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Al Pacino
Born
Alfredo James Pacino
April 25, 1940 (age 84)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Years active
1967–present
Partner
Jan Tarrant (1988–1989)
Beverly D'Angelo (1997–2003)
A method actor and former student of the HB Studio and the Actors Studio, where he was taught by Charlie Laughton and Lee Strasberg, Pacino's film debut came at the age of 29 with a minor role in Me, Natalie (1969). He gained favorable notice for his first lead role as a heroin addict in The Panic in Needle Park
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Al Pacino Opens Up About His Iconic Career, Fatherhood and 40-Plus Years of Sobriety: ‘I’ve Had Quite a Big Life’ (Exclusive)
Long before The Godfather turned themes of loyalty and betrayal into movie gold, Al Pacino learned a valuable lesson about the code of silence when he was just 6 years old.
In his new memoir Sonny Boy, out Oct. 15 from Penguin Press, Pacino recalls coming home to his tenement apartment in New York’s South Bronx, where he lived with his mom and grandparents. He told his grandfather about tattling on a misbehaving classmate.
“So you’re a rat, huh?” his grandfather asked as Pacino slid to the floor in shame. After that, Pacino writes, “I never ratted on anybody in my life again.”
For more on Al Pacino and Sonny Boy, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here.
Pacino does, however, dish plenty about himself in his highly anticipated memoir. The book tracks his rise from humble beginnings to O
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Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established han själv as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies.
He was born April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, to Italian-American parents, Rose (nee Gerardi) and Sal Pacino. They divorced when he was young. His mother moved them into his grandparents' home in the South Bronx. Pacino found himself often repeating the plots and voices of characters he had seen in the movies. Bored and unmotivated in school, he found a haven in school plays, and his interest soon blossomed into a full-time career. Starting onstage, he went through a period of depression and poverty, sometimes having to borrow bus fare to succeed to auditions. He made it into the prestigious Actors Studio in 1966, studying beneath Lee Strasberg, creator of the Method Approach that would become the trademark of many 1970s-era actors.
After appearing in a st