[.ca] Al Pacino . . .and Me (ISBN 1401038158)

Wannabe:
This book tells the story of two people whose careers took totally different paths - one to success and one to near complete failure. The author of this book, Edward De Leo, worked with Al as a mentor very early on in Pacino's acting career, and probably helped him a great deal, but once Al became successful, De Leo was little more than a nuisance to him, hitting him up for movie parts and money over the years. The story of Edward De Leo's life is really pretty pitiful and the introduction of little bits of information about Pacino, although somewhat interesting at times, fail to disguise this book as anything other than one more attempt by a man who perhaps feels entitled to a piece of Al's success, to exploit it. Kudos to Pacino, who, by all accounts, treated this "old friend" with kindness and generosity. For Pacino fans, there are some interesting tidbits...

Edward Will Be Missed...:
For us that knew Ed, he was not a money hungry person nor was he trying to hit up Pacino for money. Ed was a beautiful person and he cared for Pacino very much. Ed passed away on June 29,2004. He was only 72 years old.He will be very missed and we all love you Ed.Rest In Peace and God Bless.

Edward De Leo:
I think that this book is very good and well written i had a good time reading it and i think that if you want to read a tale of two actors read this book i highly recommend it. Edward De Leo should write more books i look forward to seeing your next book.Thanks and Good Luck