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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 28, 2007

Actor Denzel Washington was born Dec. 28, 1954, in Mount Vernon, N.Y. In the 1980s, millions of television viewers knew him as Dr. Phillip Chandler on the popular drama "St. Elsewhere." Today, he is one of Hollywood's leading actors through starring roles in films such as "Malcolm X" and "The Hurricane."

6

Number of years Washington starred in "St. Elsewhere"

2

Number of Academy Awards he has won: best supporting actor for "Glory" (1990) and best actor for "Training Day" (2002)

24

Number of years he has been married to wife Pauletta

1977

Year he graduated from New York's Fordham University with a journalism degree
40

Number of pounds he lost to play Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in "The Hurricane"

1981

Year of his debut in the feature film "Carbon Copy"

Sources: Variety.com, imdb.com, Biography.com, tcmdb.com and boxoffice-mojo.com

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