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88-405: Herbert Ross , who helmed the musical sequences for Funny Girl (which had been directed by William Wyler ), serves as the director. The screenplay, written by Jay Presson Allen and Arnold Schulman as based on a story by Schulman, is a highly fictionalized account of the later life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her marriage to songwriter and impresario Billy Rose . The primary score

176-531: A "lavish but uninspired" film that "seems to be celebrating stardom for stardom's sake. It's a joyless, mechanical Big Movie Musical." Caan thought there were "too many cooks messing around", although he liked his performance. The soundtrack peaked on the Billboard Album Chart at number 6 and was certified gold. A majority of the songs were written by Kander and Ebb. Herbert Ross Herbert David Ross (May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001)

264-619: A 1932 Olympic gold medalist as the star. Later on, Fanny encounters Bobby Moore and Norma Butler in Los Angeles and sees Nicky on the field of a polo game in Beverly Hills and feels that her friends tricked her. She calls Billy, but he cannot leave his Aquacade show. While Fanny and Nicky reminisce about old times, Fanny notes that Nicky hasn't asked about their daughter Frances, whom he hasn't seen in six years. Fanny travels to Cleveland only to find Billy in bed with Eleanor. She goes to

352-546: A 50-minute film version. The film was not released theatrically, but was later released as part of the Pacino: An Actor's Vision box set in 2007. His 1985 film Revolution about a fur trapper during the American Revolutionary War , was a commercial and critical failure, which Pacino blamed on a rushed production, resulting in a four-year hiatus from films. At this time Pacino returned to

440-694: A Time in Hollywood (2019), and House of Gucci (2021). On television, Pacino has acted in multiple productions for HBO , including Angels in America (2003) and the Jack Kevorkian biopic You Don't Know Jack (2010), winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for each. Pacino starred in the Amazon Prime Video series Hunters (2020–23). He has also had an extensive career on stage. He

528-661: A Waltz? in 1965. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Choreography for Anyone Can Whistle in 1964. Ross was born on May 13, 1927, in Brooklyn , New York, the son of Louis Chester Ross, a postal clerk, and his wife Martha (née Grundfast). His parents were Russian-Jewish immigrants. When Ross was nine, his mother died and his father moved the family to Miami and opened a luncheonette. After dropping out of high school, Ross went to New York to pursue an acting career but became smitten with dance and studied dance. Dancer In 1942, Ross' stage debut came as "Third Witch" in

616-529: A delight. His scenes alone with Ms. Pfeiffer have a precision and honesty that keep the film's maudlin aspects at bay." For his portrayal of the irascible, blind U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade in Martin Brest 's Scent of a Woman (1992) Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor next year. He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Glengarry Glen Ross , making Pacino

704-636: A double load of it here, with two graying ex-husbands." Arthur D. Murphy of Variety wrote, "Barbra Streisand was outstanding as the younger Fanny Brice in Funny Girl , and in Funny Lady she's even better ... However much of a letdown the plot becomes, there's no denying the superior integration of drama, comedy, show music and personal dramatic music en route." Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Barbra Streisand, like

792-471: A favorable rating of 93 percent on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes . The film did moderately well at the box office, taking in $ 113 million worldwide. His next film, S1m0ne , however, did not receive much critical praise or box office success. He played a publicist in People I Know , a small film that received little attention despite Pacino's well-received performance. Rarely taking

880-817: A five-year romance and moved back to New York City. In 1968, Pacino starred in Israel Horovitz 's The Indian Wants the Bronx at the Astor Place Theatre , playing Murph, a street punk. The play opened January 17, 1968, and ran for 177 performances; it was staged in a double bill with Horovitz's It's Called the Sugar Plum , starring Clayburgh. Pacino won an Obie Award for Best Actor for his role, with John Cazale winning for Best Supporting Actor and Horowitz for Best New Play. Martin Bregman saw

968-592: A gift for it while studying at The Actors Studio. However, his early work was not financially rewarding. After his success on stage, Pacino made his film debut in 1969 with a brief appearance in Me, Natalie , an independent film starring Patty Duke . In 1970, Pacino signed with the talent agency Creative Management Associates (CMA). His role as a heroin addict in The Panic in Needle Park (1971) brought Pacino to

