Washington was the first African-American to win a best actor Oscar since Sidney Poitier in 1963… 2002 was the first year that African-Americans won both the best actor and best actress Oscars; Washington won for Training Day and Halle Berry won for her role in Monster’s Ball… Washington has collaborated several times with director Spike Lee; their films together include Mo’ Better Blues (1990), Malcolm X (1992, based on the life of civil rights leader Malcolm X) and He Got Game (1998)… His son, John David “J.D.” Washington, was a football star at Morehouse College and plays for NFL Europa’s Hamburg Sea Devils.