Childhood
Denzel Washington was born on December 28th, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. His mother worked at a beauty parlor while his father, Denzel Hayes Washington, Sr. was a preacher. Along with his older sister and younger brother, his childhood would seem like any other child’s.
Childhood
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He got his name from his dad, who was actually named after the doctor who delivered him as a baby. There is a difference in the pronunciation of their names though. Denzel Senior is pronounced DEN-zel, whereas Junior’s is pronounced with an emphasis on the end, den-ZEL.
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