• Al Pacino's memoir 'Sonny Boy' is a story of adventure, starting in the South Bronx

  • Oct 29 2024
  • Length: 8 mins
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Al Pacino's memoir 'Sonny Boy' is a story of adventure, starting in the South Bronx

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  • Al Pacino's childhood was spent in a tough neighborhood in the South Bronx. But he grew up among a crew of wild kids who often found themselves on adventures rivaling those of Huckleberry Finn. Those childhood antics proved foundational for Pacino, who details these stories and more in a new memoir, Sonny Boy. In today's episode, Pacino speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the experiences that ignited and fed his love of acting, like a performance of Chekhov's The Seagull that changed his life. They also discuss the influence of the actor's mother and grandfather on his upbringing and whether Pacino still feels like a nonconformist at 84 years old.

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