Saturday, April 25, 2026

My birthday song, my happy world (Part 264)....

 Badass Birthday

On this date, in 1940, in NYC Al Pacino as born. 


Academy Awards: 9 nominations, 1 win
BAFTA awards: 5 nominations, 1 win
Emmy Awards: 3 nominations, 2 wins
Golden Globes: 20 nominations, 5 wins
Grammy Awards: 1 nomination
Screen Actors Guild Awards: 7 nominations, 2 wins
Tony Awards: 3 nominations, 2 wins.

But it's more than just awards.  Despite winning awards in different media, let me just rattle off some of the varied genres of his films: 

The Godfather
Serpico
The Godfather, Part II
Dog Day Afternoon
Cruising
Scarface
Dick Tracy
The Godfather, Part III
Glengarry Glen Ross
Scent of A Woman
Carlito's Way
Donnie Brasco
The Devil's Advocate
Any Given Sunday

Total Badass.

POLT

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