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Denzel Washington Shares the Unique Way He Keeps Tabs on His Kids' Careers: 'Do I Sound Like a Proud Father?'


Denzel Washington shares the unique way he keeps tabs on his kids' careers, asking, 'Do I sound like a proud father?' The actor is dad to John David, 40, Katia, 37, and twins Malcolm and Olivia, 33, whom he shares with wife Pauletta Washington.

While speaking with Esquire for their cover story this month, Washington opened up about his proudest accomplishment in life — and it had nothing to do with his long list of successful roles. Denzel Washington and his family at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 10, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif.Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty In August, Washington's son Malcolm debuted his first studio feature film, The Piano Lesson, alongside brother John David, who stars in the film, and sister Katia, who produced. "Even at the party after the screening and the Q&A, Pauletta and I were in the corner, just hanging out, watching Malcolm and John David and Katia just float around that room.

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