Famous actors of the world (biographies)

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Pachino Al Birthplace: New York, USA Date of Birth: 04/04/1940 Al Pacino was born in New-York; he was the only child of Salvatore and Rose Pacino. Parents divorced when the boy was 2 years and he and mother had to move to a poor area near the Bronx. Small Alfredo grew up under the strict supervision of his grandmother, who guarded him and did not let go outside to play with other children until the boy was 7 years old. The only outlets for the child at that time were rare trips to the cinema, where he sometimes went with his mother. Returning to his "home imprisonment" Alfredo amused himself by mimicking scenes from the movies he had seen and trying to regain them for their relatives. All the while he still lived in his fictional little world, imagined, and invented non-existent friends; and all of it certainly left its mark on the formation of his acting talent. Having started schooling, Alfredo continued to dream, telling his friends made up by himself colorful stories of his childhood, allegedly carried out in Texas and full of adventures. When teachers began to notice the boy's abilities, they sent him to school theater, and instructed him to read passages from the Bible during services. When he was 14, Pacino attended a production of "The Seagull" by Chekhov in Elsmerskom Theatre, that is located in the South Bronx and under the influence of what he saw made the decision to move to the School of Performing Arts. However unfortunately Pacino's studying level left much to be desired, and at age of 17 he had nothing to do but to stop every kind of school forever. For several years he spent changing one small work to another, being a postman, then a courier, then somebody else. However, in the same period, Alfredo took acting lessons and took part in small shows of a theater... He saved up enough money to enroll in Charlie Lofton acting studio, and then, after the show at various theaters, he was really able to enter the famous Lee Strasberg School - an adherent of Stanislavsky system. Success of the actor on the theatrical career was marked by critics with the special award of the Obi and he was named the best actor of the season 1967-68. After that, Pacino subdued Broadway stage too, where he won the role of a drug-addicted in the play "Does the Tiger Wear a Necktie?", which was awarded the prestigious Theatre Award "Tony". Having achieved success in the theatrical arena, Alfredo decided to try on the big screen. His first two tapes "Me, Natalie" (released in 1969), "Panic in Needle Park" (released in 1971) successfully exploited the image of a flabby weak-willed man, stuck with him since theatrical times. His game was great and he was soon offered the role of Michael Corleone in "The Godfather" by Francis Ford Coppola, who brought him his first great prominence and first nomination for an Oscar. Pacino's following roles in such movies as "Serpico" (released in 1973), "Godfather: Part II" and, "Dog Day Afternoon" brought him nominations for Oscar for the next 3 years, but then the statue has not been given to the actor. There were in the filmography of the actor at the time the failed parts, such as "Bobby Deerfield" (released in 1977), "Cruising" (1980) and "Revolution" (released in 1985), which, however, were more than compensated for such successful films, as " Scarface" (released in 1983), "Sea of Love" (released in 1989) and "Frankie and Johnny" (released in 1991). Despite a successful film career, Pacino did not forget about the theater, and continued to take part in the Broadway production - some of his roles were awarded "Tony". In 1992, after numerous nominations (a total of seven), Al Pacino was finally awarded the Oscar as "best actor" for his excellent play in the film "Scent of a Woman" (released in 1992). In addition to acting work, Pacino also dabbled as a director, removing the 3 movies: "Chinese Coffee" (released in 2000), "Looking for Richard" (released in 1996) and "The Local Stigmatic (released in 1989). However, the actor himself referred to his directorial activities with a fair amount of skepticism: "I can arrange the filming process and tell the actors what they should do. However, without operator's help I cannot take a step, as I can't imagine how this or that scene will look visually." Despite the worldwide popularity of Al Pacino, the actor does not suffer from the "star disease" and is known for his categorical rejection of fame, believing it is an unnatural phenomenon for a person with inherent instincts of self-affirmation and recognition. In an interview, Pacino prefers not to deal with personal topics, and because of this his life is mostly left in a mystery to the public. The actor had numerous novels, however, who owns his heart, only he knows for sure. In January 2001 at Al Pacino and his girlfriend's Beverly D'Angelo became parents of twins - a boy and a girl. However, even this did not prompt Pacino to abandon his bachelor status.