Denzel Washington persuaded Powell to pursue acting full-time.
Denzel Washington has been a major movie star for decades.
But Powell started to pursue acting as a career after he was cast in Denzel Washington's 2007 movie "The Great Debaters."
Washington and his agent Ed Limato thought Powell could be a great actor and persuaded him to move to LA.
Powell told THR that he was dropped by Limato's agency and struggled to find roles after he died in 2010.
Persons:
Denzel Washington, Powell, Sean Gallup, Denzel Washington's, Washington, Ed Limato, Limato, Robert Downey Jr, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Sylvester Stallone, Denzel, Ed, Ringer, Richard Gere
Organizations:
Getty, Denzel, Haute Living
Locations:
LA