Alfredo J. Pacino

Director, film and stage actor, known for playing mobsters including, Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy (1972, 1974, 1990) and Tony Montana in Scarface (1983). For his role as Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman he received the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992. Other roles include Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Frank Serpico in Serpico (1973). As a stage actor, he appeared in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and received a Tony award for each performance. Shakespeare enthusiast, he made his directorial debut with Looking for Richard (1996), a quasi-documentary about the play Richard III. He is a method actor, taught mainly by Lee Strasberg and Charles Laughton at the Actors Studio in New York. In 2011, he was awarded the National Medal of the Arts for his services to drama. Recipient, lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute.