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Kevin Costner: Thanks for having us. It was really generous.
Madonna: Thanks for coming.
Kevin Costner: We thought it was "neat".
Madonna: "Neat"?
Kevin Costner: Really neat.
Madonna: No one's ever described it as that.
Kevin Costner: Have fun. We won't be making that other deal.
Madonna: Not neat enough for you?
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Madonna: [after learning Toronto police will arrest her if she simulates masturbation on-stage] Last time I was on tour, Sean was in jail. I guess it's my turn.
Al Pacino
Al Pacino (Al Pacino) , born on April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, USA, is an Italian-American actor, director, and producer.
In 1967, starred in the stage play "Awakening and Singing". In 1969, starred in the film debut "I, Natalie". In 1971, he starred in the movie " The Panic in Needle Park "
[12]
. On March 24, 1972, the starring gangster movie " The Godfather " was released, which won the 45th Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor
[1]
. On December 5, 1973, the starring biographical crime movie " Serpico " was released, and won the 31st American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in Film and Drama
[2]
. On September 21, 1975, the leading starring biographical crime film " Dog Day Afternoon " was released, which won the 29th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Film Award-Best Actor Award
[3]
. On December 9, 1983, the starring crime movie " Scarface " was released, which won the 41st American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in the Film and Drama Category
[4]
. On December 25, 1990, the gangster movie " The Godfather: Part Ⅲ " was released. On December 23, 1992, starring in the drama " Scent of a Woman"Released and won the Best Actor Award at the 65th Academy Awards
[5]
. On February 28, 1997, the starring biographical film " Donnie Brasco " was released. On December 7, 2003, the starring TV movie " Angels in America " was broadcast, which won the 61st American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for TV-Miniseries/TV Movie Best Actor
[6]
. On April 14, 2010, the starring biographical film " You Dont Know Jack " was released.
On March 20, 2015, the biographical film " Danny Collins " starred in was released. On November 27, 2019, the starring crime movie " The Irishman " premiered and won the 77th GG Awards film category-Best Supporting Actor nomination
[7]
. In January 2020, it won the 91st National Board of Review Awards NBR Logo Award
[8]
.
Early Experience
On April 25, 1940, Al Pacino was born in a community of Italian immigrants in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. When he was 2 years old, his parents divorced and his father went to work in California. The young Pacino and his mother moved to the Bronx to live with his grandparents. When I was young, the family often took Pacino to the cinema, and then when they visited his father, Pacino imitated the plot of the movie and the dialogue of the actors in order to win his father's attention and approval. Pacino began smoking and drinking at the age of 9. By the age of 12, Pacino's behavior at school became more and more rebellious, and he was still hanging out with a group of people all day long. He was exposed to marijuana at the age of 13, but fortunately, he controlled himself and did not have any further exposure to more severe drugs.
Despite misbehaving, Al Pacino aspires to become a baseball player and actor. In the eighth grade, he took a drama course as an elective. There, his teacher Blanche Rothstein didn't mind his bad behavior and encouraged him to focus on the school's drama performances. In 1954, Pacino passed an audition and was admitted to Manhattan High School, "Performing Arts High School" in New York. However, due to the health crisis of his mother and financial constraints at home, he dropped out of school the following year. Then he came to Greenwich Village where artists gathered, doing some odd jobs and doing behind-the-scenes work in the "Experimental Life Theater", and applied for the "Actor Studio", but failed. He switched to the HB studio and studied under Charles Laughton . During this period, he still worked odd jobs, was often unemployed, and had no fixed home. Sometimes he slept at a friend's house, sometimes he slept on the street or in the theater. After studying in the HB studio for 4 years, he applied for an actor studio again. This time he was accepted and studied under Lee Strasberg
. After graduation, he began to hone his acting skills on the off-Broadway stage
.
Performing Experience
In 1967, Al Pacino received his first stable salary of $125 a week for his role in the stage play "Awakening and Singing"
. In 1968, he played the insane boy "Murphy" in the stage play "The Indians Need the Bronx". For this role, he won the Obi Awards "Outside Broadway Best Actor Award"
.
In 1969, Al Pacino appeared on Broadway for the first time, starring in the stage play "Does Tiger Wear a Tie?" "He won the 23rd Tony Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for the play
; In the same year, starred in the film debut "I, Natalie"
. On July 13, 1971, the love crime movie " The Panic in Needle Park " starring with Kitty Winn was released
.
On March 24, 1972, the gangster movie " The Godfather " co-starring with Marlon Brando and Jimmy Caan was released. Al Pacino played the second generation of The Godfather "Mike Ke" who inherited his father’s calm, calm and strong character. "Lyon", with this role won the 45th Oscar Awards for Best Supporting Actor
, and the 30th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards, both in the film category and the drama category
.
On December 5, 1973, the leading starring biographical crime movie " Serpico " was released
. With this film, he won the 31st American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in Film and Drama.
.
December 20, 1974, starred in the gangster movie " THE GODFATHER: PART2 " release, by virtue of his film won the 47th Academy Awards for best actor
, the 32nd American Film and Television Golden Globe movie category - Drama Double nomination for best actor in the category
.
