Cut the new potatoes into wedges. In a large skillet melt 3 tablespoons butter or margarine over medium heat. Add potato wedges and cook, covered, for 8 minutes, turning occasionally. Uncover; cook for 8 to 10 minutes more or until potatoes are tender and light brown, turning occasionally.
| Denzel Washington and Viola Davis spoke with Shira Lazar and Itay Hod backstage at the 64th Annual Tony Awards on winning for their performances in Fences.. 1  Alive and Kickinâ, part one.
Denzel Washington born. Share this: On this day in 1954, the Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington, who will go on to star in such movies as Malcolm X and Training Day, is born in Mount Vernon, New York. In 2002, for his performance as a corrupt cop in Training Day, Washington became the first black man to win the Best Actor Academy Award since 1964, when Sidney Poitier received the award for Lilies of the Field.