  Washington and Magic Johnson were both awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden at the same White House ceremony on January 4, 2025. The edge documents the shared honor, not a personal relationship.
• Fordham University — affiliated with
  Washington served on the Fordham University Board of Trustees (1994-2000) and endowed a theatre chair there.
• Malcolm X — related to
  Washington portrayed Malcolm X in Spike Lee's 1992 film Malcolm X, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
• Mount Vernon, New York — from
  Denzel Washington was born in Mount Vernon, New York, in 1954.
• Pauletta Washington — married to
  Denzel Washington married Pauletta Pearson in 1983; they have four children.
• Spike Lee — collaborated with
  Washington collaborated with director Spike Lee on Mo' Better Blues (1990), Malcolm X (1992), He Got Game (1998), and Inside Man (2006).

Referenced by

• Angela Bassett — related to → this record
• Earvin "Magic" Johnson — related to → this record
• Fordham University — has alumnus → this record

Sources

• CultureTechLens batch RELP44 research (2026-10-06)

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