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1056-772: A great understanding ... he loved actors so much." In 2000, Pacino was selected as co-president of the Actors Studio, along with Ellen Burstyn and Harvey Keitel . In 1967, Pacino spent a season at the Charles Playhouse in Boston , performing in Clifford Odets ' Awake and Sing! (his first major paycheck: US$ 125 a week); and in Jean-Claude Van Itallie 's America Hurrah . He met actress Jill Clayburgh on this play. They had

1144-492: A half stars out of four and wrote, "It takes few chances and delivers mostly what you'd expect ... What was missing, for me at least, was a sense of surprise, of unpredictability—the sort of wit or pacing that separates a memorable musical like Cabaret from the merely tuneful." Pauline Kael of The New Yorker wrote, "Streisand is in beautiful voice, and her singing is terrific—too terrific. It's no longer singing, it's something else—that strident overdramatization that turns

1232-421: A low-budget film adaptation of Ira Lewis ' play Chinese Coffee , which was released to film festivals. Shot almost exclusively as a one-on-one conversation between two main characters, the project took nearly three years to complete and was funded entirely by Pacino. Chinese Coffee was included with Pacino's two other rare films he was involved in producing, The Local Stigmatic and Looking for Richard , on

1320-459: A major donor for The Mirror Theater Ltd , alongside Dustin Hoffman and Paul Newman , matching a grant from Laurance Rockefeller . The men were inspired to invest by their connection with Lee Strasberg, as Strasberg's daughter-in-law Sabra Jones was the founder and Producing Artistic Director of The Mirror. In 1985, Pacino offered the company his production of Hughie by Eugene O'Neill , but

1408-469: A messenger, busboy, janitor, and postal clerk, as well as once working in the mailroom for Commentary . Pacino began smoking and drinking at age nine, and used marijuana casually at age 13, but he abstained from hard drugs . His two closest friends died from drug abuse at the ages of 19 and 30. Growing up in the South Bronx, Pacino got into occasional fights and was considered something of

1496-578: A prime example of his early acting style, described by Halliwell's Film Guide as "intense" and "tightly clenched". Pacino boycotted the Academy Award ceremony , insulted at being nominated for the Supporting Acting award, as he noted that he had more screen time than co-star and Best Actor winner Marlon Brando —who also boycotted the awards, but for unrelated reasons. In 1973, Pacino co-starred in Scarecrow with Gene Hackman , and won

1584-648: A relationship with a waitress (Pfeiffer) in the diner where they work. It was adapted by Terrence McNally from his own off-Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (1987), that featured Kenneth Welsh and Kathy Bates . The film received mixed reviews, although Pacino later said he enjoyed playing the part. Janet Maslin in The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Pacino has not been this uncomplicatedly appealing since his Dog Day Afternoon days, and he makes Johnny's endless enterprise in wooing Frankie

1672-593: A revival of Finian's Rainbow (1960). In 1965, Ross choreographed the original production of On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever and, without credit, took over the helm from the director of record, Robert Lewis, when the musical ran into trouble in Boston during its pre-Broadway tryout tour. Ross went to England where he choreographed the feature film The Young Ones (1961), starring Cliff Richard . He returned to Broadway to be musical director on The Gay Life (1961–62) and I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962),

1760-433: A sequel." However, Streisand liked the script, which showed Fanny to be "...tougher, more acerbic, more mature...", and she agreed. The first to read for Billy Rose was Robert Blake . Other actors were mentioned, including Al Pacino and Robert De Niro , but ultimately James Caan was chosen. Streisand explained: "It comes down to whom the audience wants me to kiss. Robert Blake, no. James Caan, yes." Stark, unhappy with

1848-502: A serial killer. The film was released to theaters on September 12, 2008. While it was an anticipated return for the two stars, it was not well received by critics. Pacino played Jack Kevorkian in an HBO Films biopic titled You Don't Know Jack , which premiered April 2010. The film is about the life and work of the physician-assisted suicide advocate. The performance earned Pacino his second Emmy Award for lead actor and his fourth Golden Globe award . He co-starred as himself in

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1936-594: A song he tells Fanny he wrote about their marriage. He tells her about his recent purchase of the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City and an idea for her to star in his new show. Fanny says she will think it over as the two kiss and part once again. Although contractually bound to make one more film for producer Ray Stark (Fanny Brice's one-time son-in-law), Streisand balked at doing the project. She told Stark "that it would take litigation to make her do

