These Actors Went Above And Beyond To Portray Historical Figures And The Resemblance Is Uncanny

Some People Thought Denzel Washington Had Too Dark Of A Complexion To Play Malcolm X

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To the naked eye, Washington seems like a dead ringer to play activist Malcolm X in the biopic Malcolm X. But people had a lot of issues with his performance. They said Washington was too short and had too dark a complexion to play Malcolm X.

The skeptics didn’t matter though. Director Spike Lee said he never envisioned anyone but Washington for the role.