Denzel Washington speech at Lenny Kravitz Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony

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https://www.maximotv.com  American actor and film producer Denzel Washington speech at the Lenny Kravitz Hollywood Walk of Fame star unveiling ceremony on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 1750 N. Vine Street in front of the historic Capitol Records Tower in Los Angeles, California, USA. This video is only available for editorial use in all media and worldwide. To ensure compliance and proper licensing of this video, please contact us. ©MaximoTV

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00:00 (cash register rings)

00:02 - Okay, our next speaker is an accomplished actor,

00:07 director, known for his powerful performances on screen.

00:11 Throughout his career, he has received multiple awards,

00:15 including two Oscars, three Golden Globe Awards,

00:19 and a Tony Award.

00:20 Please everyone welcome the multifaceted

00:24 Denzel Washington to the stage.

00:26 (audience cheers)

00:30 - How you doing?

00:31 Thank you my dear.

00:33 Every time I shake hands like this with Lenny,

00:38 I always have my eyes open,

00:39 'cause once he had a ring on, a thumb ring,

00:42 and we went to shake hands, he busted my thumb open,

00:44 so I'm always careful.

00:46 He's more than a friend, he's more than a brother.

00:50 We're twins, we just don't look alike.

00:55 We've had a close brothership, friendship for,

00:59 well he'd be seven when we met.

01:01 For 30 years, when he was seven, I met him.

01:04 God has blessed him with an unbelievable talent,

01:08 but even more so, an unbelievable heart.

01:10 He's a giver, a lover.

01:12 I wrote some stuff down, but I'm just riffing.

01:15 He's a friend, I wrote down the definition of friend.

01:20 I looked it up, Webster.

01:21 A person whom one knows, and with whom one has a bond

01:26 of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual relations.

01:32 (audience laughs)

01:35 Well.

01:36 (audience laughs)

01:39 Oh Lord, a companion, a companion.

01:44 It said a boon companion.

01:47 As in ages, boom, koon.

01:51 A bosom friend, a brother.

01:55 A man or boy in relation to other sons or daughters

02:01 of his parents.

02:03 He's a brother of the world, he's just everyone's brother.

02:06 A male fellow Christian, a brother.

02:11 An African, an Afro-American form of address.

02:18 And I, let me say that again.

02:21 An African-American form of address, i.e. my brother.

02:26 Spell B-R-U-T-H-A.

02:29 A fellow human being, one related to another

02:36 by common ties.

02:38 We have been tied together for a long time.

02:43 We're close friends, we are brothers.

02:46 I love Lenny Kravitz.

02:49 I love Lenny Kravitz.

02:52 I love Lenny Kravitz like I've loved

02:54 no other brother in my life.

02:56 Less is more.

02:59 Leonard Albert Kravitz.

03:05 (audience cheers)

03:08 Now, I don't know if you're supposed to speak now

03:12 or somebody else comes up.

03:13 - I don't know.

03:14 - What happens now?

03:15 I come down?

03:17 - Oh, okay.

03:19 - I'm coming down.

03:20 (audience cheers)

03:23 (audience applauds)

03:26 (upbeat music)

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