Page 2 ~ THE VILLAGER/August 17, 2018 THE COMMUNIQUÉ www.theaustinvillager.com Actor John David Washington – A Chip Off The Ol’ Block By Naomi Richard | VILLAGER Contributor Actor John David ington told the Today League’s fran- I didn’t help him get Washington was born on Show. chise. In 2005, onto Ballers or anything July 28, 1984 to parents Washington is a D2Football.com hon- like that. The only way I Denzel and Pauletta former professional ored him with the title of helped him get into Washington. Some football player. Washing- ‘National Player of the Ballers was introducing might call this “Holly- ton joined Campbell Hall Week.’ him to football as a kid.” wood Royalty” and in- School in as Catch the single deed it is. In a recent in- a student and a had this to say on his and incredibly hand- terview with the Today in football, son’s success, “He’s had some actor now in Show the younger basketball, and track. He I don’t know how many BlacKkKlansman as he Washington said, “My later won a football concussions, a broken plays an African-Ameri- dad taught me how to scholarship to Atlanta’s collarbone, a torn up can police officer from hunt, and my mom . Af- knee and Achilles [ten- Colorado who success- taught me how to love.” ter having a successful don]. I’m glad he left fully infiltrates the local Well, the career in college, he was football.…He’s really Ku Klux Klan and who Washingtons did an ex- signed by the St. Louis good at what he does, becomes the head of the cellent job raising their Rams as an undrafted and the fact that he’s local chapter. Check your family. John was raised free agent. He also been fighting to make local theaters for show by his parents along with played as a running back his own mark, he didn’t times and ticket infor- his sister Katia Washing- for the United Football want any help from me, mation. John David Washington on red carpet ton and twin siblings premiere of BlacKkKlansman. Malcolm and Olivia. He Photo credit: Eric Charbonneau first appeared on screen at the age of nine, when he appeared as a stu- dent in a Harlem class- room in the 1992 film Malcolm X. Other film appearances include HBO’s original series Ballers, Coco, Love Beats Rhymes, The Old Man and The Gun, Monsters and Men, Monsters, and now he is playing as Ron Stallworth in a feature role for ’s box John David Washington staring as Ron Stallworth in office hit BlacKkKlansman. Photo credit: Legendary Entertainment BlacKkKlansman. As a co-producer, he made University Federal Credit Union the 2010 movie, The Book of Eli. opens Interactive Financial Center “I was on the set of another film when I got in Mueller Market District the call telling me that Spike Lee wanted me to play a role in BlacKkKlansman. That was a moment,” Wash-

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