He also executive produced and directed HBO Films’ The Wizard of Lies and You Don’t Know Jack and executive produced HBO Films’ Phil Spector, all of which earned him Emmy® nominations. HBO Films’ Paterno, a Levinson/Fontana production of a Barry Levinson Film, is executive produced by Barry Levinson, Jason Sosnoff, Edward R. Pressman, Rick Nicita and Lindsay Sloane; Amy Herman produces.
Pacino also starred in the title role in HBO’s Phil Spector, which Levinson executive produced.
Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Al Pacino (HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack; Scent of a Woman) returns to HBO, starring in the title role.
HBO Films’ Paterno centers on Penn State’s Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.