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Denzel Washington is a film director, film producer, film actor born in Mount Vernon (United States).
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, The New York Times named him the greatest actor of the 21st century in 2020. Washington has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. He has been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025. After training at the American Conservatory Theater, Washington began his career in theater, acting in performances off-Broadway. He first came to prominence in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988), and in the war film A Soldier's Story (1984).
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| Born | 28 December 1954, Mount Vernon |
| Profession | film director, film producer, film actor |
| Nationality | United States |
| Educated at | Fordham University, Pennington-Grimes Elementary School, Oakland Military Academy, Mainland High School, Mount Vernon High School, The Center for Early Education |
| Spouse | Pauletta Pearson Washington |
| Children | John David Washington, Olivia Washington, Malcolm Washington |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom, Horatio Alger Award, Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Gl |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Capricorn |
| Nakshatra | Shravana (Pada 2) |
| Sun Sign | Sagittarius |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Virgo |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Web) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 666 Hollywood personalities with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 62 of them (9%) have the Moon in Capricorn, like Denzel Washington, and 26 (4%) share the Shravana Nakshatra — the #12 most common Moon Nakshatra among Hollywood personalities, where Dhanishta leads with 31 (5%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Denzel Washington was born on 28 December 1954 in Mount Vernon. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Web) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Denzel Washington's Moon sign (Rashi) is Capricorn and the Nakshatra is Shravana, pada 2, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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