Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an Academy Award, Emmy Award
and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor who played such iconic roles
as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy and Tony Montana in the 1983 film
Scarface. He is regarded by many as one of the best actors of his generation.
In 1966, Pacino studied under legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg (alongside whom
he would later feature in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II). He found acting to
be an enjoyable talent that he had possessed since childhood, though it left him
penniless and homeless. But by the end of the decade, he had won an Obie award for
stage work in The Indian Wants the Bronx and a Tony award for Best Supporting Actor
in the Broadway play, Does the Tiger Wear a Necktie?. He made his first screen
appearance in an episode of the television series N.Y.P.D. in 1968, and his largely
unnoticed movie debut in Me, Natalie came the following year.
It was the 1971 film The Panic in Needle Park, in which he played a heroin addict,
that would bring him to the attention of director Francis Ford Coppola.
Al Pacino as the eponymous Frank Serpico.Pacino's rise to fame came after
portraying Michael Corleone in Coppola's blockbuster 1972 Mafia film The Godfather
and Frank Serpico in the eponymous 1973 movie.
Although several established actors, including Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, and a
little-known Robert De Niro were vying to portray Michael Corleone, director
Coppola selected the relatively unknown Pacino, much to the dismay of studio
executives. His performance earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best
Supporting Actor. In 1973 Pacino starred in the very successful Serpico and the
less popular Scarecrow alongside Gene Hackman.
In 1974, Pacino reprised his role as Michael Corleone in the very successful sequel
The Godfather Part II, acclaimed as being comparable to the original. In 1975, he
enjoyed further success with the release of Dog Day Afternoon, based on the true
story of a bank robber John Wojtowicz.
During the 1970s, Pacino had four Oscar nominations for Best Actor for his
performances in Serpico, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, and ...And
Justice For All.
Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon (1975).Pacino continued his dedication to the stage,
winning a second Tony Award for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and performing
the title role in Richard III for a record run on Broadway despite poor notices
from critics.
Pacino's career slumped in the early 1980s, and his appearances in the
controversial Cruising and the comedy-drama Author! Author! were critically panned.
1983's Scarface, directed by Brian DePalma, proved to be a career highlight and a
defining role. Upon its initial release, the film was critically panned but did
well at the box office, grossing over $45 million domestically. Pacino earned a
Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Scarface as a Cuban drug lord.
Years later, he would reveal to interviewer Barbara Walters that Tony Montana
represented the best work of his career.
“John's knowledge and delivery is simply the best in quality, quantity and value
that we have found.
John’s readings are deep, meaningful and life changing.”
“My experience with Genetic Matrix is priceless. I had
found many explanations to the mystery of my design and a feeling of connectivity
and belonging"
“This reading is so valuable that I advised my friends to have one and they still
thank me for it. It's like having my own personal wisdom speaking to
me."
“John's voice, with his compassionate and loving energy, is a master tool to do
this work, as it resonates within you, at a deep level of your cells, so change can
be permanent as you awake and recognize it as your inner truth."
“It is such a relief to hear these words that resonate so deeply within me - I
experience that it gives me a real possibility to fully accept who I am and
not try and change anything."
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