Denzel Washington is and has always been my favorite actor. I have admired him for a long time. I remember when I was nine, I actually got the chance to meet him and act in a movie of his called 'John Q'. Even though I was an extra, it was a spectacular experience. I spoke to him and got the chance to explaine to him that I wanted to be an actor when I grew up. He told me I would be. He told me he saw something in my eyes and in my attitude that was rare. That stuck with me closer than white on rice. What an experience!!!!
Denzel is an iconic, amazing, legendary, and a breakthrough actor. Born in Mount Vernon New York of a Prenticoltal minister for a father and a Beautition of a mother; Denzel's intention was to become a journalist. But the acting bug stayed in the back of his mind like a nagging ear wig. After attending Fordham university and moving to San Francisco he joined the American Conservatory Theater and got into acting with his first major role one year later in Carbon Copy with George Segal. Currently Denzel is working on his 49th title. That in and of it self is an amazing feat. Denzel's ability to portray a character in front of a camera with such conviction and realism seperates him from the pack. His roles are most often well written and he never settles for anything other than greatness. He is truly an Iconic Actor.
Now Denzel is a great among actors. He transcends perfection in acting and is not only an actor, producer and director but a leader and a true visionary. Denzel is Only the second black actor (after Sidney Poitier) to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Training Day), Poitier received the honorary Academy Award that same year. I hope to be able to meet him again one day, but maybe, this time, he will be meeting me!
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