Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American film and stage actor and director. He is most famed for playing mobsters including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy and Tony Montana in Scarface, though he has also appeared several times on the other side of the law-as a police officer, detective and a lawyer. His role as Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992 after receiving seven previous Oscar nominations.
He made his feature film debut in the 1969 film Me, Natalie in a minor supporting role, before playing the leading role in the 1971 drama The Panic in Needle Park. Pacino made his major breakthrough when he was given the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather in 1972, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Other Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor were for Dick Tracy and Glengarry Glen Ross. Oscar nominations for Best Actor include The Godfather Part II, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, the court room drama ...And Justice for All and Scent of a Woman.
In addition to a career in film, he has also enjoyed a successful career on stage, picking up Tony Awards for Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. His love of Shakespeare caused him to direct his first film with Looking for Richard, a part documentary on the play Richard III. Pacino has received numerous lifetime achievement awards, including one from the American Film Institute. He is a method actor, taught mainly by Lee Strasberg and Charlie Laughton at the Actors' Studio in New York.
Although he has never married, Pacino has had several relationships with fellow actresses and has three children.
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In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: List of awards and nominations received by Al Pacino, Me, Natalie, The Panic in Needle Park, The Godfather, Scarecrow (1973 film), Serpico, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, Bobby Deerfield, ...And Justice for All (film), Cruising (film), Author! Author! (film), Scarface (1983 film), Revolution (1985 film), Sea of Love (film), The Local Stigmatic, Dick Tracy (1990 film), The Godfather Part III, Frankie and Johnny (1991 film), Glengarry Glen Ross (film), Scent of a Woman, Carlito's Way, Two Bits, Heat (1995 film), Looking for Richard, City Hall (film), Donnie Brasco (film), The Devil's Advocate (film), The Insider (film), Any Given Sunday, Chinese Coffee, Insomnia (2002 film), S1m0ne, People I Know, The Recruit, Gigli, Angels in America (TV miniseries), The Merchant of Venice (2004 film), Two for the Money (film), Ocean's Thirteen, 88 Minutes, Righteous Kill, You Don't Know Jack (film), Jack & Jill (film)
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