Denzel Whitaker

Denzel Whitaker
Born	Denzel Dominique Whitaker June 15, 1990 (1990-06-15) (age 21) Torrance, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present

Denzel Dominique Whitaker (born June 15, 1990) is an American actor, playing key roles in the films The Great Debaters and Training Day, as well as TV shows ER, Brothers & Sisters and The War At Home. He later went on to be a featured cast member during the tenth and final season of the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That. He was also in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Dadnapped. He also appeared on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as a player on Zack and Cody's basketball team, and in Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Whitaker was born in Torrance, California, the son of Younalanda and Dale Whitaker.^[1][2] He was named after Denzel Washington, a fact he disputed on The Oprah Winfrey Show while promoting the movie The Great Debaters, only to learn later from his father that, in fact, Washington was his namesake.^[3] He appeared in the film Abduction.

References

1. ^ PENHI student graces the big screen in ‘The Great Debaters’
2. ^ SacObserver.com [SOUL] Getting To Know Young "Debaters" Actors
3. ^ Denzel Whitaker: A Debater’s Destiny : Essence.com

External links

• Denzel Whitaker at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Whitaker, Denzel
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	June 15, 1990
Place of birth	Torrance, California
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