Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS) welcomes Al Pacino for an exclusive 90-minute interview and performance at its 12th annual executive luncheon fundraiser on Wednesday, April 13th 2016. The luncheon will be held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. All proceeds from the event will help support all programs of JFS, including mental health counseling, senior and adult in-home care, disability and employment services, and family safety net services.
Al Pacino’s breakthrough role came in 1972 when Francis Ford Coppola selected him to take on the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film and over the next six years, he received another four Academy Award nominations for the films Serpico, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon & And Justice for All.
A long and rich film career has followed with more than 45 titles, including Scarface, Sea of Love, The Insider, Donnie Brasco, Heat, and Any Given Sunday. He earned additional Academy Award nominations for his performances in Dick Tracy and Glengarry Glen Ross. His role as Colonel Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992.
Pacino’s television credits include work on HBO, first as Roy Cohn in the 2003 miniseries Angels in America, and as Dr. Jack Kevorkian in You Don’t Know Jack in 2010, both of which earned Golden Globes and Emmy Awards for his performances.
Psst… It was recently announced that Pacino will join Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci in a new mob blockbuster film, I Heard You Paint Houses. Based on Charles Brandt’s book, I Heard You Paint Houses: The Story of the Biggest Mob Hit in History, the movie will tell the story of mobster Frank “the Irishman” Sheeran. Filming will begin this year.
Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS) believes in strengthening the community by providing vital services to people in need. Every day, JFS helps people overcome life’s challenges to live fuller, more meaningful lives. Founded in 1872, JFS is a nonsectarian, nonprofit human services agency serving metro Denver and Boulder. JFS helps seniors live independently at home, provides quality mental health counseling, offers training and job placement to those with developmental disabilities and other barriers to employment, and provides food and financial aid to people in crisis. Every year, the agency benefits nearly 25,000 people of all ages, faiths, incomes, and abilities.
The Al Pacino JFS Luncheon Denver will take place from 12pm – 2pm (doors open at 11:30am). Ticket prices are $200 per person and will go on sale Friday, March 18th 2016. Purchase tickets at jewishfamilyservice.org/luncheon. For questions or sponsorship information, please contact Lisa Benoit at (720) 248-4633 or by email at: [email protected].
The Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center is located at 650 15th Street, Denver 80202.