On September 21, 1975, the starring biographical crime film " Dog Day Afternoon " was released. In the film, he played the impoverished but optimistic robber "Sonny". With this role, he won the 29th British Film and Television Art Academy Award Film Award-Best Actor Award
.
In 1976, he starred in the stage play "Basic Training of Paloham", for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Drama
. On September 29, 1977, the romantic movie " Bobby Deerfield " starring Marthe Keller was released. He played the famous racing driver "Bobby" in the film
, and won the 35th American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for his role in the film category. -Nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
On October 19, 1979, the crime movie " ...And Justice for All " co-starring with John H. Lebzelter and John Forsythe was released. In the film, he played the upright and brave lawyer "Arthur Cole" with a strong personality. Clander"
, for this role won the 52nd Oscar Awards for Best Actor
, and the 37th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards, both in the movie category and the drama category.
On February 8, 1980, the suspenseful crime film " William Friedkin's Cruising " co-starred with Karen Allen and Paul Sorvino was released. Al Pacino played the role of police officer "Steve" who was sent to the gay circle to find clues
. On June 18, 1982, the romantic comedy " Author! Author! " co-starring with Dyan Cannon and Tuesday Weld was released
.
On December 9, 1983, the crime movie " Scarface " starring Steven Bauer and Michelle Marie Pfeiffer was released. In the film, Al Pace played the role of "Tony Montana" who turned from a gangster into a Florida underworld upstart "For this role, he won the nomination for Best Actor in the 41st American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards
.
On December 25, 1985, the war film "Revolution" costing 28 million US dollars was released. As a result, the US box office of the film was less than one million US dollars, so Al Pacino was closed for 4 years
.
In 1989, the thriller and suspense film " Sea of Love " co-starring with Ellen Rona Barkin and John Goodman was released. In the film, he played "Frank", a senior criminal policeman who was addicted to alcohol because he could not face the reality of his wife's departure. The role was nominated for the best actor in the 47th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards
.
In March 1990, the director and producer of the feature film "Local Stain" was released, which was its film debut
; on June 15, the action thriller " Dick Tracy " co-starred with Henry Warren Beaty and Madonna Louise Ciccone . "Released, with the film won the 63rd Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination
; On December 25th, the gangster movie " The Godfather: Part Ⅲ " co-starred with Andy Garcia and Sofia Carmina Coppola was released. With this film, he won the 48th American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Male in Film and Drama. Nominated for the protagonist
.
In 1991, the romantic comedy " Frankie and Johnny " starring with Michelle Marie Pfeiffer was released. Al Pacino played "Johnny" who was just released from prison and became a fast food chef
.
On October 2, 1992, the drama " Glengarry Glen Ross " co-starred with Jack Lemmon and Kevin Spacey was released. In the film, he played the role of a star salesman of a real estate company, "Ricky Rome." He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 65th Academy Awards
; on December 23, the drama " Scent of a Woman " co-starring with Chris O'Donnell and Gabrielle Anwar was released. Al Pacino played the role of accidental blindness but made him blind. "Lieutenant Colonel Sfalan"
, who is extremely sensitive to hearing and smell , won the best actor award at the 65th Academy Awards
.
On November 10, 1993, the gangster movie " Carlito's Way " starring with Sean Justin Penn and Penelope Ann Miller was released. In the film, he played " Carlito ", a homeless man who grew up in a low-class Puerto Rican society in New York
.
On December 15, 1995, the action crime movie " Heat " co-starred with Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer was released. In the film, he played the role of the detective of the Los Angeles Police Department's rigorous crime team "Vincent". · Hannah"
.
On February 16, 1996, the thriller film " City Hall " co-starring with Bridget Fonda and John Cusack was released; on July 5, the directed documentary " Looking for Richard " was released, which recorded the rehearsal of Al Pacino and other actors The whole process of the play "Richard III"
.
On February 28, 1997, the biographical film " Donnie Brasco " co-starring with Johnny Depp and Michael Madsen was released. In the film, he played the role of "Lefty"
, a small figure who has been in the gang for 30 years but is still at the bottom ; 10 On the 17th, the thriller and suspense film " The Devil's Advocate " co-starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron was released. Al Pacino played "John Mill", the incarnation of the devil Satan
.
On November 5, 1999, the thriller film " The Insider " starring Russell Crowe was released. In the film, he played "Lowell Bergman", a journalist with a sense of justice
.
On September 2, 2000, the feature film " Chinese Coffe " directed and starred was released. In the film, he played the role of the writer "Harry" who used his friend's failure experience as the material
.
On May 24, 2002, the thriller crime movie " Insomnia " co-starring Robin McLaurim Williams and Hilary Swank was released. Al Pacino played the veteran Los Angeles Police Department agent "Will Domo"
; August 23, with Rachel The comedy movie " S1m0ne " starring Roberts and Catherine Keener was released
.
On December 7, 2003, the starring 6-hour TV movie " Angels in America " was aired. Al Pacino played the McCarthyist "Roy Cohen" in the film. With this role, he won the 61st American Film and Television Golden Globe. Award TV category-Best Actor in a Miniseries/TV Movie
,Limited drama/TV movie category-Miniseries/TV movie best actor award
.
