Alfredo James Pacino is an American actor. Considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of the 20th century, Pacino has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, achieving the Triple Crown of Acting. He also received four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2001, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2007, the National Medal of Arts in 2011, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016.
Pacino in 2016
Pacino in the play The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel in 1977
Pacino with James Caan, c. 1972
Pacino as Frank Serpico in 1973
The Triple Crown of Acting is a term used in the American entertainment industry to describe actors who have won a competitive Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award in the acting categories, the highest awards recognized in American film, television, and theater, respectively. The term is related to other competitive areas, such as the Triple Crown of horse racing.
Image: Promotional photograph of Helen Hayes
Image: Thomas Mitchell 1953
Image: Ingrid Bergman, Gaslight 1944
Image: Shirley Booth 1950