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Denzel Washington

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Denzel Washington is an American actor, film producer, and director, noted for his roles in Malcolm X, The Hurricane, and Training Day. He was born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York, and later attended Fordham University. His role as Dr. Phillip Chandler on NBC’s hospital drama St. Elsewhere is known as his breakout in Hollywood. He is the recipient of two Academy awards for his roles in Glory and Training Day.

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1977

Graduates from Fordham University

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The actor graduates from Fordham University with a B.A. in Drama and Journalism. He originally takes up biology, but after dropping out for a semester to work at a YMCA camp as creative arts director, he comes back with a new focus. On his time at Fordham:

Being in this part of town at that time, on this stage, I can’t tell you how much it did for me…I was right here at Lincoln Center, right in the middle of things.