His role as Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1993 after receiving seven previous Oscar nominations, one of them being in the same year. He acted in basement plays in New York’s theatrical underground but was rejected for the Actors Studio while still a teenager. “The Actors Studio meant so much to me in my life. Next to Charlie, it sort of launched me.
Al Pacino honoured at White House ceremony Al Pacino honoured at the White House for his contribution to the arts and humanities Al Pacino was among a host of honourees awarded the 2011 Nationa… [link]