2024-410: A song into a big number. The audience's attention is directed away from the music and onto the star's feat in charging it with false energy. Streisand is out to knock you cold, and you get cold, all right." Kael also criticized the plot as "right out of those terrible forties movies in which couples who break up spend a lifetime thinking about each other, with encounters every five or ten years. And we get

2112-461: A special DVD box set titled Pacino: An Actor's Vision , which was released in 2007. Pacino produced prologues and epilogues for the discs containing the films. Pacino turned down an offer to reprise his role as Michael Corleone in the computer game version of The Godfather . As a result, Electronic Arts was not permitted to use Pacino's likeness or voice in the game, although his character does appear in it. He did allow his likeness to appear in

2200-446: A studio before being shocked to read in the newspaper that she will star in a show by Rose called Crazy Quilt. The show ends up getting $ 50,000 from Buck Bolton when Rose promises to cast Bolton's mistress Norma Butler as one of the stars. Despite having a big number for Fanny in “I Found A Million Dollar Baby In A Five And Ten Cents Store”, opening night proves to be a disaster in terms of collapsing sets and more. Fanny considers leaving

2288-539: A supporting role since his commercial breakthrough, he accepted a small part in the critical and box office flop Gigli , in 2003, as a favor to director Martin Brest . The Recruit , released in 2003, featured Pacino as a CIA recruiter and co-stars Colin Farrell . The film received mixed reviews, and has been described by Pacino as something he "personally couldn't follow". Pacino next starred as lawyer Roy Cohn in

2376-655: A touring company of Macbeth . The next year brought his first Broadway performance credits with Something for the Boys , as a dancer. Ross was a dancer in Follow the Girls (1943–44), Laffing Room Only (1944–45), Beggar's Holiday (1946–47), and Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'! . Choreographer By 1950, he was a choreographer with the American Ballet Theatre and choreographed his first Broadway production,

2464-613: A troublemaker at school. He acted in basement plays in New York's theatrical underground, but was rejected as a teenager by the Actors Studio . Instead, Pacino joined the HB Studio , where he met acting teacher Charlie Laughton, who became his mentor and best friend. In this period, he was often unemployed or homeless, and sometimes slept on the street, in theaters, or at a friend's home. In 1962, Pacino's mother died at

2552-580: A villainous caricature. In Two for the Money , Pacino portrays a sports gambling agent and mentor for Matthew McConaughey , alongside Rene Russo . The film was released on October 8, 2005, to mixed reviews. Desson Thomson wrote in The Washington Post , "Al Pacino has played the mentor so many times, he ought to get a kingmaker's award ... the fight between good and evil feels fixed in favor of Hollywood redemption." On October 20, 2006,

2640-695: Is a two-time Tony Award winner, winning Best Featured Actor in a Play in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969) and Best Actor in a Play for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (1977). Pacino made his directing debut with the documentary Looking for Richard (1996); Pacino had played the lead role on stage in 1977. He has also acted as Shylock in a 2004 feature film adaptation and 2010 stage production of The Merchant of Venice . Pacino directed and starred in Chinese Coffee (2000), Wilde Salomé (2011), and Salomé (2013). Since 1994, he has been

2728-524: Is an American actor. Considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of the 20th century, Pacino has received many accolades including an Academy Award , two Tony Awards , and two Primetime Emmy Awards , achieving the Triple Crown of Acting . He has also received four Golden Globe Awards , a BAFTA , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , and was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2001,

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2816-407: Is not available to produce a new musical show. During a meeting with Bernard Baruch , her financial advisor, she meets his former secretary Billy Rose. When Fanny and Bobby go into nightclubs looking for material to "borrow", they hear a torch song in "More Than You Know" that was written by Rose. Although irritated by his pushy nature in trying to sell the song to her, Fanny soon records the song at

2904-484: Is superb entertainment, but the minute she stops the movie turns into a concrete soufflé. It's heavy and tasteless ... Moments meant to be dramatic are embarrassingly bad." Roger Ebert gave the film one star out of four and called it "a big, messy flop of a movie that's almost cruel in the way it invites our memories of Funny Girl and doesn't match them." Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune awarded two and

