John David Washington

Age: 41

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John David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor and former American football running back. He shifted to an acting career like his father, Denzel Washington and mother, Pauletta Washington. In 2015, he started with the HBO comedy series Ballers and his role in BlacKkKlansman (2018) brought him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. After seeing Washington's work in BlacKkKlansman, well-renowned director Christopher Nolan hand-picked him to anchor his thriller film Tenet (2020). Since then, Washington has also starred in Malcolm & Marie (2021), Amsterdam (2022) and The Creator (2023).

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John David Washington

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Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr., 1927-2023) was an American singer, actor and activist. He is mostly remembered for introducing Caribbean music to the mainstream public with his album "Calypso" (1956). Among his most famous tunes: "Day-O (Banana Boat)", "Jump in the line", "Jamaica Farewell", "Brown Skin Girl". He was also an actor, featuring in movies like "Carmen Jones" (1954), with Dorothy Dandrige. He was also a civil rights activist and friend of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr., a human rights activist in Africa and a liberal political activist and critic of US Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump. He received three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a Tony Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

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