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Al Pacino

Alfredo James Pacino is an acclaimed American actor known for his powerful stage and screen roles. Al Pacino was born on 25 April 1940.

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Who is Al Pacino?

Al Pacino is best known for Intense and iconic performances in classic films like The Godfather series and Scarface. Al Pacino is an American public figure. Al Pacino was born on 25 April 1940, which places Al Pacino among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1940s. On Dead or Alive, Al Pacino is listed in the Screen Icons and Oscar Best Actors categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Al Pacino is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Intense and iconic performances in classic films like The Godfather series and Scarface.
Nationality: American
Born: 25 April 1940
Listed under: Screen Icons and Oscar Best Actors

About Al Pacino

He was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2001, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2007, the National Medal of Arts in 2011, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016, the Sam Wanamaker Award in 2026 and the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award in 2027. A method actor, Pacino studied at HB Studio and the Actors Studio where he was taught by Charlie Laughton and Lee Strasberg. Pacino started acting in theater, ranging from underground to off-Broadway and out-of-town productions to Broadway. He won two Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969) and Best Actor in a Play for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (1977). After garnering acclaim for his first lead film role in The Panic in Needle Park (1971), Pacino was cast as Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972), reprising the role in its two sequels (1974, 1990). He was nominated for Academy Awards for the first two films. Pacino would go on to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Scent of a Woman (1992). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), ...And Justice for All (1979), Dick Tracy (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and The Irishman (2019).

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Frequently asked questions

What is Al Pacino known for?

Al Pacino is known for Intense and iconic performances in classic films like The Godfather series and Scarface.

When was Al Pacino born?

Al Pacino was born on 25 April 1940.

What nationality is Al Pacino?

Al Pacino's nationality is American.

Which Dead or Alive categories include Al Pacino?

Al Pacino appears in Screen Icons, Oscar Best Actors.

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