2992-1341: The AFI Life Achievement Award in 2007, the National Medal of Arts in 2011, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016. A method actor , Pacino studied at HB Studio and the Actors Studio , where he was taught by Charlie Laughton and Lee Strasberg . Pacino went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Scent of a Woman (1992). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in The Godfather (1972), Serpico (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), ...And Justice for All (1979), Dick Tracy (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and The Irishman (2019). His other notable roles include The Panic in Needle Park (1971), Scarecrow (1973), Cruising (1980), Scarface (1983), The Godfather Part III (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), Heat (1995), Donnie Brasco , The Devil's Advocate (both 1997), The Insider , Any Given Sunday (both 1999), Insomnia (2002), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Once Upon

3080-753: The American Film Institute named Pacino the recipient of the 35th AFI Life Achievement Award . On November 22, 2006, the University Philosophical Society of Trinity College Dublin awarded Pacino the Honorary Patronage of the Society. Pacino starred in Steven Soderbergh 's Ocean's Thirteen , alongside George Clooney , Brad Pitt , Matt Damon , Elliott Gould and Andy García , as

3168-800: The Arthur Schwartz - Dorothy Fields musical adaptation of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1951). For TV he choreographed All Star Revue , The Milton Berle Show , and The Steve Allen Plymouth Show . Ross's first film assignment came as an uncredited choreographer on Carmen Jones (1954). Back on Broadway he choreographed House of Flowers (1954) for Peter Brook , and The Body Beautiful (1958). He choreographed some TV specials: The Jerry Lewis Show (1957), Wonderful Town (1958), Meet Me in St Louis (1959) and A Christmas Festival (1959). On Broadway Ross directed and choreographed

3256-627: The Best Picture Oscar ; Pacino was nominated a third time for an Oscar, this second nomination for the Corleone role being in the lead category. Newsweek has described his performance in The Godfather Part II as "arguably cinema's greatest portrayal of the hardening of a heart". In 1975, he enjoyed further success with the release of Dog Day Afternoon , based on the true story of bank robber John Wojtowicz . It

3344-792: The Broadhurst Theatre in October, earning US$ 1 million at the box office in its first week. The performance also garnered him a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Play . Pacino starred in the 30th-anniversary Broadway revival of David Mamet 's play, Glengarry Glen Ross , which ran from October 2012 to January 20, 2013. He starred on Broadway in China Doll , a play written for him by Mamet, which opened on December 5, 2015, and closed on January 21, 2016, after 97 performances. The previews were done in October 2015. Pacino found acting enjoyable and realized he had

3432-588: The Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. Pacino studied " method acting " under acting coach Lee Strasberg , who appeared with Pacino in the films The Godfather Part II and in ...And Justice for All . During later interviews, he spoke about Strasberg and the Studio's effect on his career. "The Actors Studio meant so much to me in my life. Lee Strasberg hasn't been given the credit he deserves ... Next to Charlie, it sort of launched me. It really did. That

3520-525: The Mafia from the inside. In 1999, Pacino starred as 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman in the multi-Oscar nominated The Insider opposite Russell Crowe , and in Oliver Stone 's Any Given Sunday . Pacino won three Golden Globes since 2000; the first being the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2001 for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. In 2000, Pacino starred alongside Jerry Orbach in

3608-649: The Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival . That same year, Pacino was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor after starring in Serpico , based on the true story of New York City policeman Frank Serpico , who went undercover to expose the corruption of fellow officers. In 1974, Pacino reprised his role as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II , which was the first sequel to win

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3696-745: The Tony Award on April 20, 1969. Pacino continued performing onstage in the 1970s, winning a second Tony Award for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and performing the title role in Richard III . In the 1980s, Pacino again achieved critical success on stage while appearing in David Mamet 's American Buffalo , for which Pacino was nominated for a Drama Desk Award . Since 1990, Pacino's stage work has included revivals of Eugene O'Neill 's Hughie , Oscar Wilde 's Salome and in 2005 Lyle Kessler 's Orphans . In 1983, Pacino became

3784-530: The first male actor ever to receive two acting nominations for two movies in the same year , and to win for the lead role. Pacino starred alongside Sean Penn in the crime drama Carlito's Way in 1993, in which he portrayed Carlito Brigante , a gangster released from prison with the help of his corrupt lawyer (Penn) and vows to go straight. Pacino starred in Michael Mann 's Heat (1995), in which he and Robert De Niro appeared on-screen together for

3872-445: The seventh highest grossing picture of 1975 . It was one of Caan's most successful films at the box office. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 30% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "As long as Miss Streisand as Fanny is singing the blues, or singing anything else, Funny Lady

