3rd King of JerkishBehavior: Denzel Washington

The “5” Kings of JerkishBehavior are the 5 individuals who are the reason for how we are today from our swagger, attire, get money motivational, hustle, and cooler than the other side of the pillow persona. The 5 Kings greatness and impact on our lives makes us want to aspire to reach their level so without question that makes them the quintessential role models for JerkishBehavior.



3rd King Of JerkishBehavior: Denzel Washington

I am not going to lie, I hated him growing up because all the females loved Denzel Washington. I thought he was too clean cut and always played good guy roles in his films. My feelings towards Denzel soon drastically changed with the release of the best hooping movie ever in “He Got Game”. Denzel played a quasi bad guy part in a convicted wife murderer and tries to win the love of his son (whose is the #1 hooper in the nation). Throughout the movie, I found myself actually rooting for Denzel for some reason. So now I a little love for Denzel after this performance and then the classic “Training Day” happened (I still turn off the part when he is about to get assassinated by the Russians) and ever since I have been the biggest Denzel Washington fan there is.

It doesn’t matter what role Denzel plays whether it’s a bad guy (Training Day) or good guy (John Q), you will always find yourself rooting for him. That’s a sign of an one of a kind great actor. Denzel also ran off a string of classic films year after year that made fans had to take notice of his greatness starting with “Training Day”, “John Q” (powerful film & a tearjerker), “Antwone Fisher”, “Out Of Time”, “Man on Fire” (truly his most gangster role in that he made a dude commit suicide WHOA!!), “Inside Man”, Déjà vu, and “American Gangster”. The other great thing about a Denzel movie is that he will always have at least one classic line that you will take with you from the rest of your life. Remember “King Kong ain't got sh*t on me” from Training Day or “You can’t bullshit a bullshitter” from Inside Man and there’s so many more quotables. No matter what in a Denzel film, he always demonstrates his “I’m the shit fool” swagger/intelligence and you will always get a
couple of funny/witty lines as well. And last but not least, Denzel always has a bad female as his leading lady ( Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan, Paula Patton and the list goes on & on) and for these reasons Denzel Washington is not only the best actor there is but also the 3rd King of JerkishBehavior.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. Denzel Washington won an Academy Award also known as “An Oscar” for Best Actor for his role in “Training Day” and he is the 2nd of only 3 African-American men to win this prestigious award (Sidney Poitier and Jamie Foxx are the others).

2. I repeat, Denzel Washington won an Academy Award also known as “An Oscar” for Best Actor for his role in “Training Day” and he is the 2nd of only 3 African-American men to win this prestigious award (Sidney Poitier and Jamie Foxx are the others).

3. Denzel Washington holds the record for the most Oscar nominations (5) for anyone of African-American descent.

4. Denzel Washington has received not one but two honorary doctorates from Fordham University for “impressively succeeding in exploring the edge of his multifaceted talent” and Morehouse College in humanities.

5. Denzel played college basketball at Fordham University under a future NBA coach in P.J. Carlesimo as a freshman.