Al Pacino is considered a Hollywood legend with his roles in small screen films such as The Godfather trilogy and Scarface.
But the 84-year-old recalled that his late mother, Rose, stumbled upon Gerard Pacino over her desire to star in his new memoir, Sonny Boy, named after his mother's nickname.
The actor, who she revealed broke up twice during his career, and his 'emotionally fragile' single mother argued when he dropped many of his classes at school.
Rosa, who struggled with depression, later died of an overdose when Pacino was 22, unable to enjoy her son's meteoric rise to fame.
“If I'm lucky, if I go to heaven, I'll be reunited with my mother. All I had to do was walk up to her, look her in the eyes and say, “Hey, look what happened to me?” It's just an opportunity to just say that. Glass.
Legendary film icon Al Pacino, 84, remembers having a confrontation with his mother Rose over her desire to become an actress; Filmed as Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972).
Ross, who struggled with depression, died of a drug overdose when Pacino was 22 and never got to enjoy his son's stardom; She took the photo in 1940.
One of the most influential actors of the 20th century, Pacino has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Four Golden Globes, a BAFTA, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Cecil B. His impressive list of accolades also includes prestigious lifetime achievement awards, such as the DeMille Award (2001), the AFI Life Achievement Award (2007) and the Medal National. Arts (2011) and Kennedy Center Honors (2016).
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Scent of a Woman (1992).
He was also nominated for The Godfather (1972), Serpico (1973), The Godfather II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), …and Justice for All (1979), Dick Tracy (1990), Glengarry Glen. Rose (1992) and The Irishman (2019).
He also starred in memorable films such as Scarface (1983), The Godfather Part III (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), Heat (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), The Devil's Advocate (both 1997) and Once Upon a Time. In. Hollywood (2019) and House of Gucci (2021).
Born Alfredo James Pacino on April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York, he was the only child of Sicilian Italian-American parents Rose (née Gerardi) and Salvatore Pacino.
His parents divorced when he was two years old and he lived with his mother and parents.
Pacino's mother died in 1962 at the age of 43.
His new memoir, Sonny Boy, has the same title about the actor's desire to be reunited with his mother in heaven.
“If I'm lucky, if I go to heaven, I'll be reunited with my mother. All I want is to walk up to her, look her in the eyes and say, “Hey mom, look what happened to me?” In a nutshell, he wrote according to the Mirror; Seen in 2023
Born Alfredo James Pacino in Manhattan, New York, on April 25, 1940, he was the only child of Sicilian Italian-American parents Rose (née Gerardi) and Salvatore Pacino; Seen with his parents in 1940.
His parents divorced when he was two years old and he lived with his mother and parents. Pacino's mother died in 1962 at age 43; In the photo with his father
After playing a heroin addict in The Panic in Needle Park (1971), he caught the attention of director Francis Ford Coppola, who played Michael Corleone in the iconic mafia film The Godfather (1972).
The relatively unknown actor faced stiff competition, auditioning alongside Hollywood heavyweights such as Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford and Warren Beatty.
But to the dismay of studio executives, Coppola cast Pacino as the youngest son of the Corleone crime family boss, who then reluctantly becomes involved in the criminal underworld and eventually leads the family.
From there, her acting career continued to rise to new heights.
His latest film is the biographical drama 'Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness' directed by Johnny Depp.
Elsewhere in the memoir, his blockbuster movies didn't stop him from going broke…twice.
In the book, available now, the prolific actor writes about how his early successes didn't earn him much income by Hollywood standards, leaving him broke when he was working occasionally in the mid-1980s.
Then, decades later, as his blockbusters became increasingly rare, he found himself broke again, even as his costs skyrocketed.
Pacino, who never married, writes in the book how his then-girlfriend Diane Keaton helped him overcome a first brush with bankruptcy in the mid-1980s.
Pacino's financial problems begin at odds with one of his biggest hits, The Godfather.
One of the most influential actors of the 20th century, Pacino has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards; Photo taken on the set of The Godfather 2 (1974).
In addition to The Godfather trilogy, he also starred in memorable films such as Scarface (1983), Carlito's Way (1993), Heat (1995), Tony Brasco (1997), The Devil's Advocate (both 1997), and Serpico (1973). Some; I saw it in Scarface
He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for Scent of a Woman (1992); I saw it in one of the frames of the film with Gabriel Anwar.
Despite starring in the film, Pacino was overshadowed by Marlon Brando as his on-screen father, who would win a Best Actor Oscar for his acclaimed performance.
Because Pacino was so early in his career, he reportedly earned only about $35,000 for his performance, which is equivalent to about $265,000 in today's dollars: a low salary for a lead actor in a major Oscar-winning film produced by a major. study.
“When I finished making The Godfather, I was broke, I had no money, but now I'm in debt,” Pacino writes. Page six. “My manager and agents cut my salary when I had to live off of Jill Clayburgh.”
It wasn't until 1983's Scarface that Pacino had another big hit. He writes that the remake directed by Brian De Palma was his highest-grossing film.
'This is the most important film I have made to date. The rest still support me,” he writes. “I can live with it,” he adds. “I mean, I could if I lived like a normal person.”
