Hollywood Flashback: When John David Washington, 13, Saw Dad Denzel Immortalized at the Chinese Theatre

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The 'Tenet' star originally planned to play football — but fate saw him step into his Oscar-winning father's footsteps instead.

One bona fide movie star in a family is pretty good; two is rare. But with the Sept. 3 domestic theatrical release of, the latest from Christopher Nolan, its 36-year-old lead, John David Washington — eldest son of Denzel— is set to become one.

The plan had originally been football, which he played to great success at Morehouse College, leading to recruitment by the St. Louis Rams. After a torn Achilles tendon in 2013 sidelined him, John David quietly pursued the backup dream of following in Dad’s massive footsteps. Growing up the eldest of four siblings in L.A., John David would recite entire scenes from 1989’s— the film for which his father won his first Oscar — from memory.

 

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2 cents: bad movie. One note performance from all. Can’t understand what is being said 40% of the time.

He actually gives a lot praise to his mother which is right... stop trying to make it a father & son thing without giving recognition to his mother.

& what a good actor he is too. 👍

Like Jacob Black flipped

I was officially this many years old when I discovered that they were father and son.

sabya can you spot the gorgeous boy ?

Amazing actor and film

LivingScribe He looked like you, Poe lol

But how awesome is John David Washington in Ballers on HBO BallersHBO ........

And now he's in the biggest movie in theaters today. Maybe the only movie in theaters today. Tenet

NEPOTISM !!!! Why has his son who’s barely been in anything been given the plum lead role in a Christopher Nolan movie - there are thousands of actors trying to get their big break who don’t have daddies help

Good cheekbones!

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