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{{Infobox person
| name               = Al Pacino
| image              = Al Pacino 2016 (30401544240).jpg
| caption            = Pacino in 2016
| birth_name         = Alfredo James Pacino
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1940|4|25}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = {{unbulleted list|[[Actors Studio]]|[[HB Studio]]}}
| occupation         = Actor
| years active       = 1967–present
| partner            = [[Lyndall Hobbs]] (1989–1996)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lyndall Hobbs: I'm ready to remarry again at 64 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/lyndall-hobbs-im-ready-to-remarry-again-at-64-20170628-gx0c5m.html |website=Sydney Morning Herald |last=Rocca |first=Jane |date=June 30, 2017 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref><br>[[Beverly D'Angelo]] (1997–2003)<br />Lucila Polak (2008–2018)<!--Partner is for long-term cohabitants-->
| children           = 4, including [[Julie Pacino|Julie]]
| works              = [[Al Pacino on stage and screen|Full list]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Al Pacino|Full list]]
}}

'''Alfredo James Pacino''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|tʃ|iː|n|oʊ}} {{respell|pə|CHEE|noh}}; {{IPA|it|paˈtʃiːno|lang}}; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Known for his intense performances on [[Al Pacino on stage and screen|stage and screen]], Pacino is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time.{{efn|1=Attributed to multiple sources.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-05-05 |title=Pacino named 'greatest film star' |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3001463.stm |access-date=2025-05-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/best-al-pacino-movies-list-performances-s5krwhknt | title=Five of the best al Pacino movies | date=April 25, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/may/06/filmnews.arts |title=Pacino, godfather of movie stars |work=The Guardian |last=Muir |first=Hugh |date=May 6, 2003 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="NYT Marchese"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-actors/ |title=Empire's 50 Greatest Actors Of All Time List, Revealed |work=Empire |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.looper.com/1714144/best-actors-of-all-time/ |title=The 20 Best Actors Of All Time |work=Looper |last=Stevenson |first=Rick |date=November 15, 2024 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref>}} His career spans more than five decades, during which he has earned [[List of awards and nominations received by Al Pacino|many accolades]], including an [[Academy Award]], two [[Tony Awards]], and two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], achieving the [[Triple Crown of Acting]]. He has also received four [[Golden Globe Awards]], a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]], two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], and was honored with the [[Cecil B. DeMille Award]] in 2001, the [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] in 2007, the [[List of recipients of the National Medal of Arts|National Medal of Arts]] in 2011, and the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/ready-my-demille-profiles-excellence-al-pacino-2001 |title=Ready for My deMille: Profiles in Excellence – Al Pacino, 2001 |website=Golden Globe Awards |date=June 2020 |accessdate=January 1, 2023|archive-date= January 1, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230101164909/https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/ready-my-demille-profiles-excellence-al-pacino-2001|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/pacino-overwhelmed-by-afi-honor-138305/ |title=Pacino 'overwhelmed' by AFI honor |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 11, 2007 |accessdate=January 1, 2023|archive-date= January 1, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230101164908/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/pacino-overwhelmed-by-afi-honor-138305/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/kennedy-center-honors-al-pacino-eagles-james-taylor-feted-952570/ |title=Kennedy Center Honors: Al Pacino, The Eagles, James Taylor Among Those Feted |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 4, 2016 |accessdate=January 1, 2023|archive-date= January 1, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230101164914/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/kennedy-center-honors-al-pacino-eagles-james-taylor-feted-952570/|url-status= live}}</ref> Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3 billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.the-numbers.com/person/1340401-Al-Pacino |title=Al Pacino |website=The Numbers |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref>

