1. Isaiah Washington IV was born on August 3,1963 and is an American actor.
38 Facts About Isaiah Washington
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Isaiah Washington appeared in the films Love Jones, Bulworth, Out of Sight, True Crime, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Ghost Ship, and Hollywood Homicide.
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In 2005, Isaiah Washington landed his breakthrough role as Preston Burke on Grey's Anatomy.
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Isaiah Washington was dismissed after the third season due to his usage of a homophobic slur while referring to a cast member, T R Knight, although he would return for a guest appearance in 2014.
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From 2014 to 2018, Isaiah Washington portrayed Thelonious Jaha on The CW's science fiction television series The 100.
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In 2020, Isaiah Washington became the host of a travel cooking show on Fox Nation.
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Isaiah Washington was born in Houston, Texas, where his parents were residents in the Houston Heights community.
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Isaiah Washington's parents moved to Missouri City, Texas around 1980, where he was one of the first graduates from Willowridge High School, Houston, in 1981.
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Isaiah Washington revealed in an interview with Star Jones that his father, after whom he was named, was murdered when he was 13 years old.
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Isaiah Washington joined the United States Air Force when he was 19 years old, where he worked on the Northrop T-38 Talon.
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Isaiah Washington made his feature film debut in 1991's Strictly Business before engaging in a string of collaborations with director Spike Lee.
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Between 1994 and 1996, Isaiah Washington appeared in Lee's films Crooklyn, Clockers, Girl 6, and Get on the Bus.
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Isaiah Washington had roles in the films Stonewall, Dead Presidents, Love Jones, Out of Sight, Bulworth, True Crime, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Hollywood Homicide, and Wild Things 2.
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In 2005, Isaiah Washington originated the role of gifted cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.
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Isaiah Washington's portrayal earned him two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Isaiah Washington was paired onscreen with Sandra Oh, who plays intern Cristina Yang.
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Isaiah Washington had originally auditioned for the role of Derek Shepherd, which ultimately went to Patrick Dempsey.
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On March 6,2014, ABC announced that Isaiah Washington would be returning to the show in a guest appearance as Burke.
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Isaiah Washington returned in season 10, which served as part of a farewell storyline for Sandra Oh's character, Cristina Yang.
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In October 2006, rumors surfaced that Washington allegedly insulted co-star T R Knight with a homophobic slur while arguing with Patrick Dempsey.
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Isaiah Washington issued a public apology for his "unfortunate use of words during the recent incident on-set".
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On January 30,2007, a source told People magazine that Isaiah Washington was scheduled to return to the Grey's Anatomy set as early as that Thursday for the first time since entering "executive counseling" after making the comments at the Golden Globes.
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Isaiah Washington, in late June 2007, began asserting that racism within the media was a factor in his firing from the series.
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On July 2,2007, Isaiah Washington appeared on Larry King Live on CNN, to present his side of the controversy.
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Isaiah Washington disputed the accusations made by Knight, who he claimed was misrepresenting himself out of disappointment over his character.
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NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman noted his eagerness to work with Isaiah Washington, saying it would be "like A-Rod leaving the Yankees in midseason".
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Isaiah Washington himself said that his dismissal from Grey's Anatomy was an unfortunate misunderstanding that he was eager to move past.
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Isaiah Washington played the role of Chancellor Jaha in The 100, an American post-apocalyptic drama television series that began airing on The CW Television Network in spring 2014.
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Isaiah Washington's character was killed in the second episode of the show's fifth season, "Red Queen".
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Isaiah Washington starred in the film Blue Caprice, which was inspired by the 2002 DC sniper attacks.
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Isaiah Washington portrayed perpetrator John Allen Muhammad, with Tequan Richmond playing Muhammed's accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo.
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Washington began hosting a travel and cooking show Isaiah Washington: Kitchen Talk on Fox Nation, the streaming service arm of the Fox conglomerate, in 2020.
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In 2022, Isaiah Washington made his directorial debut with the film Corsicana, which he co-wrote and starred in.
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In 2019, Isaiah Washington expressed political alignment with the Republican Party.
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Isaiah Washington has written a book called A Man from Another Land, which chronicles Washington's early life, his TV and film career, and his search to find his roots after going through a DNA test that showed his ancestors came from Sierra Leone in West Africa.
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Since learning about his history, Isaiah Washington has traveled to Sierra Leone, donated medical supplies to a hospital there, and built a school.
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Isaiah Washington traveled to Sierra Leone in May 2006 marking the beginning of his charity work and was granted Sierra Leonean citizenship, making him the first African American to be granted full citizenship based on DNA.
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Isaiah Washington has been vested with a chieftaincy title of the Mende people in appreciation for his work in the country, taking the regnal name of Gondobay Manga II.