Al Pacino
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Born:
April 25, 1940
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Born as:
Alfredo Pacino
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Biography:
Alfredo was raised in New York (USA) by his mother and grandparents from age two. He dropped out of school at 17 and spent several years drifting from job to job. In 1966 Al was admitted to Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. Making appearances in various plays, Pacino finally won an Obie award for “
The Indian Wants the Bronx”.
The part of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972) changed his life. Instead of taking on easier projects for money, Pacino made films such as the true life crime drama Serpico(1973) and the tragic bank robbery film Dog Day Afternoon (1975).
In 1985 a monumental mistake, Revolution, kept him out of movies for the next four years. Despite his success in films Pacino considers himself first and foremost a stage actor, he remains commited to the theatre.
Academy awards
1993 Won Oscar Best Actor for: Scent of a Woman (1992)
1993 Nominated Supporting Role for: Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
1991 Nominated Supporting Role for: Dick Tracy (1990)
1980 Nominated Leading Role for: ...And Justice for All (1979)
1976 Nominated Leading Role for: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
1975 Nominated Leading Role for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)
1974 Nominated Leading Role for: Serpico (1973)
1973 Nominated Supporting Role for: The Godfather (1972)
Selected Movies
Bibliography » Books:
Bibliography » Web:
Al Pacino...and Me
DVD Times
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Rumours and new films
- Dali & I: The Surreal Story -
The life of Salvador Dali through the eyes of Stan Lauryssens, an art dealer who knew him.
Status: Uncertain, release date may be in 2010
- Rififi -
A career thief (Pacino) finds his wife has left him, and in his anger begins to plan a daring jewelry store heist.
Status: Uncertain, release date may be in 2009
News
-December 26, 2008
This week 48 years ago (January 7, 1961), Al was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon.
--Source: Al Pacino...and Me, Page 0
-December 18, 2008
Lionsgate Home Entertainment have announced the UK DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Righteous Kill on February 16th 2009. Al and Robert DeNiro share the screen for the second time in their careers for this film. The extras include an Audio Commentary with Director Jon Avnet and two documentaries.
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-October 27, 2008
Now in UK shops: The Blu-ray Disc release of The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration. All three films are available in the four-disc box.
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-October 23, 2008
Warner Home Video have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of Any Given Sunday (1999) (Director`s Cut) on January 27th.
Extras include:
Commentary by director Oliver Stone,
Commentary by Jamie Foxx, 14 deleted/ extended scenes , Instant Replay (direct access to exciting game moments)
and more.
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Trivia
Al has his handprints set in cement on Hollywood Boulevard (Hollywood, USA, in the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theater).
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Al was arrested in 1961, charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
--Source: Al Pacino...and Me, Page 0
Pacino never married.
Al Pacino was paid only $40,000 for his role in The Godfather. He was offered twenty times that salary for part II.
Director Francis Coppola wanted for The Godfather Marlon Brando and the then unknown Pacino. The studios wanted more famous or in-favor actors (Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Ryan O?Neal). Coppola ended up by spending $400.000 in repeated screen tests. Paramount boss: “Ok, You can use the dwarf (Pacino)”
--Source: Godfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola, Page 95
A tribute to the English language’s most versatile word. Or Scarface, the short version.
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