Lenny Kravitz And Denzel Washington have apparently been pals for more than three decades. Meeting in the ‘90s, their bromance broke wider when Washington was presented with a “Best Actor” award by Kravitz back in 2002. Since then, they’ve continued to make time for one another, with the a-lister even showing up last year for Kravitz’s Walk of Fame ceremony. They hang out, their kids hang out, and the families hang out. Kravitz even got Washington into fitness. This is all well-documented, but somehow I’d missed the memo. That is until the “American Woman” singer told this funny story about talking to his pal after watching Spike Lee’s famous movie Malcolm X.
One tenet of the two men’s friendship is apparently keeping up with one another on the phone. In an interview with Rob Report, Kravitz opened up about a call that happened right after the incredibly fit singer got through Malcolm X. Apparently, Denzel told him he hadn’t seen the movie in decades, and the singer had an amusing response.
It’s funny because I called Denzel. I said, I was just watching you in Malcolm X. And he said he hadn’t seen the film since he made it. So I said, ‘You were pretty good.’ So, we had a laugh.
This is definitely a true story, as Denzel Washington has confirmed he hasn't re-watched Malcolm X previously. It's also very funny; who knew they were so bromantic?
He went on to explain that Denzel Washington, who at 70 is nine years older than Kravitz, is ultimately a “big brother,” also saying about how their families have “blended.”
I’ll call him up in the morning or he’ll call me and we always end up having an exchange that is so valuable between two people that just genuinely are there for each other in the moment. That’s a very important relationship. He and the family, our families are blended. You know, the Kravitzes and the Washingtons are one family.
This is all similar to comments Denzel Washington made during the Walk of Fame celebration for his pal back in 2024, when he said he had been “tied” to his friend for a long time, also noting they have more of a "brothership."
He’s more than a friend, more than a brother. We’re twins, we just don’t look alike. We’ve had a close brothership friendship for… 30 years.
Unlike Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's friendship or Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's public "faux feud", Denzel Washington and Lenny Kravitz’s friendship is a lot more low-key. However, that actually probably speaks to how special and meaningful it is to the two men.
Earlier this year, the two connected over another Spike Lee movie when the actor was promoting Highest 2 Lowest. During an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Washington actually called his "brother," surprising him on FaceTime right after he'd gotten out of the shower! (This in itself was a throwback to another time this had happened mid-concert.) Now that I'm privy to hijinks like these, I can't wait to see what's next.
