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Actor Denzel Washington is one of the most prolific actors of the generation. He has won acclaim and accolades for portraying a wide variety of roles. The two-time Academy Award winner has had immense success in both blockbusters as well as dramatic roles.
Washington is also known for many charitable ventures as well as uplifting the African-American community. Late actor Chadwick Boseman had expressed their gratitude to Washington for his generosity as he was the recipient of a scholarship that was paid for by the actor. Recently, Marvel star Don Cheadle also revealed that one of he got one of his early roles due to Denzel Washington.
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How Did Denzel Washington Help Chadwick Boseman?
Late actorChadwick Bosemanis a household name due to his phenomenal performance in the MCU as Black Panther. The actor made his first appearance as King T’Challa inCaptain America: Civil Warand then went on to appear in the solo filmBlack Pantheras well asAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame.
Before his breakthrough as the Black Panther, the actor was known for portraying various black historical figures in films. He played iconic personalities such as baseball player Jackie Robinson, civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall, and singer James Brown. He also collaborated with director Spike Lee on the actor’s last film before his untimely death,Da 5 Bloods. The actor succumbed to cancer-related issues in 2020.
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Talking about the gesture at a ceremony where Denzel Washington was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Film Institute, Boseman said,
“Many of you already know the story that Mr. Washington when asked by Phylicia Rashad to join her in assisting nine theater students from Howard University…he gracefully and privately agreed to contribute…I was one of the students that he paid for. Imagine receiving the letter that your tuition for that summer was paid for and that your benefactor was none other than the dopest actor on the planet.”
Boseman went on to collaborate with Denzel Washington in the filmMa Rainey’s Black Bottomwhere Washington was a producer.
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Denzel Washington Convinced A Director To Hire Don Cheadle
Actor Denzel Washington is also known for helping out his fellow actors when the occasion arises. One such actor is MCU actor Don Cheadle. Cheadle gained global recognition for his portrayal of Robert Downey Jr.’s close friend James Rhodes.
Before Cheadle made it into the big leagues as Marvel’s War Machine, he was still an upcoming actor. One of his breakthrough roles was in Carl Franklin’sDevil in a Blue Dress. He played a supporting role named Mouse, who helps Denzel Washington’s PI, Easy Earl. While Cheadle had worked with Franklin before when he was younger, Washington had to convince the director to cast him in the role. Talking about the incident, Cheadle said,
“Carl sort of had cemented in his mind that I was that 19-year-old kid that he had worked with and he never saw me as a dude that could ever be Denzel’s contemporary.”
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Franklin’s main qualm was that Don Cheadle was ten years younger than Washington and hence would not be believable as his friend. Denzel Washington then stepped in and convinced the director to cast Cheadle.
“…and then Denzel’s like ‘Well I’ll age down five years, you’ll age him up five years and then we’ll be contemporaries. It’s not a big deal.'”
Carl Franklin cast Cheadle in the supporting role. Don Cheadle has since starred in many iconic films and shows such as theOceanstrilogy,House of Lies, andHotel Rwanda.He collaborated with Washington again inFlight.
Source:The Digital Fix
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
