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Joe Job?At the age of fourteen, Al Pacino saw his first professional theater production - and had a revelation:
"I had never seen grown-ups act on stage... This troupe was doing 'The Seagull' by Chekhov. The play started and then it was over. That's how fast it went for me. It was magical. I remember thinking, Who was the person who wrote this? I went out and got a book of Chekhov's stories. Then I went into the High School of Performing Arts."
Some time later, Pacino had another revelation.
"One day I go into the Howard Johnson's near the school for something to eat and the star of that show is pushing coffee behind the counter."
["I was in awe of this guy," Pacino recalled. "I had to tell him. I remember that exchange. He was so grateful in a way, kind and understanding."]
[Trivia: Pacino's earliest brush with fame? "In elementary school, I was in a show where there was a big pot - the melting pot - and I was the representative from Italy, stirring. I can remember the kids in school asking for my autograph, and I would sign it 'Sonny Scott.'"]
Pacino, Al [born Alfredo James] ["Sonny"] (1940- ) American actor [noted for his roles in such
films as The Godfather (1972, Oscar nomination),
The Godfather, Part II (1974, Oscar nomination),
Serpico (1973),
Dog Day Afternoon (1975),
And Justice for All (1979, Oscar nomination),
Scarface (1983),
Sea of Love (1989),
Dick Tracy (1990, Oscar nomination, Best Supporting Actor),
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992, Oscar nomination, Best Supporting Actor),
Frankie and Johnny (1991),
Scent of a Woman (1992, Oscar),
Carlito's Way (1993),
Heat (1995),
Donnie Brasco (1997),
The Devil's Advocate (1997),
The Insider (1999),
Any Given Sunday (1999), and
Insomnia (2002)]
[Sources: Esquire, July 2002, p. 48]More Al Pacino anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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