He considered adopting me : Sid Owen details close bond with Al Pacino after starring alongside him in 1985 film Revolution aged 13 - and admits acting saved him from prison
In his emotional memoir, From Rags to Ricky, the EastEnders star, 49, details how he developed a close bond with the Scarface actor while filming
Scarface actor Al considered adopting him because he had no parents - Sid s father was an angry alcoholic who left the family home when the star was just six
His mother died from cervical cancer in 1979 when she was 35 and Sid just eight
Sid was raised by his aunt Carol and her husband Michael
EastEnders Sid Owen says BBC soap role saved him from life of crime behind bars
dailystar.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailystar.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Al Pacino nearly adopted BBC EastEnders legend when he was aged 13
birminghammail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from birminghammail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sid Owen recounts his poverty-stricken childhood in a heartbreaking tell-all memoir
dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.