Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940), commonly known as Al Pacino is an actor of stage and film United States. He has won an Oscar, Golden Globe, AFI award, BAFTA, Emmy and Tony Award. Al Pacino is best remembered for her role as Michael Corleone in the Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana and role in the movie Scarface.BiographyPacino born April 25, 1940 in South Bronx, New York City in an Italian-American family. Of his parents Salvatore Pacino is Pacino and Ms. Rose Gerardi divorced when he was two years old. Al Pacino's maternal grandparents, Kate and James Gerardi, who was originally from Corleone in Sicily [1].Pacino later attended the Manhattan School of Performing Arts (Manhattan's School of Performing Arts).1960In 1966, Pacino studied acting under Lee Strasberg's teaching (who would later play with him in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II). Al realized that he really loved and capable in this business. However, because the actor Al Pacino which fall into the difficult life until the late 1960s, when he received an Obie Award for her role in The Indian Wants the Bronx and a Tony for her role in the play Does the male Tiger Wear a Necktie?. He appeared on the first film was in an episode of the television series NYPD 1968, the first plastic film of Pacino, Me, Natalie came to him a year later.1971 Al Pacino drama The Panic in Needle Park as a drug addict, because of the role that the director Francis Ford Coppola had said to him and delivered to Al Pacino Michael Corleone important roles in mystery drama 1972 of the dialogue Coppola, The Godfather. Also it has many names such as Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, or Robert De Niro young actors try to play the play Michael Corleone, director Coppola has decided to Al Pacino, an actor then almost unknown, this made studio executives who are not satisfied. Al Pacino was not sub-trust of director Coppola, as Michael Corleone he expressed very well and was the first Oscar nomination for supporting actor best.Pacino in 1973 involved a film is successful Serpico and starring Gene Hackman in the movie Scarecrow. A year later, Pacino went on to play in the next section of the Godfather series, the film The Godfather Part II, with more land than the first place, Pacino has shown extremely Don Michael Corleone excellent role, many critics that this is one of the best acting in film history. Oscar-nominated British actor best but unfortunately lost the actor Art Carney.In 1975, Al Pacino continued success with Dog Day Afternoon movie. Only in the 1970s, he had four Oscar nominated actor best for his role in the movie Serpico, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and ... And Justice for All.Also Pacino also continued to perform on stage Monday and won the Tony for her role in the play The Training of Pavlo Hummel Basic.1980Pacino's career decline in the early 1980s, he was criticized by critics for his roles in Cruising and Author! Author!. Al Pacino returned to the position only top star through the role of Tony Montana in the movie Scarface (1983) directed by Brian DePalma. The film is not rated by critics, but it remains a hit and grossed more than $ 45 million just in the U.S. [2]. For the role of her hand a Cuban drug dealer in the movie, Pacino has won a Golden Globe nomination and Al himself in an interview later that this is also the best roles his.1985 film Revolution with Al Pacino's participation is a failure both in art and turnover, leading to the decision to suspend his film career in 4 years to return to the stage. The role of his best on stage in this decade is probably in the play American Buffalo, Pacino was nominated for a Drama Desk Award prize for her performance.The 1990sPacino received an Oscar nomination for her role next Big Boy Caprice in Dick Tracy blockbusters (1990), the same year he went on to play Michael Corleone in the third installment of the Godfather series.Finally, after several nominations, Al Pacino also won the first Oscar for Best actor best actor as Lt. Col. Frank Slade blindness in Scent of a Woman (1992). Also this year, Al Pacino was nominated for an Oscar for supporting actor best for his role in Glengarry Glen Ross helped him become the first actor in history to receive two Oscar nominations for acting two different films in the same year (2005 Jamie Foxx was also repeated this analysis).In 1995, Pacino starred in, directed by Michael Mann, Heat, in this film, the first time Al Pacino and Robert De Niro appeared together in one scene but they had starred in The Godfather Part II.During his career Pacino has turned down a number of starring roles such as Han Solo in the series since Star Wars, Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now, Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas or Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman.In the list of 100 Heroes and Villains of the American Film Institute, Al Pacino is the only actor to appear in both halves of the list with two different roles, with the heroes as Frank Serpico and the list wicked book as Michael Corleone (Arnold Schwarzenegger also appeared in roles both halves but only for a list of characters is killer).October 1997, Pacino was ranked fourth in the list of movie stars of all time by Empire magazine, he also headed the list of Channel 4 (UK).Personal lifeNever married, but Pacino has three children. Daughter Julie Marie was the son of both Pacino and Ms. Jan Tarrant. He also has two twins Anton and Olivia with Beverly D'Angelo ex-girlfriend.AwardsThe Oscars* Nomination: Supporting Actor Best, The Godfather (1972)* Nominated: Best actor Best, Serpico (1973)* Nominated: Best actor Best, The Godfather Part II (1974)* Nominated: Best actor Best, Dog Day Afternoon (1975)* Nominated: Best actor Best, ... And Justice for All (1979)* Nomination: Supporting Actor Best, Dick Tracy (1990)* Nominated: Actor best, Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)* Win: Actor best, Scent of a Woman (1992)BAFTA* Nomination: Best New Actor, The Godfather (1973)* Nominated: Best actor Best, Serpico (1975)* Win: Actor best, The Godfather Part II (1974)* Win: Actor Best, Dog Day Afternoon (1976)* Nomination: Supporting Actor Best, Dick Tracy (1991)Emmy* Win: outstanding actor in films or TV series at collection, Angels in America (2004)Golden Globe Award* Nominated: Best actor category best drama, The Godfather (1973)* Win: Actor best drama category, Serpico (1974)* Nominated: Best actor category best drama, The Godfather Part II (1975)* Nominated: Best actor best drama category, Dog Day Afternoon (1976)* Nominated: Best actor best drama category, Bobby Deerfield (1978)* Nominated: Best actor best drama category, ... And Justice for All (1980)* Nominated: Best actor Best Comedy, music, Author! Author! (1983)* Nominated: Best actor best drama category, Scarface (1984)* Nominated: Best actor best drama category, Sea of ​​Love (1990)* Nominated: Actor best drama category, Dick Tracy (1991)* Nominated: Best actor category best drama, The Godfather Part III (1991)* Nominated: Actor best drama category, Glengarry Glen Ross (1993)* Win: Actor best drama category, Scent of a Woman (1993)* Lifetime Achievement Award* Win: outstanding actor in films or TV series at collection, Angels in America (2004)
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