Washington was born and raised in
Los Angeles. He is the son of actors Pauletta (née Pearson) and
Denzel Washington and the brother of
John David Washington and
Olivia Washington, the latter sibling is his twin sister. He also has an elder sister named
Katia. Washington attended the
Windward School in Los Angeles, playing on the basketball team with
Anthony Stover and
Darius Morris. He attended the
University of Pennsylvania, studying film and playing for the
Quakers basketball team from 2009 to 2010. He graduated from Penn with a degree in film studies in 2013, and from the
AFI Conservatory with a
Master of Fine Arts degree in directing in 2016. ==Career==