According to Denzel Washington, we’ve all been saying his name wrong — sort of.

The Academy Award-winning actor stopped by “ Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday to promote his latest film, “ Highest 2 Lowest .” Washington’s revelation about the pronunciation of his name came when the friendly chat turned to the actor’s love of football and the Dallas Cowboys.

“Who was your favorite player back then?” Kimmel asked after Washington shared how he came to be a Cowboys fan.

“Anybody Black,” Washington replied, before explaining he was specifically a fan of running backs because that was the position he used to play.

Kimmel then pointed out that “there are currently four players named Denzel in the NFL” even though “there weren’t that many” before Washington won his first Oscar in 1990 for

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