Editing Denzel Washington (section)

=== Marriage and family ===
On June 25, 1983, Washington married Pauletta Pearson, whom he met on the set of his first screen work, the television film ''Wilma''. They have four children: [[John David Washington|John David]], also an actor and a former [[American football|football]] player;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/dwayne-johnsons-hbo-half-hour-pilot-ballers-picked-up-to-series-683058/ |title=Dwayne Johnson's HBO Half-Hour Pilot 'Ballers' Picked Up To Series |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 13, 2014 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=January 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="espn">{{cite news |url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft06/news/story?id=2429264 |title= Denzel Washington's son among Rams signees |editor= Associated Press |editor-link= Associated Press |publisher= [[ESPN]] |date= May 1, 2006 |access-date= March 20, 2007}}</ref> [[Katia Washington|Katia]], who graduated from [[Yale University]] with a Bachelor of Arts in 2010; and twins [[Olivia Washington|Olivia]] and [[Malcolm Washington|Malcolm]]. Malcolm graduated from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] with a degree in film studies, and Olivia played a role in [[Lee Daniels]]'s film ''[[The Butler]]''. Malcolm made his directorial debut with ''[[The Piano Lesson (2024 film)|The Piano Lesson]]'', with Denzel producing and John David starring in it.<ref name=DH1>{{cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |title=Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler & More Set For Netflix's ''The Piano Lesson''; Denzel Washington, Todd Black Producing |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/samuel-l-jackson-john-david-washington-the-piano-lesson-netflix-movie-1235324261/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=April 13, 2023 |date=April 13, 2023}}</ref> In 1995, Washington and his wife [[Wedding vow renewal ceremony|renewed their wedding vows]] in South Africa with [[Desmond Tutu]] officiating.<ref>[http://www.lovetripper.com/bridalstars/2009/06/denzel-washington-and-wife-celebrate.html "Denzel Washington and Wife Celebrate 27th Wedding Anniversary in Italy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809203908/http://www.lovetripper.com/bridalstars/2009/06/denzel-washington-and-wife-celebrate.html |date=August 9, 2013 }}, LoveTripper.com, June 28, 2009</ref>