wˈɑːʃɪŋtən wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn kˈɪŋz kˈaʊnti, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, ænd deɪbjˈuːd ˌɔn tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ɔnðɪ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd "ɐ ɹˈɛvɚɹˌɛnd ɹˈʌnz θɹˈuː ɪt" ʌvðə sˈɪɹiz bɹˈʊklɪn sˈaʊθ.
Washington was born in Kings County, California, and debuted on television in 1997 on the episode "A Reverend Runs Through It" of the series Brooklyn South.