Denzel Washington might be a household name, but it turns out we’ve all been pronouncing it wrong the entire time.
Denzel Clears Up a Common Mispronunciation
“This is how you know they named themselves after me, because my name's not pronounced Den-ZELL,” Washington, 70, joked on the Tuesday, September 2, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! after host Jimmy Kimmel pointed out the growing number of NFL players with the name. “My name's pronounced DEN-zel.”
The Remember the Titans icon continued, “I'm Denzel Jr. My father's Denzel Hayes Washington Senior. I'm Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. My mother would say "Denzel!’ and we both show up. So she said, ‘From now on, you're Den-ZELL.’ That's how it got pronounced Den-ZELL. ‘You're Den-ZELL. You're Denzel, and you're Den-ZELL.’”
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Reuniting With Spike Lee for Highest 2 Lowest
Washington stopped by the late night show as he continues to promote his movie Highest 2 Lowest as it makes its way to Apple TV on Friday, September 5, after premiering earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival followed by a limited run in theaters. The film marks Washington’s fifth project with director Spike Lee and is a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low from 1963.
It’s been almost 20 years since Lee, 68, and Washington have worked together, but the He’s Got Game director was thrilled with the script when the John Q star sent it over.
"He called me up — I didn't even recognize his phone number," Lee told Business Insider in an interview published on Wednesday, September 3. "We haven't done anything since Inside Man, which was 18, 19 years ago. He told me he was going to send me the script, and before I even hung up the phone, I knew I was doing it."
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He couldn’t help but also gush about his longtime friend and collaborator. The two have a history of acclaimed projects, including Malcolm X (1992), which earned Washington an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, He Got Game (1998) and Inside Man (2006). While they’ve both been recognized individually — Washington with two Oscars, Lee with an Oscar and an honorary statuette — their collaborations have never taken home Academy gold.
"One of the many things that makes Denzel a genius is he's not just relying on the script or relying on the director, he's bringing his full essence," Lee explained. "He brings his full being into every role that he does. And when you have someone like that — that's why I say he's the greatest living actor."
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