Al Pacino is writing a memoir!
The iconic actor will tell his story in the forthcoming Sonny Boy, to be published this fall by Penguin Press. "I wrote Sonny Boy to express what I've seen and been through in my life," he told People. "It has been an incredibly personal and revealing experience to reflect on this journey and what acting has allowed me to do and the worlds it has opened up."
Per Penguin Press, "Sonny Boy is a revelatory account of a creative life in full, and Pacino details all of his great roles, his essential collaborations, and his important relationships."
Sonny Boy, the official description reads, "is the memoir of a man who has nothing left to fear and nothing left to hide. All the great roles, the essential collaborations, and the important relationships are given their full due, as is the vexed marriage between creativity and commerce at the highest levels. The book's golden thread, however, is the spirit of love and purpose. Love can fail you, and you can be defeated in your ambitions—the same lights that shine bright can also dim. But Al Pacino was lucky enough to fall deeply in love with a craft before he had the foggiest idea of any of its earthly rewards, and he never fell out of love. That has made all the difference."
The memoir announcement comes on the heels of Pacino's appearance at the 2024 Oscars, where he presented the Best Picture trophy to Oppenheimer in an awkward, anti-climactic moment.
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino will be released on October 8, 2024. Preorder here.
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