3960-496: The 2003 HBO miniseries Angels in America , an adaptation of Tony Kushner 's Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same name . For this performance, Pacino won his third Golden Globe, for Best Performance by an Actor , in 2004. Pacino starred as Shylock in Michael Radford 's 2004 film adaptation of The Merchant of Venice . Critics praised him for bringing compassion and depth to a character traditionally played as

4048-532: The 2011 comedy film Jack and Jill . The film was panned by critics, and Pacino "won" the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor at the 32nd ceremony . Elaborating on his decision to join the cast of the film, he stated: "It came at a time in my life that I needed it, because it was after I found out I had no more money. My accountant [Kenneth I. Starr] was in prison, and I needed something quickly. So I took ( Jack and Jill .)" He

4136-558: The Bronx to Italy for a performance at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto . It was Pacino's first journey to Italy; he later recalled that "performing for an Italian audience was a marvelous experience". Pacino and Clayburgh were cast in "Deadly Circle of Violence", an episode of the ABC television series NYPD , premiering November 12, 1968. Clayburgh at the time was also appearing on

4224-472: The Side (1995). In 1959, he married Nora Kaye , a ballerina, with whom he produced four films. In 1987, his wife Nora died of cancer. In September 1988, he married for the second time to Lee Radziwiłł , the younger sister of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis . The marriage ended in divorce in 2001, shortly before his death. In 2013, Radziwiłł described their relationship as follows: He

4312-434: The age of 43. The following year, his maternal grandfather also died. Pacino recalled it as the lowest point of his life and said, "I was 22 and the two most influential people in my life had gone, so that sent me into a tailspin." After four years at HB Studio, Pacino successfully auditioned for the Actors Studio. The Actors Studio is a membership organization of professional actors, theater directors, and playwrights in

4400-450: The attention of director Francis Ford Coppola , who cast him as Michael Corleone in what became a blockbuster Mafia film, The Godfather (1972). Although Jack Nicholson , Robert Redford , Warren Beatty , and the little-known Robert De Niro tried out for the part, Coppola selected Pacino, to the dismay of studio executives who wanted someone better known. Pacino's performance earned him an Academy Award nomination, and offered

4488-611: The box office hit Dick Tracy in 1990, of which critic Roger Ebert described Pacino as "the scene-stealer". Later in the year he followed this up in a return to one of his most famous characters, Michael Corleone, in The Godfather Part III (1990). In 1991, Pacino starred in Frankie and Johnny with Michelle Pfeiffer , who co-starred with Pacino in Scarface . Pacino portrays a recently paroled cook who begins

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4576-523: The box office, grossing over US$ 45 million domestically. Pacino earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Cuban drug lord Tony Montana . In 1985, Pacino worked on his personal project, The Local Stigmatic , a 1969 off-Broadway play by the English writer Heathcote Williams . He starred in the play, remounting it with director David Wheeler and the Theater Company of Boston in

4664-555: The comedy-drama Danny Collins (2015). His performance as an aging rock star garnered him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination. In 2016, Pacino received the Kennedy Center Honor . The tribute included remarks by his former costars Sean Penn , Kevin Spacey , Bobby Cannavale and Chris O'Donnell . In September 2012, Deadline Hollywood reported that Pacino would play

4752-653: The company was unable to do it at the time due to the small cast. In October 2002, Pacino starred in Bertolt Brecht 's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui for the National Actor's Theater and Complicite . Directed by Simon McBurney , the production starred a host of Hollywood names, including John Goodman , Charles Durning , Tony Randall , Steve Buscemi , Chazz Palminteri , Paul Giamatti , Jacqueline McKenzie , Billy Crudup , Lothaire Bluteau , Dominic Chianese and Sterling K. Brown . The production

4840-495: The drama The Turning Point (1977) he received two Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Director . He is also known for his work on Broadway as a choreographer for productions for Barbra Streisand , Stephen Sondheim , Richard Rodgers , and Arthur Laurents . His credits include A Tree Grows in Brooklyn in 1951, Finian's Rainbow in 1960, I Can Get It for You Wholesale in 1962, and Do I Hear

