Al Pacino

Alfredo James Pacino ( ; ; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of the 20th century, Pacino has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards achieving the Triple Crown of Acting. He also received four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and been 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 include ''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). He also acted in ''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'' (1997), ''The Devil's Advocate'' (1997), ''The Insider'' (1999), ''Any Given Sunday'' (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 several 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. Provided by Wikipedia