Winter 2024/2025Photograph By Norman Jean Roy
Approaching seventy, the venerated Washington decided to share some unvarnished details of his extraordinary life with Esquire in a story titled “The Book of Denzel.” It’s a powerful account of a childhood spent with one foot in the street, embracing the profession of acting, fatherhood, his struggles with alcohol, and ten years of sobriety. This intimate cover portrait matched the eye-opening revelations.