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• Isaiah Washington is a film and television actor who played Dr. Preston Burke on the television show Grey's Anatomy. His contract was not renewed on Grey's Anatomy for the 2007 season after he Washington allegedly made homophobic remarks against his co-star T.R. Knight.

  On March 24, 2009, Radaronline reported that Washington may be evicted from his Los Angeles home because he was allegedly five months behind in rental payments, a total of $100,000. Washington and his wife Jenisa were reportedly served with a "3-day notice to pay rent or quit" and his landlord filed unlawful detainer papers. The property management company requested "past-due rent of $100,000, reasonable attorney fees, forfeiture of the agreement and damages at the rate stated in item 11 ($3,333 per day) for each day the defendants remain in possession through entry of judgment."Radaronline: Isaiah Washington To Be Evicted (March 24, 2009) Perez Hilton reported on March 31, 2009, that Washington had been evicted.PerezHilton: Isaiah Washington Loses His Home! (March 31, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Nicknames: Mickey or Ike
  2. Born: August 3, 1963
  3. Birthplace: Houston, Texas
  4. Spouse: Jenisa Marie Washington
  5. Children: Isaiah, Tyme and Iman
  6. 2007: NAACP Image Award
  7. 1981: Graduated Willowridge High School
  8. Prior to his action career, Washington was in the U.S. Air Force
  9. April 2008: Washington and his wife leased, with an option to buy, a LA property $20,000 for a month rental feeRadaronline: Isaiah Washington To Be Evicted (March 24, 2009)
  10. The property has an estimated value nearly three and a half million dollarsRadaronline: Isaiah Washington To Be Evicted (March 24, 2009)
  11. Evicted from his home in late March of 2009

• Notable Roles

  • Victor Dunham in Clockers (1995)
  • Mac in Romeo Must Die (2000)
  • George Clark in Exit Wounds (2001)
  • Greer in Ghost Ship (2002)
  • Shane in This Girl's Life (2003)
  • Dr. Preston Burke in Grey's Anatomy (2005-2007)
  • Father Andre James in The Least of These (2008)

• Quotes

  • "You don't have the time to "make the time" to do anything. You have to do it now!"
  • "Even if I'm playing a bad guy, I work hard to make him multi-leveled and interesting."
  • "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."

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