D*ana's Dirt» denzel washington http://danasdirt.com Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Dirt, Dana's Dirt, Hollywood Dirt Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:26:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Dr. Denzel Washington http://danasdirt.com/2011/05/16/dr-denzel-washington-university-of-pennsylvania-degree-graduation-commencement-doctorate-malcom-x-philadelphia/ http://danasdirt.com/2011/05/16/dr-denzel-washington-university-of-pennsylvania-degree-graduation-commencement-doctorate-malcom-x-philadelphia/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 21:39:01 +0000 Cathy http://danasdirt.com/?p=33818

Having had sat thru my own graduation this weekend (yay!) and I have another one next weekend, I had to share this one…

Denzel Washington recieved an honorary degree this weekend from the University of Pennsylvania where he was the commencement speaker. 

And – he had some stage fright while he was adressing 5,000 graduates! 

To think that Denzel, at 56, having had starred in Malcom X, Philadelphia and many other films gets scared I can totally be fine!

And for all of you that sometimes don’t do well, just know that Denzel Washington was pre-med, then pre-law, then jounalism, and was to flunking out before changing to drama and getting his degree.  Wow…  And I thought that I had done a lot of changing from one thing to another – I’ve got nearly nothng on Denzel Washington!

Washington received an honorary doctorate at the ceremony this weekend. By granting the degree, Penn President Amy Gutmann said his moving performances have “entertained us, inspired us and often enlightened us.” She also praised his off-screen work with charities and social causes, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

“Do you have the guts to fail?” Washington said. “If you don’t fail, you’re not even trying.”

The University of Pennsylvania gave Denzel Washington an honorary doctorate.

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George Lopez & his daughter

Tons of celebrities spent Christmas day at the LA Lakers game…  George Lopez and Mark Wahlberg took their daughters, Adam Sandler was there… Denzel Washington, Dustin Hoffman, Prince, it was apparently the thing to do on Christmas in LA!

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So what, he’s gay.  Who cares?  Why does it have to be front page news when someone “announces” that he/she is gay?  It just seems so silly to me… I guess it can come as a shock in some cases when you just have no idea that a person is gay, but does it matter?  I think it just sucks that people still feel like they have to hide… then again, it’s also stupid that the admission of gayness (ha) is a cover story.  This is like Denzel Washington getting a cover story with the headline “I’m Black” – REALLY???

Anyway, good for Clay.  He’s gay and he knows it clap your hands…

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