Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Decades into his Academy Award-winning career, Denzel Washington is setting the record straight on how to pronounce his name.

Denzel Washington set the record straight regarding the correct pronunciation of his first name. During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the 70-year-old actor, born Denzel Hayes Washington Jr., ...

*During a lively appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on September 2, Denzel Washington clarified a decades-long misconception about his name. “My name is not pronounced Den-zelle. My name is pronounced ...

While recently discussing his love of football and NFL players who share his name—including Cleveland Browns corner back Denzel Ward and two additional Denzels on the Arizona Cardinals—the Malcolm X ...

Denzel Washington revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live that we have been mispronouncing his name, and we can thank his mom for that.

Decades into his Academy Award-winning career, Denzel Washington is setting the record straight on how to pronounce his name. During a Sept. 2 appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "The Equalizer" actor ...

Denzel Washington revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that his name is supposed to be pronounced with a clipped “e” vowel sound at the end of his name He also revealed how he got the new pronunciation of ...