Denzel Washington Having Difficulty Speaking After Nearly Biting Half His Tongue Off

The 70-year-old actor will perform on Broadway later this month in a revival of William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello.’

Denzel Washington during CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 24, 2023. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington may sound different when he takes the stage later this month to perform in a Broadway revival of “Othello,” one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

During a recent appearance on The New York Times’s podcast “The Daily,” the 70-year-old stage and screen veteran revealed that he had suffered a mishap late last year, which has impacted the way that he talks.