Isaiah: I apologize to T.R., my colleagues, the fans of the show and especially the lesbian and gay community for using a word that is unacceptable in any context or circumstance, by repeating the word Monday night, I marred what should have been a perfect night for everyone who works on 'Grey's Anatomy.' I can neither defend nor explain my behavior. I can also no longer deny to myself that there are issues I obviously need to examine within my own soul, and I've asked for help. I know the power of words, especially those that demean. I realize that by using one filled with disrespect I have hurt more than T.R. and my colleagues. With one word, I've hurt everyone who has struggled for the respect so many of us take for granted. I welcome the chance to meet with leaders of the gay and lesbian community to apologize in person and to talk about what I can do to heal the wounds I've opened. T.R.'s courage throughout this entire episode speaks to his tremendous character. I hold his talent, and T.R. as a person, in high esteem. I know a mere apology will not end this, and I intend to let my future actions prove my sincerity.
Isaiah: There was a time I didn't think I'd live past 25.
Isaiah (on his Grey’s Anatomy character, Preston Burke): Burke’s my hero. He’s the guy that’s pretty much black and white; there’s no grey. Everything is based on merit - he’s a taskmaster.
Isaiah: I'm no longer going to play thugs or debauched cops that I can't possibly make complex characters. I'm bigger than that. I owe too much to too many good people at the Goodman, Arena and Playwrights Horizons.
In 1997 Isaiah Washington lost a guest-star role on the series High Incident after he got into fisticuffs with a crew member.
Isaiah Washington has a history of questionable on-set incidents.
Isaiah played the role of Leon in the movie, Welcome to Collinwood.
Isaiah played the role of Shane in the movie, "This Girl's Life".
Isaiah was an original member of the City Kids Repertory.
Before Isaiah became an actor he was in the Air Force. He had aspirations of being the second “General Washington”.
Isaiah was proud that his mother was the first African American woman to be a licensed barber in Texas.
Isaiah graduated from Willowridge High School in 1981 in Houston, Texas.
Isaiah married Jenisa Marie Washington on February 14, 1999 and are still married today.
Some nicknames Isaiah goes by are Mickey or Ike.
In the movie True Crime Isaiah played the lead as Frank Louis Beechum.
Touched by an Angel is a TV series that Isaiah appeared in, in 2001.
Wild Things 2 is another stop for Isaiah playing Terrence Bridge.
In the movie Trois3: The Escort Isaiah played Bernard ‘Benny’ Grier.
Isaiah plays Dr. Preston Burke on the new TV series Grey’s Anatomy.
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