Denzel Washington

...besides the person I picked to be name of the week and 4-0 times they didn't)... #52, Denzel Drone: Apparently MSU took Denzel Washington, star of such films as Inside Man, American Gangster, and my personal favorite film of all-time...

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...can gain, and some say that a pound a week is about the max. UPDATE: "He Got Game" culminates in Ray Allen's character taking on Denzel Washington's character one-on-one. The script called for the younger man to win 11-0. But, Allen...

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...black men a depth of humanity not seen in American cinema before or since. In his collaborations with director Spike Lee, Washington complicated the race-man ethos. No longer defined solely by their willingness to stand up for their race,...

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He Got Game He Got Game is a 1998 sports -drama film written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Denzel Washington and current Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen as a father and son trying to reconcile on the eve of the signing day for his...

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...love Sports and Romance, then this film is for you. 8. He Got Game (1998) This film was directed by Spike Lee and stars Denzel Washington and a young Ray Allen. Allen's character, Jesus Shuttlesworth, is based on NBA pro Stephon Marbury.

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...with type 2 diabetes. In the Spike Lee film He Got Game, Jake Shuttlesworth (Denzel Washington) explains to his son, Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen), that his name was inspired by Monroe's nickname: "Black Jesus". In the film The United...

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...is an important object of derision in Do the Right Thing. And in He Got Game, Ray Allen plays a high school phenom named Jesus, and Denzel Washington, as his father, dates a prostitute. This is Lee presenting a hoops star as a messiah while,...

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...Game (1998). A convict (Denzel Washington) learns that his prison sentence commutation depends on whether he can persuade his son (Ray Allen), a top-ranked high school basketball player, to sign with the warden's alma mater. Spike Lee...

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...missing one of the easiest layups in the history of the NBA: During Game 5, with die-hard Lakers fan Denzel Washington in the house, how could they NOT show Denzel hitting the first four points on Ray Allen in their classic basketball game at...

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