Denzel Washington and the role of boxer

DURING of the Golden Globe awards are held, this is the second time an actor of color successfully achieve the award for best actor category. Through the game in the film The Hurricane, actor Denzel Washington (45) got the Golden Globe award in the conference to the Golden Globe-57 that took place in Beverly Hills, USA, Sunday (23 / 1). With the victory that means Washington becomes the second black actor after actor Sidney Poitier achieved through the film Lilies of the Field 36 years ago.

Washington victory also successfully moves people to see the movie The Hurricane. Reuters wrote, before the film is in the sequence of the film as the 12 most sold the ticket. After Washington announced to reach the Golden Globe, film director Norman Jewison landing this jump to the order in the third box office.

For Washington, this victory means to secondly he was awarded a Golden Globe, after his victory in the best role of adjuvant actor film Glory (1990). The same film also reach mengantarkannya Cup parlormaid Oscar best actor category. Beyond that, he twice entered the Oscar nominated film Cry Freedom (1987) for the adjuvant best actor category, and the film Malcolm X (1992) best actor category.

Since beginning his career in the wide world around 1977, Washington has collected at least 17 awards through the title game in 35 films. It also includes actors "on board" with the Hollywood paid about 10 million U.S. dollars for the game in the movie Courage Under Fire, and 12 million dollars for his role in the film The Siege (1998).

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IN the film The Hurricane, Washington as boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter who dipenjara for about 20 years for the alleged murder that never do. Movies that are based on real-life story of boxer Rubin Carter in the 1960s, this, for Washington not to consider two times to accept.

"I like the character with a distinctive raised reasonable. Moreover, the characters in this film through the process since a young age to find the policies," he said.

In otobiografi Carter entitled The 16th Round, storied how this man with a black youth during the period until the problem including teak and find himself through boxing. When his career in boxing go ahead, he was picked up by the security forces to the murder indictment. Although the attempt on the defensive, Carter was throw in to remain in prison. When racism in the U.S. is still strong. While in prison, Carter write what is experienced and his feeling, how he fought not to be dissolved in grief, while try to get a freedom to become a reality in 1988 at the age of 50 years.

For his role as Carter, so write the The Christian Science Monitor, Washington spent about a year to practice as a boxer. He also reduce body weight up to about 30 kilograms that match as many middle-class boxer. "While in prison, Carter tried to find himself, he was feeling the love that stronger than hatred and injustice. I convince themselves that what happens to the Carter can befall everyone," said Carter Washington to translate the characters.

Washington understand the seriousness Carter in The Hurricane is not surprising. In nearly every movie that be starred , Washington get praise from the criticician. He tried to appear on the prime role of each role. He is known as a serious actor with intense into various characters .

He was not the only serious character in a "serious" as colonel in the movie Courage Under Fire (1996), a slave in Glory (1989), or the lawyers in the film Philadelphia (1993), but also do the same thing in the comedy film, The Preacher's Wife (1996). Appearance in The Preacher's Wife as an angel who came down from heaven, the ABC News Internet Ventures, has created a figure that does not funny.

For his role in the film The Bone Collector (1999), Washington is also doing research in depth. He played as Lincoln Rhyme, forensic specialist with the detective, who paralyzed and dependent on the wheelchair. He can only control the movement of the body through one finger. To be able to understand the characters Rhyme, Washington, among others, view and interviewed a number of specialists at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. He also met with more than 12 people with total paralysis, including actor Christopher "Superman" Reeve.

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WASHINGTON children born as a second pair of three brothers clergy, Denzel Washington Sr. and beautician, Lynne Washington . He grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. Since age 11 years, Washington was helping his mother at the salon. At the age of 14 years old her parents divorced and Washington go to school barracks. After high school, he chose to study art and story telling in New York's Fordham University. When he was already involved in several drama shows on campus, and up to now in the game Othello in the campus drama still remember colleagues during students.

1977 he moved to San Francisco and obtained a scholarship to study at the American Conservatory Theater. Washington only a year studying in that place, and start with the first film, The Wilma Rudolph Story. After that came to him many bids, but Washington is only the accept the role that challenge his ability. Some of the popular film title is A Soldier's Story (1984), The Pelican Brief (1993), and He Got Game (1998). He also direct the film Finding Fish (1999) and a film producer Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (1995).

Washington, including the actors who speak at least a matter of family. However, he referred to as the person who make his family be number one, because outside of Washington chose to spend time with his wife, Pauletta Pearson, an actress / singer, and their four children. Washington family lived in a mansion in Los Angeles who originally owned by actor William Holden. Washington steer his family's frenetic life of Hollywood stars.

In an interview with Barbara Walters, Washington says he will never leave his wife. He met with Pearson in the making of the film The Wilma Rudolph Story. They married in 1982. "Before I met, he was a talented artist and performers. He who sing the theme song of movie Philadelphia. When we met, he chose to be housewives, and I am proud of what is chosen," commented Washington about his wife. When they enter the age of marriage to 13 years, this romantic pairing update his marriage on Capetown, South Africa, which is blessed Priest Desmond Tutu.

Men's soccer fans also donated part of the income for various social activities, ranging from church activities, for people with AIDS, and for children through the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. "Children are life. I think more than they themselves. I love my family. Without them, what should I do at the end of the weekend?" Washington said as quoted USA Weekend.