Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
Pacino received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Serpico (1973), The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and ...And Justice for All (1979), ultimately winning it for playing a blind military veteran in Scent of a Woman (1992). For his performances in The Godfather, Dick Tracy (1990), and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), he earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominations. Other notable portrayals include Tony Montana in Scarface (1983), Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way (1993), Benjamin Ruggiero in Donnie Brasco (1997), Lowell Bergman in The Insider (1999), and Jimmy Hoffa in The Irishman (2019). He has also starred in the thrillers Heat (1995), The Devil's Advocate (1997), Insomnia (2002), and appeared in the comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
On television, Pacino has acted in several productions for HBO, including the miniseries 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. He has also had an extensive career on stage. He is a two-time Tony Award winner, in 1969 and 1977, for his performances in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. A Shakespeare enthusiast, Pacino directed and starred in Looking for Richard (1996), a documentary about the play Richard III, the lead role of which Pacino had earlier portrayed 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. Having made his filmmaking debut with Looking for Richard, Pacino directed and starred in the films Chinese Coffee (2000), Wilde Salomé (2011), and Salomé (2013). Since 1994, he has been the joint president of the Actors Studio.
From: Photo Flashback: Inside the 1982 Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards
From: Photo Flashback: Inside the 1982 Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards
From: Photo Flash: Al Pacino Visits Julia Stiles, James Wirt & Company at Off-Broadway's PHOENIX
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Al Pacino, American Buffalo
Al Pacino, The Basic Training of Pavl Hummel
Al Pacino, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel
Al Pacino, Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Al Pacino, Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Al Pacino , Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
Al PacinoThe Indian Wants the Bronze
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Al Pacino has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.
Al Pacino has not appeared in the West End.
Al Pacino has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Merchant of Venice" and "American Buffalo." He was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Merchant of Venice" and "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel." Additionally, he received nominations for Outstanding Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel," Outstanding Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?," Performance at the Theatre World Awards for "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?," Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?," and Best Actor at the Obie Awards for "The Indian Wants the Bronx."
Al Pacino has won several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Basic Training of Pavl Hummel" and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for the same production. He also received the Outstanding Performance award at the Drama Desk Awards for "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?" and a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for the same play. Additionally, Pacino won the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Tony Award for "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?" and a Best Actor Obie Award for "The Indian Wants the Bronx."
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