Denzel Washington to Direct Upcoming Episode of ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY
By: Caryn Robbins Oct. 14, 2015
ET reports that two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington will helm the ninth episode of this season's GREY'S ANATOMY on ABC.
The episode, to air during November sweeps, will mark Washington's small-screen directorial debut. The 60-year-old has previously directed two feature films, 2002's Antwone Fisher and 2007's The Great Debaters.
Washington appeared on Broadway in FENCES, winning a 2010 Tony Award. He made his Broadway debut in Checkmates (1988). Other theatre credits include Richard III, The Mighty Gents, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, When the Chickens Come Home to Roost and A Soldier's Play, for which he won an Obie.
He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his performances in Training Day and Glory, and received Oscar nominations for his performances in The Hurricane, Malcolm X and Cry Freedom.
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