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[Narrator] Also in 2021, Washington starred
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Denzel Washington: American Icon

Also in 2021, Washington starred with Frances McDormand in "The Tragedy of Macbeth," Joel...

[Narrator] Also in 2021, Washington starred with Frances McDormand in "The Tragedy of Macbeth," Joel Cohen's adaptation of Shakespeare's play

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- [Narrator] Also in 2021, Washington starred
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with Frances McDormand in "The Tragedy of Macbeth,"
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Joel Cohen's adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
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11 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:51:38
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
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This documentary dives into the life and work of Hollywood icon Denzel Washington. Explore his rise from theater beginnings to becoming a two-time Oscar winner. Witness how he shattered stereotypes, portraying complex Black charac...
Washington received an Academy Award nomination - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
Washington received an Academy Award nomination
- One of the really remarkable things about his later career - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:10
- One of the really remarkable things about his later career
So he's an actor who believes - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
So he's an actor who believes
It's clearly a way of kind of proving your chops - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:06
It's clearly a way of kind of proving your chops
What he could do now as an actor in his 60s - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:09
What he could do now as an actor in his 60s
But he's clearly more ambitious and more driven than that. - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:05
But he's clearly more ambitious and more driven than th...
- [Narrator] In 2016, Washington received - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:11
- [Narrator] In 2016, Washington received
- Now, it's odd how many of these - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:12
- Now, it's odd how many of these
In women, it's names like Garbo, Hepburn, Stanwick, Lauren. - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
In women, it's names like Garbo, Hepburn, Stanwick, Lau...
[piano music] - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
[piano music]
Now, you can check in the one-two combination punch - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:10
Now, you can check in the one-two combination punch
Brando, Clift, Poitier, - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:10
Brando, Clift, Poitier,
Now the cliche, the list goes on and on, - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:09
Now the cliche, the list goes on and on,
The list is finite, the club is exclusive, - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:12
The list is finite, the club is exclusive,
(audience applauding) - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:05
(audience applauding)
- [Narrator] He later was awarded - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:06
- [Narrator] He later was awarded
Denzel felt no constraints - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:06
Denzel felt no constraints
He is known to be very generous - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:05
He is known to be very generous
[soft instrumental music] - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:08
[soft instrumental music]
I think it's very hard to find anyone - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:18
I think it's very hard to find anyone