Mar. 15, 2025
Denzel Washingtonis one proud dad.
The two-time Oscar winner supported his youngest son,Malcolm Washington, 33, who makes his directorial debut withThe Piano Lesson, at the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Denzel, 69, is a producer on the Netflix film, an adaptation ofAugust Wilson’s play.
Speaking with PEOPLE on the red carpet, Denzel says, “I’m proud to be a part of August Wilson in some small way.”
Of his son Malcolm, theGladiator IIactor adds, “I’m happy that people will get a chance to see what a filmmaker Malcolm is.
Mar. 15, 2025
Denzel Washington inThe Equalizer 3(2023).Photo: Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube
Denzel Washingtonis returning for moreEqualizeraction.
The 69-year-oldactor revealed in a newly released Winter 2024 cover interview withEsquirethat he will be back for not one but two films in the popular spy-thriller franchise.
“I told them I would do anotherEqualizer, and we’re doing 4 and 5,” said Washington, who next appears inRidley Scott’s long-awaited sequel epicGladiator II,which reunites him with hisEqualizer 2costarPedro Pascal.
Mar. 15, 2025
Denzel Washington.Photo:Arturo Holmes/Getty
Arturo Holmes/Getty
Denzel Washingtoncouldn’t be more proud of his four children.
While speaking withEsquirefor their cover story published Tuesday, Nov. 19, the actor and producer, 69, opened up about his proudest accomplishment in life — and it has nothing to do with his long list of successful roles.
“When I think of what I’m proudest of, anything I’ve accomplished doesn’t even come to mind,” Washington said. “It’s our children: They’re good people.
Mar. 15, 2025
Pauletta, Malcolm and Denzel Washington at a Netflix special presentation ofThe Piano Lessonduring the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10, 2024.Photo:Mat Hayward/GettyMalcolm Washingtonknows his parents have a deep love for one another.During a conversation with PEOPLE during the 2024Toronto International Film Festivalpremiere of his directorial debutThe Piano Lessonon Tuesday, Sept. 10, Malcolm was asked about the incredible bond between dadDenzel Washingtonand momPauletta Washington, who have been married for over 40 years.
Mar. 15, 2025
A group of people looking at smoke in the distance coming from damaged properties following the Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 1921.Photo:Oklahoma Historical Society/Getty
Oklahoma Historical Society/Getty
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it will launch a review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, more than a century after one of the worst acts of racist violence in American history.The federal Civil Rights Division’s Cold Case Unit is conducting the review of the massacre, according toABC News.