Al Pacino

Alfredo James Pacino ( pə-CHEE-noh; Italian: [paˈtʃiːno]; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Known for his intense performances on stage and screen, Pacino is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. His career spans more than five decades, during which he has earned many accolades, achieving the Triple Crown of Acting by winning an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award. 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. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3 billion worldwide.

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). He also played "Teach" in Off-Broadway, Broadway, and West End productions of David Mamet's American Buffalo (1981–1984), starred in multiple productions of Oscar Wilde's Salome (1992, 2003, 2006), and earned a third Tony Award nomination for portraying Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (2010), a role he played in the 2004 feature film adaptation.