Al Pacino
Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Apr 25, 1940 (85 years old)

Overview

Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 25, 1940

Biography

Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a career spanning over five decades, he has received many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. He is one of the few performers to have received the Triple Crown of Acting. He has also been honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the National Medal of Arts. A method actor and former student of the HB Studio and the Actors Studio, where he was taught by Charlie Laughton and Lee Strasberg, Pacino's film debut came at the age of 29 with a minor role in Me, Natalie (1969). He gained favorable notice for his first lead role as a heroin addict in The Panic in Needle Park (1971). Wide acclaim and recognition came with his breakthrough role as Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), for which he received his first Oscar nomination, and he would reprise the role in the sequels The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990). His portrayal of Michael Corleone is regarded as one of the greatest in film history. Pacino received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Serpico (1973), The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and ...And Justice for All (1979), ultimately winning it for playing a blind military veteran in Scent of a Woman (1992). For his performances in The Godfather, Dick Tracy (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and The Irishman (2019), he earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominations. Other notable portrayals include Tony Montana in Scarface (1983), Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way (1993), Benjamin Ruggiero in Donnie Brasco (1997), and Lowell Bergman in The Insider (1999). He has also starred in the thrillers Heat (1995), The Devil's Advocate (1997), Insomnia (2002), and appeared in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). On television, Pacino has acted in several productions for HBO, including Angels in America (2003) and the Jack Kevorkian biopic You Don't Know Jack (2010), winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for each. Pacino currently stars in the Amazon Video web television series Hunters (2020–present). He has also had an extensive career on stage. He is a two-time Tony Award winner, in 1969 and 1977, for his performances in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. Pacino made his filmmaking debut with Looking for Richard (1996), directing and starring in this documentary about Richard III; Pacino had played the lead role on stage in 1977. He has also acted as Shylock in a 2004 feature film adaptation and 2010 stage production of The Merchant of Venice. Pacino directed and starred in Chinese Coffee (2000), Wilde Salomé (2011), and Salomé (2013). Since 1994, he has been the joint president of the Actors Studio.​ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Maserati: The Brothers
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Maserati: The Brothers

A biopic about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that,...

In the Hand of Dante
2h 40m
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In the Hand of Dante

A handwritten manuscript of Dante Alighieri's poem "The Divine Comedy"...

Dead Man's Wire
1h 45m
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Dead Man's Wire

Set in 1977 and based on a true story, Tony...

The Ritual
1h 38m
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The Ritual

Two priests, one in crisis with his faith and the...

Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
1h 50m
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Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness

A seventy-two-hour whirlwind in the life of bohemian artist Amedeo...

How to Rob a Bank
1h 27m
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How to Rob a Bank

In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle...

Knox Goes Away
1h 54m
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Knox Goes Away

A contract killer, after being diagnosed with a fast-moving form...

Sly
1h 37m
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Sly

His love of film began as an escape from a...

Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
54min
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Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight

Robert De Niro is famous for his award-winning portrayals of...

Becoming Al Pacino
53min
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Becoming Al Pacino

A journey through the meteoric rise and tempestuous story of...

Acting

2025
Maserati: The Brothers
Movie
2025
In the Hand of Dante
Movie
2025
Dead Man's Wire
Movie
2025
The Ritual
Movie
2024
Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness
Movie
2024
How to Rob a Bank
Movie
2024
Knox Goes Away
Movie
2023
Sly
Movie
2023
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
Movie
2022
Becoming Al Pacino
Movie
2021
House of Gucci
Movie
2021
Val
Movie
2021
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
Movie
2020
Making 'The Irishman'
Movie
2020
Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star
Movie
2020
Hunters
Tv
2020
The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman
Movie
2019
The Irishman: In Conversation
Movie
2019
The Irishman
Movie
2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Movie
2018
Paterno
Movie
2017
Hangman
Movie
2017
The Pirates of Somalia
Movie
2017
Frank Serpico
Movie
2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Movie
2016
Misconduct
Movie
2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Movie
2014
Cruising Electric (1980)
Movie
2013
We're No Animals
Movie
2013
Salomé
Movie
2013
Phil Spector
Movie
2012
The Godfather Legacy
Movie
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie
2011
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
Movie
2009
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Movie
2008
Righteous Kill
Movie
2007
The History of 'Cruising'
Movie
2007
The History of 'Cruising'
Movie
2007
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Movie
2007
Ocean's Thirteen
Movie
2007
Brando: The Documentary
Tv
2007
Brando
Movie
2006
The Godfather and the Mob
Movie
2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Movie
2006
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Movie
2005
Two for the Money
Movie
2005
Babbleonia
Movie
2005
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
Movie
2005
The Making of 'Heat'
Movie
2004
The Merchant of Venice
Movie
2003
Angels in America
Tv
2003
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
Movie
2002
Inside 'Serpico'
Movie
2002
Serpico: From Real to Reel
Movie
2002
People I Know
Movie
2002
S1m0ne
Movie
2002
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Movie
2000
Chinese Coffee
Movie
1999
Any Given Sunday
Movie
1999
The Insider
Movie
1998
Internet Love
Movie
1998
The Making of 'Scarface'
Movie
1997
Lee Strasberg: The Method Man
Movie
1996
Looking for Richard
Movie
1996
City Hall
Movie
1995
Heat
Movie
1994
Jonas in the Desert
Movie
1992
Scent of a Woman
Movie
1992
Glengarry Glen Ross
Movie
1991
Frankie and Johnny
Movie
1991
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Movie
1990
The Godfather Part III
Movie
1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Movie
1990
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
Movie
1990
The Local Stigmatic
Movie
1985
Revolution
Movie
1972
The Godfather
Movie