• Denzel is the father of four, including twins.
• Denzel won a scholarship to the American Conservatory Theatre and left Fordham University after only one year to pursue his dream.
• Denzel's first major acting role came in 1982 when he was cast as Dr. Phillip Chandler for the television drama 'St. Elsewhere.'
• Denzel is named after his father.
• Denzel and his sister were sent to a boarding school before his parents were divorced to keep them away from the domestic strife and to keep them out of trouble.

1. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
2. 28th Amendment (2009)
3. The Great Debaters (2007)
4. American Gangster (2007)
5. Denzel Washington Spotlight Collection (2007)
6. Deja Vu (2006)
7. Inside Man (2006)
8. St. Elsewhere: The Complete First Season (2006)
9. Denzel Washington Collection (2006)
10. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
11. Man On Fire (2004)
12. Out of Time (2003)
13. Denzel Washington Collection (2003)
14. Training Day / John Q (2003)
15. Antwone Fisher / Behind Enemy Lines Set (2003)
16. Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child (2003)
17. Antwone Fisher / Men Of Honor Set (2003)
18. Set It Off / Fallen Set (2003)
19. Antwone Fisher (2002)
20. John Q (2002)
21. Training Day (2001)
22. Remember The Titans (2000)
23. The Hurricane (1999)
24. The Bone Collector (1999)
25. He Got Game (1998)
26. The Siege (1998)
27. Fallen (1998)
28. Courage Under Fire (1996)
29. The Preacher's Wife (1996)
30. Virtuosity (1995)
31. Devil In A Blue Dress (1995)
32. Crimson Tide (1995)
33. The Pelican Brief (1993)
34. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
35. Philadelphia (1993)
36. Malcolm X (1992)
37. Ricochet (1991)
38. Mississippi Masala (1991)
39. Mo' Better Blues (1990)
40. Heart Condition (1990)
41. Glory (1989)
42. The Mighty Quinn (1989)
43. For Queen & Country (1988)
44. Cry Freedom (1987)
45. Power (1986)
46. The George McKenna Story (1986)
47. Hard Lessons (1986)
48. A Soldier's Story (1984)
49. License To Kill (1984)
50. Carbon Copy (1981)
51. Wilma (1977)
52. St. Elsewhere: The Complete Second Season

Director Credits

1. The Great Debaters (2007)
2. Antwone Fisher (2002)

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