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DENZEL WASHINGTON Denzel Washington was born on 29th December 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the second eldest of three children, Himself, his older sister Lorice and his younger brother d avid. His father was a Pentecostal minister who was also named Denzel,after the doctor who delivered him, and his mother Lynne, was a beautician and former gospel singer. Denzil loved to work by the age of 11 he was labouring in barber shops and beauty parlours, he was also a member of 'The Boys Club Of America' of which he is leading spokesman to this day. At the age of 14 himself and Lor ice were sent to boarding school to get a better education and so they wasn't around to witness his parents divorce. After they divorced it was his mum who took care of the children. After Graduating he Enrolled at Fordham University for a career in journalism. Whilst at the university he took part in a number of student dr ama productions. AS he Graduated he moved to San Francisco and enrolled American Conservatory Theatre. He left the American Conservatory Theatre after only one year to start acting. He was a versatile actor and had no difficulty finding work in television productions. He made his first big screen appearance in 1981 in Carbon Copy with George Sigal. During t he 1980's he worked in both films and television and was chosen for the plum role of "Dr. Chandler" in NBC's medical series St. Elsewhere a role that he played for 6 years. In 1989, he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Edward Zwick's powerful historical masterpiece Glory. He made his debut as a director in 2002 with Antwone Fisher. He met his wife Pauletta Washington in 1977 when both had small roles in the TV-movie Wilma and married five years later in June 1983, and has 4 children John David (b . July 28, 1984), Katia (b. 1987), and twins Malcolm and Olivia (b. 1991)Son, Malcolm, was named in honor of Malcolm X. They live in Los Angeles. Filmography Safe House 2011 The book of Eli 2010 Unstoppable 2010 American Ganster 2007 Déjà Vu 2006 Training Day 2001 Actor in Leading Role, Winner. The Hurricane 1999 Actor in Leading Role, Nominee.
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DENZEL WASHINGTON
Denzel Washington was born on 29th December 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the second
eldest of three children, Himself, his older sister Lorice and his younger brother david. His father was a
Pentecostal minister who was also named Denzel,after the doctor who delivered him, and his mother
Lynne, was a beautician and former gospel singer. Denzil loved to work by the age of 11 he was
labouring in barber shops and beauty parlours, he was also a member of 'The Boys Club Of America' of which he is leading spokesman to this day.
At the age of 14 himself and Lorice were sent to boarding school to get a better education and so they
wasn't around to witness his parents divorce. After they divorced it was his mum who took care of the
children.
After Graduating he Enrolled at Fordham University for a career in journalism. Whilst at the
university he took part in a number of student drama productions.AS he Graduated he moved to San Francisco and enrolled American Conservatory Theatre. He left the
American Conservatory Theatre after only one year to start acting. He was a versatile actor and had no
difficulty finding work in television productions.
He made his first big screen appearance in 1981 in Carbon Copy with George Sigal. During the 1980's he
worked in both films and television and was chosen for the plum role of "Dr. Chandler" in NBC's medical
series St. Elsewhere a role that he played for 6 years.
In 1989, he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Edward Zwick's powerful historical
masterpiece Glory. He made his debut as a director in 2002 with Antwone Fisher.
He met his wife Pauletta Washington in 1977 when both had small roles in the TV-movie Wilma and
married five years later in June 1983, and has 4 children John David (b. July 28, 1984), Katia (b. 1987),
and twins Malcolm and Olivia (b. 1991)Son, Malcolm, was named in honor of Malcolm X. They live inLos Angeles.
Filmography
Safe House 2011
The book of Eli 2010
Unstoppable 2010
American Ganster 2007
Déjà Vu 2006
Training Day 2001 Actor in Leading Role, Winner.
The Hurricane 1999 Actor in Leading Role, Nominee.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones (born September 25, 1969) isan Academy Award-winning Welsh actress.
She was born Catherine Jones and hails from Mumbles,Wales. Her name stems from two different
grandmothers; one grandmother is named Catherine,while the other is "Zeta," named after a ship thatCatherine's great-grandfather sailed on.
Catherine Zeta-Jones as seen in the 2004 filmThe Terminal
She was born to a Welsh father and a mother of Irish Catholic extraction, besides English she speaksWelsh fluently. She has 2 brothers. As a child she had a tracheotomy leaving a scar.
Her stage career began in childhood. She sang and danced her way to local stardom as a part of acatholic congregation's performing troupe before she was ten years of age, and by 1987 she wasappearing in Forty-Second Street in the West End. Once the show closed, Catherine travelled to France,where she received the lead role in French director Phillippe De Broca's 1001 Nights (a.k.a.
Sheherazade), her feature film debut.
Her exotic good looks, teamed with her singing and dancing ability, ensured her a bright future, but itwas in a straight acting role, as Mariette in the successful television adaptation of H. E. Bates' TheDarling Buds of May (1991), that she made her name.
She is married to the actor Michael Douglas, with whom she has 2 children. Her son, Dylan MichaelDouglas was born August 8, 2000. (Her American admirers like to think that he is named after BobDylan - a favourite of Michael - while her British admirers like to think that Dylan Thomas, also born inSwansea, was the inspiration). Her daughter, Carys Zeta Douglas was born April 20, 2003.
Catherine has not forgotten her roots and has built a seaside dream home in her hometown of Swansea,determined that her children grow up aware of their Welsh heritage.
Apart from her acting career, Catherine is also an advertising spokesperson for the mobile phonecompany T-Mobile. She is currently the global spokeswoman for cosmetics giant, Elizabeth Arden. Shehas also starred on the Lifetime Television event of Titanic, also starring Tim Curry and Peter Gallagher.
She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Chicago in 2003.
Filmography
Les Mille et une nuits (1990)Out of the Blue (1991)The Darling Buds of May (1991) (TV)Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1992) (voice)Splitting Heirs (1993)The Return of the Native (1994) (TV)The Cinder Path (1994) (TV)Blue Juice (1995)
Katharina die Große (1995) (TV)The Phantom (1996)Titanic (1996) (TV)The Mask of Zorro (1998)Entrapment (1999)The Haunting (1999)High Fidelity (2000)Traffic (2000)America's Sweethearts (2001)Chicago (2002)Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice)Intolerable Cruelty (2003)The Terminal (2004)
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