Alfredo James Pacino, the name which is common to probably all movie maniacs!
Al Pacino has been ruling the Hollywood industry with some of his iconic roles for nearly five decades. With his classic gangster roles, this personality has depicted some of the most intense performances, which remain unforgettable. He had an admirable career both as an actor and as a director. Here are some fascinating facts about the actor who is still winning hearts with his performance even at this age.
Wanted to become a baseball player
From a variety of sources, it has been found that this incredible actor originally had a goal to become a baseball player. Earlier in his school days he always mentioned that he wished to be a professional player of basketball. However, thanks to him for changing his decision, or else the world would not have witnessed such a fine actor, and some really finest acting skills a person could have.
Academy awards
It is unbelievable that, despite showing some excellent performances in his career, he did not receive many academy awards. Although the actor has been nominated eight times for Academy awards. So far, he has won one Oscar for his performance in a movie of 1992, Scent of a Woman. He later won the Emmy and the Tony awards for his excellence in the Broadway Theatre.
Unmarried
Pacino never married, but is a father of three children. His first child was with an acting coach, in 1989, and later he became a father of twins in 2001, with an actress named Beverly D’Angelo.
Loves Shakespeare and Opera
In case many of you didn’t know, Al Pacino is a huge Shakespeare fan, and has more inclination towards theatrical plays, especially if they are of Shakespeare. Apart from this, the actor also admires opera music, which probably began during his younger days at the Carnegie Hall, where he worked as an usher.
Struggled for living
With little interest in school subjects, apart from English, Pacino was a dropout. He had to leave school at the age of 17, which disappointed his mother tremendously. This led him to leave his family, and start living his own life. In those days, he had to struggle a lot for supporting his acting training, for which even took odd jobs. He worked as a janitor, an usher, as a messenger, postal clerk, busboy, and also worked at Commentary magazine as a mailroom employee.
You’d be surprised knowing the other interesting facts about this legendary actor. Keep reading!
