John David Washington

John David Washington's wiki suggest that he used to play college football at Morehouse. He spent four years as the running back in terms of professionalism for the United Football League's California franchise. He stayed with the team through its entire history.

After the UFL's fiasco, Washington had to shift to an acting career. He was born in the Toluca Lake which is the neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. His father’s name is Denzel Washington who is the former Pauletta Pearson as well as an actor. At the age of nine, he made his debut as a student in a Harlem classroom which was a 1992 feature movie whose name was “Malcolm X”.

This movie had starred his father in the title role. Denzel Washington’s net worth is about 190 million US dollars. Washington had attended Campbell Hall School located at Los Angeles where he was a student and a letterman in the football, basketball and as well as the track. The bio info of John David Washington also includes the following details.

He led the conference in rushing in 2005. He was also named as National Player of the Week by D2Football.com in the very same year. After going undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft, he was signed by the St. Louis Rams in the year 2006 as an undrafted free agent. He also was released by the Rams on August 31.  After three days, the Rams re-signed him to their practicing squad. 

He played in NFL Europa supporting Rhein Fire in the 2007 offseason. He also was drafted by the California Redwoods which later changed its name to the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League in the UFL Premiere Season Draft in 2009. He signed with that team on August 18.

Washington stayed with the team after signing with the team and returned for his fourth season with the Mountain Lions in the year 2012, till the league folded that October. Since this year 2015, He has starred as Ricky Jerret in the HBO comedy tv series named “Ballers” which stars Dwayne Johnson as well.

This young actor is of height about 5 feet and 10 inches. Debbie Allen’s daughter, whose name is Vivian Nixon who is a dancer like her mom and Washington were seen together several times. So it is probable that Nixon and Washington are dating. But it has not been publicized about the fact that Vivian Nixon is John David Washington’s girlfriend. 

Since his father is also a renowned actor who has acted in numerous movies, it is normal for his well-wishers to have high expectations regarding his performance in the series which gets broadcasted in the HBO. The series focuses on ongoing incidents of retired athletes living in Miami. His salary has not been disclosed yet.

Washington starring in the series “Ballers” has created a huge expectation among his well-wishers and even the series crew. He does not seem to be much of an active social networker. He is not seen in social networking sites like Instagram frequently.