Alfredo James “Al” Pacino

Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an Academy-, BAFTA-, Golden Globe-, Emmy-, and Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning American film stage actor and director, widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his time.

He is well known for his roles as Michael Corleone in the The Godfather trilogy, Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon, Tony Montana in Scarface, Carlito Brigante in the 1993 film Carlito's Way, Frank Serpico in Serpico, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman, and Roy Cohn in Angels in America. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992 for his role in Scent of a Woman after being nominated 7 times beforehand for various roles.

Pacino was born in East Harlem, Manhattan, the son of Italian American parents Rose (née Gerardi) and Salvatore Alfred Pacino, who divorced when he was two years old. His mother subsequently moved to the South Bronx, to live with her parents, Kate and James Gerardi, who originated from Corleone, Sicily. His father moved to Covina, California, working as an insurance salesman and owner of his own restaurant called Pacino's Lounge, which closed down in 1992. Pacino attended a school officially named The School of Performing Arts: A Division of the Fiorello H La Guardia High School of Music and the Arts in New York City, the main school of which was attended by fellow Godfather II actor Robert De Niro.

On January 7, 1961, Pacino and two others were seen by police circling in their vehicle in a suspicious manner, and wearing black masks and gloves. When police pulled them over, Pacino was found to be carrying a concealed weapon and was arrested. Pacino, who was 21 years old and living in New York City, stayed in the Rhode Island ACI for three days before being released when it was found that the weapons were, in fact, props from a movie set.

While Pacino has never married, he has three children. The first, Julie Marie, (b. 1989) is his daughter with acting coach Jan Tarrant. He also has twins, Anton James and Olivia Rose (b. January 25, 2001), with ex-girlfriend Beverly D'Angelo, whom he dated from 1997 until 2001.

Filmography

1969 - Me, Natalie

1971 - The Panic in Needle Park

1972 - The Godfather

1973 - Scarecrow
Serpico

1974 - The Godfather Part II

1975 - Dog Day Afternoon

1977 - Bobby Deerfield

1979 - …And Justice for All

1980 - Cruising

1982 - Author! Author!

1983 - Scarface

1985 - Revolution

1989 - Sea of Love

1990 - The Local Stigmatic
Dick Tracy
The Godfather Part III

1991 - Frankie and Johnny

1992 - Glengarry Glen Ross
Scent of a Woman

1993 - Carlito's Way

1995 - Two Bits
Heat

1996 - Looking for Richard
City Hall

1997 - Donnie Brasco
The Devil's Advocate

1999 - The Insider
Any Given Sunday

2000 - Chinese Coffee

2002 - Insomnia
S1m0ne
People I Know

2003 - The Recruit
Gigli
Angels in America

2004 - The Merchant of Venice

2005 - Two for the Money

2007 - Ocean's Thirteen
88 Minutes

2008 - Righteous Kill
Dali & I: The Surreal Story