Glen Powell had a long journey to become a movie star, but at the start of his career, he had some help from legendary actor Denzel Washington. From appearing in Top Gun: Maverick to headlining the latest Twisters film alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones, it’s hard not to see Powell on a poster in a movie theater these days. However, if it weren’t for Washington discovering Powell and setting him on the star-making path he is on today, audiences might be lacking one of Hollywood’s best contemporary movie stars.
