Bioghraphy of Al Pacino

Birth name : Alfredo James Pacino
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Nickname : Sonny
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Height : 5' 7" (1.70 m)

Birth date : April 25, 1940

Children : Julie Marie, 1989 (with Jan Tarrant), Anton & Olivia (Twins with Beverly D'Angelo)

Affairs : Pacino was involved with Jill Clayburgh, Marthe Keller and Diane Keaton.


Trade mark :

Owl-like eyes.

Explosive display of rage and emotions.

Volcanic tirade, smoke-burnished voice.

Frequently plays men of power and/or authority.


Trivia :

Ranked #4 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]

Al Pacino was arrested in January 1961, charged with carrying a concealed weapon.

He has a daughter, named Julie Marie, with acting teacher Jan Tarrant.

Al dropped out of school at the age of 17.

Father of twins Anton and Olivia (b. 25 January 2001), with Beverly D'Angelo.

His grandparents originate from Corleone, Sicily.

Al was so much into character (playing a plain-clothes NYC cop) while filming Serpico (1973) he actually pulled over and threatened to arrest a truck driver for exhaust pollution.

As of 2002, his salary was around $10 million a picture.

He is an avid Shakespeare fan.

He was voted the 41st Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.

His favorite color is black.

Early in his acting career, he considered changing his name to "Sonny Scott" to avoid being typecast by his Italian name. "Sonny" was his childhood nickname.