According to Washington, he never used the "F Word" in reference to Knight, but rather told Dempsey to stop treating him like a "F-word" during an argument "provoked" by Dempsey, who, he felt, was treating him like a "B-word", a "P-word", and the "F-word", which Washington said conveyed "somebody who is being weak and afraid to fight back". His parents moved to Missouri City, Texas around 1980, where he was one of the first graduates from Willowridge High School, Houston, in 1981. Back in August 2013, it was confirmed that the actress would be leaving the ABC series after its tenth season. Prior to the TV Guide honor, Isaiah was named as one of People's "50 Beautiful People" in May 2006. Washington, who is best-known for originating the role of Dr. Preston Burke in 2005, will play a different role to help say goodbye to Sandra Oh's character, Cristina Yang. He also had roles in the films Stonewall, Dead Presidents, Love Jones, Out of Sight, Bulworth, True Crime, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Hollywood Homicide, and Wild Things 2. Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. Isaiah Washington is returning to Grey's Anatomy seven years after he was fired from the medical drama, the Hollywood Reporter reports. In July 2007, NBC decided to cast Washington as a guest star in a story arc in its new series Bionic Woman.

Washington has written a book called A Man from Another Land, which chronicles Washington's early life, his TV and film career, and his search to find his roots after going through a DNA test that showed his ancestors came from Sierra Leone in West Africa. "After the incident at the Golden Globes, everything just fell apart," Washington said in an interview with The Huffington Post in September 2013. I wanted to be gay. [5] After the show won Best Drama, Washington, in response to press queries as to any conflicts backstage, said, "No, I did not call T.R. For his portrayal of Burke, Isaiah was honored by TV Guide as one of "TV's Sexiest Men" in June 2006, and was named one of TV's sexiest doctors in June 2008 on TV Guide's television channel. Please let me be gay". In October 2006, rumors surfaced that Washington allegedly insulted co-star T. R. Knight with a homophobic slur while arguing with Patrick Dempsey. Chambers has appeared in several small movie roles alongside his Grey's Anatomy stint, appearing in the likes of The Wedding Planner, The Musketeer , and Broken City . [14], Washington is of African descent. By the beginning of the next season of Grey's Anatomy, Washington's character "Burke" had left the show following the end of the season finale. I couldn't afford to have an agent …I couldn't afford to have a publicist…I couldn't afford to continue. He also disputed the accusations made by Knight, who he claimed was misrepresenting himself out of disappointment over his character.[9]. Cloudflare Ray ID: 5e7227a64dd7d6d5 [citation needed] His paternal ancestry also links him to the Mbundu people, an ethnic group in Angola. Washington married Jenisa Marie Garland on February 14, 1996.
"It's important to me that Cristina's journey unfolds exactly as it should," Grey's showrunner Shonda Rhimes tells THR.
The characters had been previously engaged to be married. He went on to serve in the United States Air Force[2] and attended Howard University. "I lost everything.