4928-469: The early 1980s; his appearances in the controversial Cruising , a film that provoked protests from New York's gay community, and the comedy-drama Author! Author! , were critically panned. However, his performance in Scarface (1983), directed by Brian De Palma , proved to be a career highlight and a defining role. Upon its initial release, the film was critically panned due to violent content, but later received critical acclaim. The film did well at

5016-521: The films Inside Daisy Clover (1965), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and Doctor Dolittle (1967). On Broadway Ross directed and choreographed Kelly (1965), and choreographed Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965) and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965-66). He did some additional staging on The Apple Tree (1966–67) directed by Mike Nichols . Ross was choreographer and director of musical numbers for Funny Girl (1968), produced by Ray Stark . His film directorial debut came with

5104-497: The first time (though both Pacino and De Niro starred in The Godfather Part II , they did not share any scenes). In 1996, Pacino starred in his theatrical docudrama Looking for Richard , a performance of selected scenes of William Shakespeare 's Richard III and a broader examination of Shakespeare's continuing role and relevance in popular culture. The cast brought together for the performance included Alec Baldwin , Kevin Spacey , and Winona Ryder . Pacino played Satan in

5192-659: The joint president of the Actors Studio . Alfredo James Pacino was born in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on April 25, 1940, the only child of Sicilian Italian-American parents Rose ( née  Gerardi ) and Salvatore Pacino. His father had immigrated from San Fratello . His parents divorced when he was two years old. His mother took him to the South Bronx and they lived with her parents, Kate and James Gerardi. They had immigrated from Corleone when young. Pacino's father moved to California to work as an insurance salesman and restaurateur in Covina, California . In his teenage years, Pacino

5280-529: The latter directed by Arthur Laurents and starring Barbra Streisand . He did The Bacchantes (1961) for TV. Ross then choreographed a second Cliff Richard musical in England, Summer Holiday (1963). On Broadway he choreographed Tovarich (1963) with Vivien Leigh and Anyone Can Whistle (1964) with Laurents. For TV he did musical numbers for The Fantasticks (1964), The Bell Telephone Hour , Delia Scala Show (1962), Rinaldo in campo (1963), and The Nut House!! (1964) and staged numbers for

5368-475: The latter produced by Jacobs and starring Woody Allen based on his play. Ross made The Last of Sheila (1973) co-written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins, and Funny Lady (1975) with Stark and Streisand. Ross directed The Sunshine Boys (1975) based on a play and script by Neil Simon , starting a long collaboration between the two men; Stark produced. Ross directed The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976), and The Turning Point (1977); Ross produced

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5456-475: The latter. Ross had two big hits with Simon scripts produced by Stark, The Goodbye Girl (1977) and California Suite (1978). Ross returned to Broadway to direct Neil Simon 's Chapter Two (1977–79). After doing the ballet film Nijinsky (1980) he directed Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures (1980–81) on Broadway. He followed this with Pennies from Heaven (1981) and the film version of I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982). His last film with Simon

5544-505: The musical version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), made by MGM-British , with Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark . It was produced by Arthur P. Jacobs who had made Doctor Dolittle two years prior, and just like that film, Goodbye, Mr. Chips was a box-office disappointment. However, Ross' second feature as director, The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), was a big hit. The film was produced by Ray Stark and starred Streisand. Ross did T.R. Baskin (1971) then Play It Again, Sam (1972),

5632-453: The picture, extends the characterization she launched so dazzlingly in Funny Girl ... What I find most impressive and likable about the performance is the softened, bittersweet maturity that Streisand lets us see in Fanny Brice. You sense that Streisand understands the star as well as she understood the impetuous young hopeful. An extraordinary presentation is the power and delight of both movies." Gary Arnold of The Washington Post called it

5720-420: The play and became Pacino's manager, a partnership that became fruitful in the years to come, as Bregman encouraged Pacino to do The Godfather , Serpico , and Dog Day Afternoon . About his stage career, Pacino said, "Martin Bregman discovered me ... I was 26, 25 ... he discovered me and became my manager. And that's why I'm here. I owe it to Marty, I really do". Pacino took the production of The Indian Wants

5808-479: The production but stays when hearing that Billy borrowed money from mobsters that would kill him if he can't make the money back. The two work together to scale down the show. The improved show opens in New York to applause and great reviews before Fanny sees Nicky backstage with a ring on his finger from a rich woman, to whom he's now married. Billy, ready to travel to Fort Worth, Texas for a new show, offers to marry Fanny beforehand. She accepts only to find that Billy