A [[method actor]], Pacino studied at [[HB Studio]] and the [[Actors Studio]], where he was taught by Charlie Laughton and [[Lee Strasberg]]. Pacino went on to receive the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his role in ''[[Scent of a Woman (1992 film)|Scent of a Woman]]'' (1992). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in ''[[The Godfather]]'' (1972), ''[[Serpico]]'' (1973), ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'' (1974), ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]'' (1975), ''[[...And Justice for All (film)|...And Justice for All]]'' (1979), ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]'' (1990), ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1992), and ''[[The Irishman]]'' (2019). Pacino has starred in many other notable films, including ''[[The Panic in Needle Park]]'' (1971), ''[[Scarecrow (1973 film)|Scarecrow]]'' (1973), ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' (1983), ''[[Sea of Love (film)|Sea of Love]]'' (1989), ''[[The Godfather Part III]]'' (1990), ''[[Frankie and Johnny (1991 film)|Frankie and Johnny]]'' (1991), ''[[Carlito's Way]]'' (1993), ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' (1995), ''[[Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco]]'', ''[[The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)|The Devil's Advocate]]'' (both 1997), ''[[The Insider (film)|The Insider]]'', ''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' (both 1999), ''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]'' (2002), ''[[The Recruit (film)|The Recruit]]'' (2003), ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'' (2007), ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]'' (2019), and ''[[House of Gucci]]'' (2021).

On television, Pacino has acted in multiple productions for [[HBO]], including ''[[Angels in America (miniseries)|Angels in America]]'' (2003) and the [[Jack Kevorkian]] biopic ''[[You Don't Know Jack (film)|You Don't Know Jack]]'' (2010), winning a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]] for each. Pacino starred in the [[Amazon Prime Video]] series ''[[Hunters (2020 TV series)|Hunters]]'' (2020–23). He has also had an extensive career on stage. He is a two-time Tony Award winner, winning [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play|Best Featured Actor in a Play]] in ''[[Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?]]'' (1969) and [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]] for ''[[The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel]]'' (1977). He has also acted as [[Shylock]] in a [[The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)|2004 feature film adaptation]] and 2010 stage production of ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''.

Pacino made his directorial debut with the documentary ''[[Looking for Richard]]'' (1996). He directed and starred in ''[[Chinese Coffee]]'' (2000), ''[[Wilde Salomé]]'' (2011), and ''[[Salomé (2013 film)|Salomé]]'' (2013). In 2006, he allowed for his likeness to be used in the video game ''[[Scarface: The World Is Yours]]''. Since 1994, he has been the joint president of the Actors Studio.

== Early life and education ==
Alfredo James Pacino was born in the [[East Harlem]] neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on April 25, 1940, the only child of [[Sicilian Americans|Sicilian]] [[Italian-American]] parents Rose ({{nee|Gerardi}}) and Salvatore Pacino. His father had emigrated from [[San Fratello]].<ref name="grobel">{{cite book |last=Grobel |first=Lawrence |title=Al Pacino: The Authorized Biography|url=https://archive.org/details/alpacinoauthoriz0000grob_j1y5/ |location=London |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |date=2006 |isbn=978-0-7432-9497-3 |access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref>{{rp|xix}}<ref name="multiple" />{{rp|2}} His parents divorced when he was two years old.<ref name="biochannel">{{cite web|url=http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-al-pacino |title=Al Pacino Biography |publisher=[[The Biography Channel]] |access-date=March 10, 2010 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429225729/http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-al-pacino |archive-date=April 29, 2014}}</ref><ref name="multiple" />{{rp|2}} His mother took him to the [[South Bronx]] and they lived with her parents, Kate and James Gerardi.  They had emigrated from [[Corleone]] when young.<ref name="actors">{{cite episode |series=[[Inside the Actors Studio]] |network=[[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]] |air-date=October 2, 2006 |season=12 |number=20}}</ref><ref name="multiple" />{{rp|1–2}} Pacino's father moved to California to work as an insurance salesman and restaurateur in [[Covina, California]].<ref name="biochannel" /><ref name="guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/25/al-pacino-this-much-i-know |title=Al Pacino: 'It's never been about money. I was often unemployed' |last=Cohen |first=Francine |date=April 25, 2015 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=October 19, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501144800/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/25/al-pacino-this-much-i-know |archive-date=May 1, 2017}}</ref>

