He began acting at age 10, when he played the Cowardly Lion in a school production of The Wizard of Oz. His professional film career kicked off at age 20 with his role in The Wedding Party in 1963. The real recognition came in 1965’s Three Rooms in Manhattan.
In his 20s, De Niro exuded a vibrant masculinity that still grabs the attention of netizens today.
Alfredo James Pacino was born in 1940 in New York City to Italian-American parents. He was raised in the South Bronx, and his trajectory to stardom did not fall in his lap, so he honed his craft at the prestigious Actors Studio in New York.
A black-and-white photo from 1955 captures a wiry 15-year-old Pacino bearing a strong resemblance to his father (according to social media, at least).
Five years later, a mugshot surfaced: Pacino had been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery. It turned out to be a misunderstanding, and the case was dropped. But the photo foreshadowed the intense, streetwise persona that would become a cornerstone of his onscreen presence.
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