5896-746: The scenes shot by original cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond , lured an ailing James Wong Howe out of retirement to complete the film. It proved to be his final project, and it earned him an Academy Award nomination. Studio executives forced Ross to trim the film to a manageable 136 minutes before release. Much of Vereen's performance ended up on the cutting room floor, together with a recreation of Brice's Baby Snooks radio show and dramatic scenes involving her and her daughter. In addition to Howe, Oscar nominations went to Ray Aghayan and Bob Mackie for Best Costume Design, Kander and Ebb for Best Original Song (" How Lucky Can You Get "), Peter Matz for Best Scoring of an Original Song Score and/or Adaptation, and

5984-423: The soap opera Search for Tomorrow , playing the role of Grace Bolton. Her father would send the couple money each month to help with finances. On February 25, 1969, Pacino made his Broadway debut in Don Petersen 's Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? at the Belasco Theater , produced by A&P Heir Huntington Hartford . It closed after 39 performances on March 29, 1969, but Pacino received rave reviews and won

6072-417: The sound team. Streisand, Caan and Vereen all received Golden Globe Award nominations, as did Kander and Ebb and the film itself, but it was shut out of any wins in both competitions. Funny Lady opened Wednesday, March 12, 1975 and grossed $ 2,254,3851 in its first five days from 111 theatres to be number one at the US box office. It went on to gross $ 40,055,897 at the U.S. and Canadian box office, making it

6160-406: The stage. He mounted workshop productions of Crystal Clear , National Anthems and other plays; he appeared in Julius Caesar in 1988 in producer Joseph Papp 's New York Shakespeare Festival . Pacino remarked on his hiatus from film: "I remember back when everything was happening, '74, '75, doing The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui on stage and reading that the reason I'd gone back to the stage

6248-460: The supernatural thriller The Devil's Advocate (1997) which co-starred Keanu Reeves . The film was a success at the box office, taking US$ 150 million worldwide. Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times , "The satanic character is played by Pacino with relish bordering on glee." In 1997's Donnie Brasco , Pacino played gangster " Lefty " in the true story of undercover FBI agent Donnie Brasco ( Johnny Depp ) and his work in bringing down

6336-482: The train station where Billy arrives to apologize. She states that her love for Nicky was gone for good while blaming herself for Billy's infidelity. She then asks him to leave her alone to wait for her train. Years pass and in the 1940s Fanny is starring in The Baby Snooks Show on radio while Billy works as a writer of popular songs and plays. They meet each other again and he plays " Me And My Shadow ",

6424-550: The video game adaptation of 1983's Scarface , the quasi-sequel Scarface: The World is Yours . Director Christopher Nolan worked with Pacino on Insomnia , a remake of the Norwegian film of the same name , co-starring Robin Williams . Newsweek stated that "he [Pacino] can play small as rivetingly as he can play big, that he can implode as well as explode". The film and Pacino's performance were well received, gaining

6512-609: The villain Willy Bank, a casino tycoon targeted by Danny Ocean and his crew. The film received generally favorable reviews. 88 Minutes was released on April 18, 2008, in the United States, after having been released in various other countries in 2007. The film co-starred Alicia Witt and was critically panned, although critics found fault with the plot, and not Pacino's acting. In Righteous Kill , Pacino and Robert De Niro co-star as New York detectives searching for

6600-468: Was Max Dugan Returns (1983). Ross had a huge hit with Footloose (1984). He followed this with two comedies, Protocol (1984) with Goldie Hawn and The Secret of My Success (1987) with Michael J. Fox . Less successful was Dancers (1987). Ross had one last big hit with another play adaptation, Steel Magnolias (1989). In the 1990s, he directed My Blue Heaven (1990), True Colors (1991), Undercover Blues (1993) and Boys on

6688-475: Was a benefit for the GLBT Historical Society . Pacino, who plays the role of Herod in the film, describes it as his "most personal project ever". In February 2012, President Barack Obama awarded Pacino the National Medal of Arts . Pacino starred in a 2013 HBO biographical picture about record producer Phil Spector 's murder trial, titled Phil Spector . He took the title role in

6776-520: Was a critical success in which "Pacino grabs and holds the attention like a coiled spring about to snap. He is all brooding menace and crocodile grimace, butchering his way to the top with unnervingly sinister glee." Pacino returned to the stage in the summer of 2010, playing Shylock in the Shakespeare in the Park production, The Merchant of Venice . The acclaimed production moved to Broadway at

