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Considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of the 20th century, Pacino has received many accolades including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, achieving the Triple Crown of Acting. He has also received four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2001, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2007, the National Medal of Arts in 2011, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016.



A method actor, Pacino studied at HB Studio and the Actors Studio, where he was taught by Charlie Laughton and Lee Strasberg. Pacino went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Scent of a Woman (1992). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in The Godfather (1972), Serpico (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), ...And Justice for All (1979), Dick Tracy (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and The Irishman (2019). His other notable roles include The Panic in Needle Park (1971), Scarecrow (1973), Cruising (1980), Scarface (1983), The Godfather Part III (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), Heat (1995), Donnie Brasco, The Devil's Advocate (both 1997), The Insider, Any Given Sunday (both 1999), Insomnia (2002), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and House of Gucci (2021).

On television, Pacino has acted in multiple productions for HBO, including Angels in America (2003) and the Jack Kevorkian biopic You Don't Know Jack (2010), winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for each. Pacino starred in the Amazon Prime Video series Hunters (2020–23). He has also had an extensive career on stage. He is a two-time Tony Award winner, winning Best Featured Actor in a Play in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969) and Best Actor in a Play for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (1977).

Pacino made his directing debut with the documentary Looking for Richard (1996); Pacino had played the lead role on stage in 1977. He has also acted as Shylock in a 2004 feature film adaptation and 2010 stage production of The Merchant of Venice. Pacino directed and starred in Chinese Coffee (2000), Wilde Salomé (2011), and Salomé (2013). Since 1994, he has been the joint president of the Actors Studio.

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STAGE CREDITS

China Doll China Doll
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Mickey Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross Glengarry Glen Ross
[Broadway]
2012
Shelly 'The Machine' Levene
The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2010
Shylock
The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice
[Off-Broadway]
Shakespeare In The Park Revival, 2010
Performer
Salome: The Reading Salome: The Reading
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2003
Herod Antipas
Hughie
[Broadway]
1996
"Erie" Smith
Salome
[Broadway]
1992
Herod Antipas
Chinese Coffee
[Broadway]
1992
Harry Levine
American Buffalo
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1983
Walter Cole
King Richard III
[Broadway]
1979
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, afterwards Richard III
The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel
[Broadway]
1977
Pavlo Hummel
Camino Real
[Broadway]
1970
Performer
Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
[Broadway]
1969
Bickham

Productions

Hughie
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Director

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice

Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Al Pacino, American Buffalo


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Drama Desk Awards - 1977 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Al Pacino, The Basic Training of Pavl Hummel


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Tony Awards - 1977 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Al Pacino, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel


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Drama Desk Awards - 1969 - Outstanding Performance

Al Pacino, Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?


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Theatre World Awards - 1969 - Performance

Al Pacino, Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?


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Tony Awards - 1969 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Al Pacino , Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?


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Obie Awards - 1968 - Best Actor

Al PacinoThe Indian Wants the Bronze

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Al Pacino been in?

Al Pacino has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.

How many West End shows has Al Pacino been in?

Al Pacino has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Al Pacino been nominated for?

Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Merchant of Venice, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Merchant of Venice, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for American Buffalo, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Basic Training of Pavl Hummel, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? , Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and Best Actor (Obie Awards) for The Indian Wants the Bronze.

What awards has Al Pacino won?

Al Pacino has won several prestigious awards throughout his career. He received the Outstanding Actor in a Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and also won Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for the same production. For Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, Pacino earned the Outstanding Performance award from the Drama Desk Awards, the Performance award from the Theatre World Awards, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards. Additionally, he won Best Actor at the Obie Awards for The Indian Wants the Bronze.

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