On September 3, 2004, the feature film " The Merchant of Venice " co-starring with Jeremy John Irons and Joseph Fiennes was released. In the film, he played the role of the wealthy Jewish money lender "Sherlock
. " On October 7, 2005, the thriller movie " Two for the Money Two for the Money For the Money... " co-starring with Matthew McConaughey and Rene Russo was released
.
On June 7, 2007, Al Pacino won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute
; on June 8, the crime film " Ocean's Thirteen " co-starred with George Clooney and Brad Pitt was released
.
On September 12, 2008, the crime movie " Righteous Kill " starring Robert De Niro was released. In the film, he played the New York detective "David Fisk" nicknamed "Phoenix"
; on October 22, Al Pacino played Won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd Rome International Film Festival
.
On April 14, 2010, the leading starring biographical film " You Dont Know Jack " was released. Al Pacino played the role of the doctor "Jack Kowokian" who helped patients to "euthanize" in the film.Limited series/TV movie category-Miniseries/TV movie best actor award
, The 68th Golden Globe Awards TV category-Miniseries/TV movie best actor award
.
On September 4, 2011, the self-written, directed and self-acted drama " Wilde Salome " premiered, which won the 68th Venice International Film Festival Queer Lion Award
. On February 13, 2012, Al Pacino was awarded the American Medal of Arts by President Obama at the White House
; on December 14, the action comedy " Stand Up Guys " co-starring with Christopher Walken and Alan Wolf Arkin was released
.
On March 24, 2013, the biographical film " Phil Spector " co-starring with Helen Lydia Mirren was released. In the film, he played the famous American record producer "Phil Spector"
and won The 65th Emmy Awards limited drama/TV movie for his role. Category-Best Actor in a Miniseries/TV Movie
, Film-Miniseries/TV Movie Best Actor Double Nomination
.
On August 30, 2014, the feature film " Manglehorn " co-starring with Holly Hunter and Harm was premiered. In the film, he played the simple and self-contained locksmith "Manglehorn"
.
On March 20, 2015, the biographical film " Danny Collins " co-starred with Annette Bening and Bobby Cannavale was released. With this film, Al Pacino won the 73rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Male in Film-Musical Comedy Protagonist Nomination
On February 5, 2016, the thriller movie " Misconduct " starring with Josh Duhamel and Anthony Hopkins was released
. On December 22, 2017, the thriller and suspense movie " Hangman " starring Karl Urban was released
. On April 7, 2018, the biographical TV movie "Paterno" co-starring with Riley Keough and Annie Parisse premiered
.
On July 26, 2019, the crime movie " Once Upon A Time In Hollywood " co-starred with Leo and Brad Pitt was released
; in November, the leading trailer for the TV series " Hunting the Nazis " co-starred with Logan Lerman was released
; November On the 27th, the crime movie " The Irishman " co-starring with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci premiered on the streaming platform Netflix
, and won the 77th GG Awards in the film category-Best Supporting Actor
and 92nd Oscars Best Supporting Actor Double Nomination
.
In January 2020, won the 91st National Board of Review Awards NBR logo award
.
On May 10, 2021, the starring movie "The Gucci Family" came to an end
.
Personal Life
parents
Al Pacino’s father was Salvador Pacino, who was originally a soldier, but later switched to sales. Mother named Rose Pacino, died in 1962
.
emotion
Al Pacino has never been married, but has a daughter Julie Marie with his acting teacher Jan Tarrant
.
In 1996, Al Pacino fell in love with actor Beverly D'Angelo . In 2001, Beverly D'Angelo gave birth to a pair of twins: Anthony and Olivia
. In 2003, the two broke up
.
In 2008, Al Pacino and the Argentine actress Lucilla Sola began dating, and the two broke up in 2018
.
In 2018, Al Pacino and Israeli actress Meital Dohan met at a Hollywood party and fell in love. In February 2020, the two broke up
.
National identity
Although he doesn't speak Italian, Al Pacino still agrees with his identity as an Italian. During the Venice Film Festival in 2011, Al Pacino spoke an impromptu Sicilian dialect and declared loudly that he was Italian.
Character Evaluation
Al Pacino is not tall, has a strong aura, his eyes are pure and powerful, and his acting skills are exquisite and explosive
. In "The Godfather", Al Pacino's performance is mature and steady
. In "Scarface", he exerted his unruly performance expertise and successfully portrayed a cold-blooded, violent, cruel, complex heart, and strong courage, endurance and wisdom of the gang leader
. In "Scent of a Woman", he dedicated a glamorous image to the audience with his accumulative performance. Even the character's physical defects failed to limit his performance, but instead became a window to show his superb acting skills. He used that extremely rich performance to lead the audience through the destruction and rebirth of life
. In "Heat", he portrayed the character to the best of three points In "Donnie Brasco", Al Pacino used rich facial expressions, almost chattering dialogue, and exquisite and old acting skills to perfectly interpret a tragic character, and also completed the hero of the gangster movie. The transformation to the down-and-out little gangster
.
Extended Reading
