Al Pacino: Life in pictures

Al Pacino left prints of his hands and feet in wet concrete in front of the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard on Oct. 16, 1997.

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March 27, 2017 1:42 PM PT

Among his stage roles, Al Pacino, left, played the pipe-dreaming gambler Erie Smith in Eugene O’Neill’s “Hughie” at the Mark Taper Forum in 1999. Pacino also directed the production, in which he appeared with Paul Benedict.

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Al Pacino knew that being the best meant having the best in your corner. Thats why he looked to legendary acting teacher Lee Strasberg to show him the ropes.

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At the 61st Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 25, 2004, Al Pacino is named best actor in a miniseries or TV movie for his role in “Angels in America.”

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Al Pacino has never been married, but hes not trying to make a statement or anything. As he told USA Weekend in 2003, I don’t have any ax to grind with that. It’s something I wish I had done a couple of times. But because you’ve never been married, it suddenly becomes an issue. I wish I had done it so it wouldn’t be an issue. I have a strong feeling that I will. I don’t know when. But I know I will.

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