Al Pacino

Career

Career

In 1973In 1973, he starred as Francis Lionel ‘Lion’ Delbuchi in ‘Scarecrow’ and won and won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In the same year, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Serpico', based on the true story of New York City policeman Frank Serpico

In 1974In 1974, he appeared in the second movie of the Godfather series, the Academy Award-winning ‘The Godfather: Part II’.

In 1990In 1990, he starred in the third and final Godfather series film, ‘The Godfather, Part III’, for which he was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

In 2000In 2000, he directed and acted in the movie ‘Chinese Coffee', nearly a decade after playing a part in the original, Broadway version.

In 2002In 2002, he starred in the film ‘Insomnia’, a film about a young woman's mysterious murder.

In 2010In 2010, he received wide critical acclaim for his role as Dr. Jack Kevorkian, an assisted-suicide advocate, in TV movie ‘You Don’t Know Jack’.

In 2011In 2011, he directed a movie based on Oscar Wilde, ‘Wilde Salome’.

Career

He soon began acting in theatre productions and in 1969 he performed in the Broadway play ‘Does A Tiger Wear a Necktie?’ for which he received a Tony Award. He also played a minor role in the short film, ‘Me, Natalie’.

He was cast as ‘Bobby’ in the 1971 movie ‘The Panic in Needle Park’. The movie didn’t taste great success, but, his acting skills grabbed attention.

He shot to unprecedented fame with the movie ‘The Godfather’, released in 1972. The movie received wide critical praise and won three Academy Awards.

In 1973, he starred as Francis Lionel ‘Lion’ Delbuchi in ‘Scarecrow’ and won and won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In the same year, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Serpico', based on the true story of New York City policeman Frank Serpico

In 1974, he appeared in the second movie of the Godfather series, the Academy Award-winning ‘The Godfather: Part II’.

With the 1975 film ‘Dog Day Afternoon’, he hit the big screen again and was again nominated for Best Actor.

His career slumped in 1980s and his movies were critically panned and were also not very successful commercially.

In 1990, he starred in the third and final Godfather series film, ‘The Godfather, Part III’, for which he was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

During the 90’s he acted in several successful films including ‘Frankie and Johnny’ in 1991, ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ in 1992, ‘Scent of a Woman’ in 1992, ‘Heat’ in 1995, ‘Donnie Brasco’ in 1997, ‘The Devil's Advocate’ in 1997, etc.

In 2000, he directed and acted in the movie ‘Chinese Coffee', nearly a decade after playing a part in the original, Broadway version.

In 2002, he starred in the film ‘Insomnia’, a film about a young woman's mysterious murder.

He also appeared in the smash hit ‘Ocean's Thirteen’, in 2007.

In 2010, he received wide critical acclaim for his role as Dr. Jack Kevorkian, an assisted-suicide advocate, in TV movie ‘You Don’t Know Jack’.

In 2011, he directed a movie based on Oscar Wilde, ‘Wilde Salome’.

Who is Al Pacino?

Who is Al Pacino?

Who is Al Pacino?

Al Pacino, a name which has long been associated with cold-blooded murder and villainous roles in some of the most historic movies of Hollywood, is an epoch-making star who took acting to a whole new level. He is often been counted among one of the most legendary villains of Hollywood, known for his extremely riveting portrayals of antagonists. But then, playing negative roles are not his only forte as his acting abilities know no boundaries. He is a resourceful actor who fits into the shoes of any character he is assigned to play. Be it a romantic or a comic role, he does it all with finesse. A brilliant actor with a unique style, Pacino, has set landmarks with almost every film he has worked in. Charming and appealing, young Pacino was not one of those actors, who believed good-looks were only associated with protagonists. He chose to play characters, who were handsome, attractive and charismatic, but evil. He belongs to the generation of actors who challenged the conventions and changed the face of modern day cinema through their sheer brilliance and hard work. If you wish to know more about this immensely talented actor scroll down.