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Alfredo Pacino was born on 25 April 1940 in New York and brought up by his grandparents near the Bronx Zoo. Not allowed out of the house until he was seven, he was inspired at 14 by a performance of Chekhov's The Seagull. He took acting classes after leaving school and at 26 went to the Actors Studio to study with Lee Strasberg. Within three years he'd made his movie debut and on the strength of his second feature, Coppola offered him the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather. An Oscar nomination and movie stardom followed despite turning down Apocalypse Now, Kramer Vs. Kramer and the role of Han Solo.
