Denzel Washington to deliver Dillard commencement address

Two-time Academy Award and Tony advance cash control systems ltd Award-winning actor Denzel Washington will deliver the address at Dillard University on Saturday, May 9, when 247 students of Dillard University’s Class of 2015 walk down the Avenue of the Oaks during the commencement ceremony at 8 a.m.

“We are excited to have Denzel Washington as our 2015 com­mence­ment speaker,” Dillard president Dr. Walter M. Kim­brough said. “He has been a supporter of our Theater Program, which happens to be the oldest Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Theater Program in the country (now instant payday loans anytime in its 79th season), for the past ten years,” he added. “Several Denzel Washington Scholars are candidates in this year’s graduating class and they will be ecstatic about having him as our speaker.”

From Trip, an embittered runaway slave in Glory, to South African freedom fighter Steven Biko in Cry Freedom; From Shakespeare’s tragic historical figure Richard III, to the rogue detective, Alonzo in Training Day, Washington has amazed and entertained audiences with a rich array of characters distinctly his own. Washington most recently appeared in payday loan posts the film, The Equalizer, directed by Antoine Fuqua. Playing the role of Robert McCall, the thriller portrays a veteran covert operative who seeks redemption for his dark deeds. This past spring he appeared in the Broadway revival of “A Raisin in the Sun,” directed by Kenny Leon.

Washington was “discovered” by Hollywood when he was cast in 1979 in the television film “Flesh and Blood.” But it was Denzel’s award-winning performance on stage in “A Soldier’s Play” that captured the attention of the producers of the NBC television series, instant rental bond loan “St. Elsewhere,” and he was soon cast in that long-running hit series as Dr. Phillip Chandler. His other television credits include “The George McKenna Story,” “License to Kill,” and “Wilma.”

Appearing in more than 42 movies and theatrical productions, Washington has been nominated for 91 awards and has won 39 including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe awards, five Black reel Awards, 13 NAACP Image Awards, 12 Tony Awards, and 11 Film critic awards, among others.

Notable films in which Washington appeared include Crimson payday loans perris ca Tide (1995), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Hurricane (1999), Bone Collector (1999), Fallen (1998), He Got Game (1998), Remember the Titans (2000), Antwone Fisher (2002), Inside Man (2006), American Gangster (2007), Fences (2010), and Flight (2012). He won Academy Awards® for Glory (Best Supporting Actor, 1989) and Training Day (Best Actor, 2001).

In addition to his accomplishments on screen, Washington took on a very different type of role in 2000. He produced the HBO documentary Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks, which was payday loans in florida online subsequently nominated for two Emmy Awards. Also, he served as executive producer on “Hank Aaron: Chasing The Dream,” a biographical documentary for TBS which was nominated for an Emmy Award. Additionally, Washington’s narration of the legend of “John Henry” was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award in the category of Best Spoken Word Album for Children and he was awarded the 1996 NAACP Image Award for his performance in the animated children’s special “Happily Ever After: Rumpelstiltskin.”

This article originally published in the March 16, 2015 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.