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Isaiah Washington - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actor, Producer.
Born August 3, 1963, Houston, Texas, USA - American actor.
In 2005, Washington was cast as the gifted heart surgeon Dr. Preston Burke in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. This role earned him two National Progress Association Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award. On the series, he was paired with actress Sandra Oh, who plays intern Dr. Christina Young. Washington originally auditioned for the role of Dr. Derek Shepard, however, Patrick Dempsey eventually took over the role of Dr. Shepard. Burke was originally described as a 40-year-old fat man. For playing the role of Dr. Burke, Isaiah was included in the list of Sexiest Men by TV Guide magazine in June 2006 and was named one of the sexiest doctors on TV in June 2008 by the TV Guide of the same name. Before, In the third season, Washington became a central figure in a highly acclaimed controversy behind the scenes. In October 2006, it was reported that T.R. Knight was insulted by Washington because of his sexual orientation. Shortly after it became public, TR Knight publicly declared that he was gay. The situation was resolved when Washington issued a statement and apologized for its "poor communication during the recent incident on the set." However, in January 2007, on the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards, the question surfaced again. During the interview, Washington joked, “I love gays. I wanted to be gay. Please let me be gay. " After winning the Best Drama Actor nomination, Washington responded to questions from reporters by saying, "I never called TR Knight gay." However, in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, T. R. Knight said that “everyone has heard it.” Gruvemuvestart After denouncing his studio, Touchstone Television (now ABC Studios), Washington issued a statement apologizing for the epithet in a dispute with Patrick Dempsey. On January 30, 2007, in an interview with People magazine, Washington said he was supposed to return to Grey's Anatomy. However, on June 7, 2007, ABC announced that he had decided not to renew Washington's contract and that he had been removed from the show. Immediately after that, Washington issued a statement: "I am angry as hell and I'm not going to do anything else." In another report, Washington said he plans to "spend the summer doing charity work in Sierra Leone, doing independent films and not worrying about the show." On July 2, 2007, Washington appeared on CNN's The Larry King Show to represent his side of the controversy. According to Washington, In July 2007, NBC invited Washington to guest-star on the new series Biobaba. NBC Chairman Ben Silverman noted his willingness to work with Washington. However, the series was canceled after just 8 episodes due to low ratings. Washington himself said that his firing from Grey's Anatomy was an unfortunate misunderstanding and that he is willing to leave that in the past. By the next season of Grey's Anatomy, Washington's character Preston Burke left the show after the season finale ended.

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