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Denzel hardly had uncombed hair and he cannot shave his face..he has it for his part in Fences. and you have to admit...his teeth are very white and clean.

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That this is a bone of contention with so many of you here is extremely laughable....and entertaining.

Beyond the theater world (and, yes, there is a world beyond the theater world), the unspoken dress code for a professional lunch would be "business casual." Lots of other nominees wore collarless tee shirts but put a jacket on - not a windbreaker, a real jacket. And the baseball cap look is getting really old - not appropriate for any indoor event.

Just my opinion, I know, but Denzel is an adult, and showed a lack of judgment. As a fellow Fordham grad, I am disappointed in him. But I am sure he doesn't give a rat's *ss about my opinion.

I think the hat thing really bothers me because I was raised never to wear a hat inside. A baseball cap at home if I was running in and back out was fine but otherwise, no hats on inside.

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orangeskittles - perfect, perfect example of Broadway casual!

And I think I probably should say that the dress code would be "at least" business casual. When there are photographers present, it pays to be presentable.

He'll go a step up for the awards.... jeans and a t-shirt. Perhaps a
Kangol hat instead of the baseball cap

It may be presumptious to presume Denzel's thought process, but I think he's actually showing a form of affection and "realness" for Broadway with the casual attire. In his mind anyway.

People have to remember, Denzel is a theatre veteran. It's where he started. He's already won the Obie award in 1982 for A Soldier's Play. He's hardly some slumming movie star. The guy has done at least 20 plays. I get the feeling that he thinks of stage as the real actors medium, and when he used to be in theatre, very rarely did actors "dress up" for most occassions. Most of them have matinees to play, and can't dress up for every event. Back in the day, he probably turned up to the Obie's in casual attire, and nobody cared (of course, they didn't have the internet back then).

I think he just feels more relaxed being back on stage, where it's all about the work, not about how you look or what you are wearing. He must be pretty jaded with all these Hollywood shindigs where you have to turn up in a penguin suit and tell some reporter you are wearing Armani. I think he feels theater is above that shallow crap.

When I first saw his picture, I thought he was Ice-T!

Updated On: 5/9/10 at 01:02 AM

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Exactly. I'm sure he'll dress up for the actual Tony ceremony (and I'm sure he thinks it's a big deal).

The OP also made an unfair criticism about him being unshaven. He's playing a lowly Garbage man in Fences....it's almost certainly part of the role, for him to have visible beard/stubble growth. To be more believable in the role, since he's an actor and all.

I hope he doesn't get grief for turning up unshaven to the Tony's, as the play will still be running. He actually turned up to give a big speech at Obama's inauguration in front of millions of people, with a scraggly beard, because it was neccesary for his role in his last film (Book Of Eli, I think). I doubt he was trying to disrespect Obama or the American people by not having a shave. He's dedicated to his craft.

Updated On: 5/9/10 at 09:30 AM

Well, I might as well point it out...he wore the same jeans and shirt to the Drama Critics Circle Awards that he wore on Regis & Kelly that morning.

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