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The Life of. Denzel Washington. By. Jarrod Mauge 8B4. Denzel Washington was born on December 28, 1954. He was born in Mount Vernon New York. He has 2 siblings and came from a family disciplined family. His Life.
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The Life of Denzel Washington By Jarrod Mauge 8B4
Denzel Washington was born on December 28, 1954. He was born in Mount Vernon New York. He has 2 siblings and came from a family disciplined family. His Life
When Denzel Washington was 14 his parents divorced and stopped going to church. His mother was tired of his behavior so she sent him to Oakland Academy. Bad behavior
When Denzel got out of Oakland Academy he started taking the right path by going to Fordham University and getting a degree in pre-medicine. To pay his school fee, Denzel ran a baby sitting service in a Greek orthodox church. New beginnings
When Denzel finished at the University he decided to go to Los Angeles to act. After being turned down he decided not to give up and got a role in his first movie Wilma. Acting Career
Denzel’s life influenced young men to take the right path by owning the Boys and Girls Club of Mount Vernon, NY. He goes to schools and talks to boys about pursuing their career to get somewhere in life. Help for Young men
Made a nice learning environment to help people. Donated money to Mount Vernon to help sports, budgets, and schools. Created a Boys and Girls Club to help bad kids on the wrong path go right. Created a YMCA( Young men's Christian Association) for young men. Denied movies that asked him to play roles such as druggie or a pimp to set the right examples for men 5 significant facts
Quiz • When was Denzel Washington born? A December 28, 1954 B June 19, 1969 C February 24 1973
Quiz 2. Why did Denzel Washington go to Oakland Academy? A Good Behavior B Scholarship C Bad Behavior
Quiz 3. What University did Denzel Washington go to? A Ucon B Fordham C Underwear
Quiz 4. What was Denzel Washington’s first movie? • Man on Fire • Star Wars • Wilma
Quiz 5. What did Denzel Washington get his degree in? A. Pre Medicine B. Acting C. Singing