6864-409: Was a remarkable turning point in my life. It was directly responsible for getting me to quit all those jobs and just stay acting." In another interview he added, "It was exciting to work for him [Lee Strasberg] because he was so interesting when he talked about a scene or talked about people. One would just want to hear him talk, because things he would say, you'd never heard before ... He had such

6952-610: Was an American actor, choreographer , director and producer who worked predominantly in theater and film. He was nominated for two Academy Awards and a Tony Award . He is known for directing musicals and comedies such as Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), Play It Again, Sam (1972), The Sunshine Boys , Funny Lady (both 1975), The Goodbye Girl (1977), California Suite (1978), and Pennies From Heaven (1981). His later films include Footloose (1984), and Steel Magnolias (1989). For

7040-466: Was bluffing about borrowing money from the mob to keep her close. The wedding party finds Billy treated roughly by Fanny's society friends before the honeymoon in Texas turns to bickering between the newlyweds. During the next few years their careers are so busy that they only talk to each other when they telephone their publicist at the same time. Billy does a show called Aquacade, featuring Eleanor Holm ,

7128-591: Was by John Kander and Fred Ebb . The film was nominated for numerous awards including Golden Globe nominations for Streisand as Best Actress and Best Actor for Caan. Streisand revisited the soundtrack to the film in her 2016 concert. Fanny Brice, now finishing her Broadway show after its success has come and gone in the midst of the Great Depression , finds only flowers and a divorce decree from her estranged husband Nicky Arnstein . Fanny and her confidant Bobby Moore are now out of work since Florenz Ziegfeld

7216-456: Was certainly different from anybody else I'd been involved with, and the film world sounded exciting. Well, it wasn't. I hated Hollywood, and the provincialism of the industry ... Herbert had been married to the ballerina Nora Kaye until she died, and unbeknownst to me was still obsessed by her. It was 'Nora said this, Nora did it like that, Nora liked brown and orange.' On October 9, 2001, Ross died from heart failure in New York City. A memorial

7304-543: Was directed by Sidney Lumet , who had directed him in Serpico a few years earlier, and Pacino was again nominated for Best Actor. In 1977, Pacino starred as a race-car driver in Bobby Deerfield , directed by Sydney Pollack , and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his portrayal of the title role. His next film was the courtroom drama ...And Justice for All . Pacino

7392-662: Was held for him at the Majestic Theater on West 44th Street in New York where Leslie Browne , Barbara Cook , Arthur Laurents , Marsha Mason , Mike Nichols and Mary-Louise Parker spoke of Ross. He was interred with Kaye in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Al Pacino This is an accepted version of this page Alfredo James Pacino ( / p ə ˈ tʃ iː n oʊ / pə- CHEE -noh ; Italian: [paˈtʃiːno] ; born April 25, 1940)

7480-535: Was known as "Sonny" to his friends. He had ambitions to become a baseball player and was also nicknamed "The Actor". He attended Herman Ridder Junior High School , but soon dropped out of most of his classes except for English. He subsequently attended the High School of Performing Arts , after gaining admission by audition. His mother disagreed with his decision and, after an argument, he left home. To finance his acting studies, Pacino took low-paying jobs as

7568-565: Was lauded by critics for his wide range of acting abilities, and nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for a fourth time. He lost out that year to Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs. Kramer —a role that Pacino had declined. During the 1970s, Pacino had five Oscar nominations, including four for Best Actor for his performances in Serpico , The Godfather Part II , Dog Day Afternoon , and ...And Justice for All . Pacino's career slumped in

7656-565: Was presented with Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award on September 4, 2011, prior to the premiere of Wilde Salomé , a 2011 American documentary-drama film written, directed by and starring Pacino. Its US premiere on the evening of March 21, 2012, before a full house at the 1,400-seat Castro Theatre in San Francisco's Castro District , marked the 130th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's visit to San Francisco. The event

7744-402: Was that my movie career was waning! That's been the kind of ethos, the way in which theater's perceived, unfortunately." Pacino returned to film in 1989's Sea of Love , when he portrayed a detective hunting a serial killer who finds victims through the singles column in a newspaper. The film earned solid reviews. Pacino received an Academy Award nomination for playing Big Boy Caprice in

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