Editing Al Pacino (section)

=== 1967–1971: Theater roles and film debut === 
[[File:Al Pacino - Hummel.jpg|thumb|upright|Pacino in the play ''[[The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel]]'' in 1977]]
In 1967, Pacino spent a season at the Charles Playhouse in [[Boston]], performing in [[Clifford Odets]]' ''[[Awake and Sing!]]'' (his first major paycheck: US$125 a week); and in [[Jean-Claude van Itallie|Jean-Claude Van Itallie]]'s ''[[America Hurrah]]''. He met actress [[Jill Clayburgh]] on this play. They had a five-year romance and moved back to New York City.<ref name="multiple">{{Cite book |title=Al Pacino : Life on the Wire |last=Yule |first=Andrew |publisher=[[Time Warner Books]] |year=1992 |isbn=0-7515-0048-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QGloPgAACAAJ|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114145048/https://books.google.com/books?id=QGloPgAACAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1968, Pacino starred in [[Israel Horovitz]]'s ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]'' at the [[Astor Place Theatre]], playing Murph, a street punk. The play opened January 17, 1968, and ran for 177 performances; it was staged in a double bill with Horovitz's ''It's Called the Sugar Plum'', starring Clayburgh. Pacino won an [[Obie Award]] for Best Actor for his role, with [[John Cazale]] winning for Best Supporting Actor and Horowitz for Best New Play.<ref>Grobel; p. 200</ref> [[Martin Bregman]] saw the play and became Pacino's manager, a partnership that became fruitful in the years to come, as Bregman encouraged Pacino to do ''The Godfather'', ''Serpico'', and ''Dog Day Afternoon''.<ref>Grobel; p. 16</ref> About his stage career, Pacino said, "Martin Bregman discovered me ... I was 26, 25 ... he discovered me and became my manager. And that's why I'm here. I owe it to Marty, I really do".<ref>[http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/al-pacino-and-cast-and-crew-talk-scarface Al Pacino and the cast and crew talk Scarface | | South Africa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317001906/http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/al-pacino-and-cast-and-crew-talk-scarface |date=March 17, 2014 }}. Filmcontact.com (August 26, 2011). Retrieved May 22, 2014.</ref>

Pacino took the production of ''The Indian Wants the Bronx'' to Italy for a performance at the [[Festival dei Due Mondi]] in [[Spoleto]]. It was Pacino's first journey to Italy; he later recalled that "performing for an Italian audience was a marvelous experience".<ref name="multiple" /> Pacino and Clayburgh were cast in "Deadly Circle of Violence", an episode of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television series ''[[N.Y.P.D. (TV series)|NYPD]]'', premiering November 12, 1968. Clayburgh at the time was also appearing on the soap opera ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'', playing the role of Grace Bolton. Her father would send the couple money each month to help with finances.<ref name="Smith-People1999">{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Kyle |title=Scent of a Winner |magazine=[[People (American magazine)|People]] |date=December 13, 1999|volume=52|issue=23|issn=0093-7673|url=https://people.com/archive/scent-of-a-winner-vol-52-no-23/|access-date=November 23, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110030406/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20130044,00.html |archive-date=January 10, 2011}}</ref>

On February 25, 1969, Pacino made his Broadway debut in [[Don Petersen (playwright)|Don Petersen]]'s ''[[Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?]]'' at the [[Belasco Theater]], produced by [[A&P]] Heir [[Huntington Hartford]]. It closed after 39 performances on March 29, 1969, but Pacino received rave reviews and won the [[Tony Award]] on April 20, 1969.<ref name="multiple" /> Pacino continued performing onstage in the 1970s, winning a second Tony Award for ''[[The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel]]'' and performing the [[Richard III of England|title role]] in ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]''.<ref name="biochannel" /> In the 1980s, Pacino again achieved critical success on stage while appearing in [[David Mamet]]'s ''[[American Buffalo (play)|American Buffalo]],'' for which Pacino was nominated for a [[Drama Desk Award]].<ref name=biochannel /> Since 1990, Pacino's stage work has included revivals of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[Hughie]]'', [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[Salome (play)|Salome]]'' and in 2005 [[Lyle Kessler]]'s ''[[Orphans (Lyle Kessler play)|Orphans]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/94717/al-pacino-to-headline-lyle-kesslers-orphans-on-broadway/ |title=Al Pacino to Headline Lyle Kessler's Orphans on Broadway |website=Broadway Official Website |date=August 12, 2005 |access-date=September 28, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315021200/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/94717/al-pacino-to-headline-lyle-kesslers-orphans-on-broadway/ |archive-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> Pacino found acting enjoyable and realized he had a gift for it while studying at The Actors Studio. However, his early work was not financially rewarding.<ref name="actors" /> After his success on stage, Pacino made his film debut in 1969 with a brief appearance in ''[[Me, Natalie]]'', an independent film starring [[Patty Duke]].<ref>Grobel; p. xx</ref> In 1970, Pacino signed with the talent agency [[Creative Management Associates]] (CMA).<ref name="multiple" /> Pacino made his feature film debut portraying a [[heroin]] addict in ''[[The Panic in Needle Park]]'' (1971).