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'Godfather' Star Al Pacino Coming to Seoul Next Month

Al Pacino will set foot in Korea for the first time on Aug. 25. The actor, famous for his role in the Godfather trilogy, will attend a ceremony marking the construction of a new studio belonging to Gwangju Advanced Media Corporation. GAMCO is a joint-venture that was established by Gwangju city and K2EON, a U.S. 3D content conversion company, in January.

The ceremony, which will be held at Seoul's Lotte Hotel on Aug. 26, will serve as a venue for an episode of the actor's 90-minute talk show, "Pacino: One Night Only".

Pacino has starred in scores of movies over the years including "Scarface", "Scent of a Woman", "Heat", and "Looking for Richard". He picked up an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992 for his role as Frank Slade in "Scent of a Woman" and was honored with a lifetime achievement award by the American Film Institute in 2007, among other accolades.

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