Actor Al Pacino full name was Alfredo James Pacino. He was an American actor considered as the most influential man of the 20th century. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, 2 Tony Awards and 2 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Al Pacino was achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. He was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award & the National Medal of the Arts.
Al Pacino was born in 25th April 1940 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. He was the only child of Italian American parents Rose Gerardi (mother) and Salvatore Pacino (father).
Al Pacino’s father worked as an insurance salesman and restaurateur in Covina city, California.
Al Pacino parents divorced when he was 2 years old. Then, he moved with his mother to the South Bronx to live with her parents, Kate and James Gelardi.
Actor Al Pacino was known as “Sonny” by his teenage friends. He aspired to become a baseball player. He was nicknamed as “The Actor.”
Al Pacino attended Herman Ridder Junior High School. He gained admission to the High School of Performing Arts by audition. But his mother disagreed with his decision. After that he left home after an argument.
To finance his acting studies, Pacino done low-paying jobs like messenger, busboy, postal clerk and janitor. He also worked in the mailroom for Commentary magazine.
Al Pacino began smoking and drinking at age of 9. He used marijuana at only age of 13, but abstained from hard drugs.
Al Pacino was frequently to get into fights and he was considered a troublemaker at school.
Al Pacino was joined into the HB Studio, where he met his acting teacher, Charlie Laughton. After that, he was became Pacino’s mentor and best friend.
Al Pacino was often unemployed and homeless. He was sometimes sleeping on the streets or at friends’ houses. In age 43, his mother died in the year of 1962.
Al Pacino’s maternal grandfather died the following year, which he called as the weak point in his life. After 4 years in HB Studio he was successfully auditioned for the Actors Studio, a membership organization of professional actors and theatre directors etc.
At the age of 29, he played a minor role in the film “Me, Natalie” in 1969. He received good applause for his first leading role as a heroin addict in “The Panic in Needle Park” in 1971.
Al Pacino played Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather” in the year of 1972. For this movie he received a nominated as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Al Pacino reprised the role in the sequels “The Godfather Part II” in 1974 and “The Godfather Part III” in 1990. He received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for “Serpico” in 1973, “The Godfather Part II,” “Dog Day Afternoon” in 1975, and “The Scent of a Woman” in 1992.
Al Pacino nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting actor for “Dick Tracy” in 1990, “Glengarry Glen Ross” in 1992, and “The Irishman” in 2019.
Al Pacino’s notable portrayals include Tony Montana in “Scarface” in 1983, Carlito Brigante in “Carlito’s Way” in 1993, Benjamin Ruggiero in “Donnie Brasco” in 1997, and Lowell Bergman in “The Insider” in 1999.
Al Pacino starred in thriller films such as “Heat” in 1995, “Devil’s Advocate” in 1997, “Insomnia” in 2002. He appeared in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in 2019 and “House of Gucci” in 2021.
Al Pacino won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for each.
Al Pacino was currently stars in the Amazon Video series “Hunters” from 2020 to present.
In 1969 and 1977, Al Pacino won Tony Awards for his performances in “Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?” and “The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel.”
Al Pacino made his filmmaking debut with “Looking for Richard” in the year of 1996.
Pacino played the leading role on stage in the year of 1977. Also played Shylock in the 2004 feature film adaptation and the 2010 stage production of “The Merchant of Venice.”
Al Pacino directed and starred in “Chinese Coffee” in 2000, “Wilde Salome” in 2011, and “Salome” in 2013. Pacino has been a joint president of the Actors Studio since 1994.
