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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Al Pacino

This actor here likes to start talking and get progressively louder in films
Al Pacino
-Birth name: Alfredo James Pacino
-DOB: 4/25/1940
-Where: New York City, New York

Trademark
-Gravelly voice
-Loud arguing/yelling
-Plays characters who have deep capacities for violence
-Jet black hair
-Short stature
-His formidable personality

Trivia
-Became a father for the 2nd time at age 61 when now ex-partner Beverly D'Angelo gave birth to twins Anton and Olivia Pacino on Jan. 25, 2001
-Became a father for the first time at age 49 when ex partner Jan Tarrant gave birth to daughter Julie Marie Pacino on 10/16/1989
-Before going into acting, he held a wide array of jobs, such as messenger, shoe salesman, supermarket checker, shoe shiner, furniture mover, office boy, fresh fruit polisher, newsboy
-The voice of Moe the Bartender on the Simpsons is based on Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon
-While in school, former New York deputy mayor Ken Lipper was one of his classmates
-Lives currently in Beverly Hills, California
-Suffered from chronic insomnia
-He revealed one time on Inside the Actors Studio in 1994 that his maternal grandfather was born in Corleone, Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-Turned down the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather video game
-Became friends with Colin Farrell during the filming of The Recruit (2003)
-His favorite actress is Julie Christie
-One of the few Hollywood stars who never married
-Avid fan of opera
-He stopped smoking his two pack a day habit in 1994 to protect his voice
-Dropped out of school at age 17
-In January 1961 was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon


Filmography
1968
N.Y.P.D.
-John James (TV show)
-Deadly Circle of Violence
 
1972
The Godfather
-Michael Corleone
1973
Serpico
-Frank Serpico
1974
The Godfather pt. II
-Michael Corleone
1975
Dog Day Afternoon
-Sonny
1977
Bobby Deerfield
-Bobby
1979
And Justice for All
-Arthur Kirkland
1983
Scarface
-Tony Montana
1989
Sea of Love
-Det. Frank Keller
1990
Dick Tracy
-Big Boy Caprice
The Godfather pt. III
-Michael Corleone
The Local Stigmatic
-Graham
1992
Scent of a Woman
-Lt. Col. Frank Slade
1993
Carlito's Way
Carlito Brigante
1995
Heat
-Lt. Vincent Hanna
1996
City Hall
-Mayor John Pappas
1997
Donnie Brasco
-Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero
Devil's Advocate
-John Milton
1999
The Insider
-Lowell Bergman
Any Given Sunday
-Tony D'Amato
2002
Insomnia
-Will Dormer
People I Know
-Eli Wurman
2003
The Recruit
-Walter Burke
2005
Two for the Money
-Walter
2007
88 Minutes
-Jack Gramm
Ocean's Thirteen
-Willy Bank
2008
-Righteous Kill
Rooster
2014
The Humlbing
-Simon Axler
2015
Danny Collins
-Danny Collins

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