Al Pacino reflected on the profound influence his mother, Rose, had on his life and career, including his Oscar nominations and wins , in his new book, Sonny Boy: A Memoir, following his 84th birthday . Raised in The Bronx, New York , by his mother and grandparents after his parents' divorce , the legendary actor credited Rose’s love of movies for guiding him toward acting. Despite Rose’s struggles with addiction, including a suicide attempt when Pacino was six and a fatal drug overdose when he was 22, the Godfather star believed her guidance kept him from a dangerous path.
Al Pacino's girlfriend celebrates his 84th birthday with touching tribute Al Pacino makes somber solo appearance ahead of his 84th birthday He wrote: “I realized that I’m still here because of my mother. Of course, that’s who I have to thank. She’s the one who parried me away from a path that led to delinquency and violence, to heroin.
I lost three [friends] that way...
She saved my life." Pacino also opened up about a pivotal moment when he was six, remembering how his mother cried while lacing up his shoes. “I wasn’t aware that my mother was having problems,” Pacino, who reached a custody agreement with his girlfriend earlier this year , recalled.
The actor, who "ruined" the Oscars a few months back , detailed that later the same day, he saw her being carried away on a stretcher after a suicide attempt. “There was an ambulance in front of the building..
. carried on a stretcher, was my mother. She had attempted suicide," he wrote about his mom's suicide .
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.. But she left no note.
She was just gone. That’s why I have always kept a question mark next to her death.” The memoir also touched on Pacino’s strained relationship with his father, Sal, who had left when Pacino was two.
Sal, who remarried five times and later became a restaurateur, passed away in 2005. Pacino’s memoir arrived shortly after his girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, posted a tribute for his 84th birthday mentioning their son, Roman . Pacino was also a father to three other children from previous relationships.
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