Al Pacino
Profile
Name: Al Pacino
Birth Name: Alfredo James Pacino
Alternate Name / Nickname: Sonny (nickname)
Date / Place of Birth: April 25, 1940 / East Harlem, New York, USA
Proffesion: Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Screenwriter
Height: 5′7 (1.70 m)
Nationality: American
Parents: Salvatore Pacino (Father), Rose Pacino (Mother)
Education: H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York; Herbert Berghof Studio to study under Charles Laughton; Actors Studio to study under Lee Strasberg in 1966
Awards
1972 – NBR Award – Best Supporting Actor – The Godfather (1972) Tied with Joel Grey for Cabaret (1972)
1973 – NSFC Award – Best Actor – The Godfather (1972)
1973 – NBR Award – Best Actor – Serpico (1973) Tied with Robert Ryan for The Iceman Cometh (1973)
1973 – David di Donatello Awards (Special David) – The Godfather (1972)
1974 – David di Donatello Awards (David) – Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) for: Serpico (1973). Tied with Robert Redford for The Sting (1973).
1974 – Golden Globes (Golden Globe) – Best Motion Picture Actor (Drama) Serpico (1973)
1975 – Prize San Sebastián – Best Actor – Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
1975 – LAFCA Award – Best Actor – Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
1976 – BAFTA Awards (BAFTA Film Award) – Best Actor – Dog Day Afternoon; The Godfather: Part II
1976 – Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (KCFCC Award) – Best Actor – Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
1991 – American Comedy Award, USA – Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Dick Tracy
1992 – Boston Film Festival (Film Excellence Award)
1992 – Best Actor – Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Shared with Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin and Jonathan Pryce
1993 – Academy Awards, USA (Oscar) – Best Actor in a Leading Role – Scent of a Woman
1993 – Golden Globes, USA (Golden Globe) – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) – Scent of a Woman (1992)
1997 – Directors Guild of America, USA (DGA Award) – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary – Looking for Richard (1996)
1997 – Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (BSFC Award) – Best Actor – Donnie Brasco (1997)
2001 – Golden Globes, USA (Cecil B. DeMille Award)
2004 – Actor Award – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries – Angels in America (2003)
2004 – Emmy Awards (Emmy) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie – Angels in America (2003)
2004 – Golden Globes, USA (Golden Globe) – Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television – Angels in America (2003)
Filmography (as Actor)
2008 – Dali & I: The Surreal Story
2008 – Righteous Kill
2007 – Brando
2007 – Salomaybe?
2007 – Babbleonia
2007 – Ocean’s Thirteen
2007 – 88 Minutes
2005 – Two for the Money
2004 – Void Moon
2004 – The Merchant of Venice
2003 – Angels in America
2003 – Gigli
2003 – The Recruit
2002 – People I Know
2002 – Simone
2002 – Insomnia
2000 – Chinese Coffee
1999 – Any Given Sunday
1999 – The Insider
1997 – Pitch
1997 – Donnie Brasco
1997 – The Devil’s Advocate
1996 – Looking for Richard
1996 – City Hall
1995 – Heat
1994 – Jonas in the Desert
1994 – Two Bits
1993 – Carlito’s Way
1992 – Scent of a Woman
1992 – Glengarry Glen Ross
1991 – Truth or Dare
1991 – Frankie and Johnny
1990 – The Godfather Part III
1990 – Dick Tracy
1989 – Sea of Love
1985 – Revolution
1985 – The Local Stigmatic
1983 – Scarface
1982 – Author! Author!
1980 – Cruising
1979 – … And Justice for All
1977 – The Godfather Saga
1977 – Bobby Deerfield
1976 – America at the Movies
1975 – Dog Day Afternoon
1974 – The Godfather Part II
1973 – Serpico
1973 – Scarecrow
1972 – The Godfather
1971 – The Panic in Needle Park
1969 – Me, Natalie