In his teenage years, Pacino was known as "Sonny" to his friends.<ref name="grobel" />{{rp|xix}} He had ambitions to become a [[baseball]] player and was also nicknamed "The Actor".<ref name="grobel" />{{rp|xix}} He attended [[Herman Ridder Junior High School (Public School 98)|Herman Ridder Junior High School]],<ref name=landmark>{{cite web |first=Betsy |last=Bradley |title=Herman Ridder Junior High School (Public School 98)|url=http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/90-HERMAN-RIDDER-J.H.S..pdf |publisher=Landmarks Preservation Commission |date=December 11, 1990 |page=10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204352/http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/90-HERMAN-RIDDER-J.H.S..pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=August 15, 2016}}</ref> but soon dropped out of most of his classes except for English. He subsequently attended the [[High School of Performing Arts]],<ref>Okun, Stacey. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/14/nyregion/fire-destroys-former-performing-arts-high-school.html "Fire Destroys Former Performing Arts High School"]; {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407092847/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/14/nyregion/fire-destroys-former-performing-arts-high-school.html |date=April 7, 2017 }}. ''The New York Times'' (February 14, 1988).</ref> after gaining admission by audition. His mother disagreed with his decision and, after an argument, he left home. To finance his acting studies, Pacino took low-paying jobs as a messenger, busboy, janitor, and postal clerk,<ref name="biochannel" /> as well as once working in the mailroom for ''[[Commentary (magazine)|Commentary]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/al-pacino/trivia.html;jsessionid=2867EBF05815762FAEA7CAB6B0443F09 |title=Al Pacino Biography |access-date=May 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223901/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/al-pacino/trivia.html;jsessionid=2867EBF05815762FAEA7CAB6B0443F09 |archive-date=May 12, 2014}}</ref>

Pacino began smoking and drinking at age nine, and used [[marijuana]] casually at age 13, but he abstained from [[hard drugs]].<ref name="grobel" />{{rp|9}} His two closest friends died from [[Substance abuse|drug abuse]] at the ages of 19 and 30.<ref name="grobel" />{{rp|8}} Growing up in the South Bronx, Pacino got into occasional fights and was considered something of a troublemaker at school.<ref name="grobel" />{{rp|6}} He acted in basement plays in New York's theatrical underground, but was rejected as a teenager by the [[Actors Studio]] a membership organization of professional actors, theater directors, and playwrights based in the [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]] neighborhood of Manhattan.<ref name=official /><ref name="grobel" />{{rp|xix}} Instead, Pacino joined the [[HB Studio]], where he met acting teacher Charlie Laughton,{{efn|Not to be confused with the British actor [[Charles Laughton]].}} who became his mentor and best friend.<ref name="grobel" />{{rp|xix}} In this period, he was often unemployed or homeless, and sometimes slept on the street, in theaters, or at a friend's home.<ref name="grobel" />{{rp|14}}<ref name="actors" />

In 1962, Pacino's mother died at the age of 43.<ref name="grobel" />{{rp|10}} The following year, his maternal grandfather also died.<ref name="biochannel" /> Pacino recalled it as the lowest point of his life and said, "I was 22 and the two most influential people in my life had gone, so that sent me into a tailspin."<ref name="guardian" />

After four years at HB Studio, Pacino successfully auditioned for the Actors Studio.<ref name="grobel" />{{rp|xix}} Pacino studied "[[method acting]]"<ref name="biochannel" /> under acting coach [[Lee Strasberg]], who appeared with Pacino in the films ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'' and in ''[[...And Justice for All (film)|...And Justice for All]]''.<ref name="actors" /> During later interviews, he spoke about Strasberg and the Studio's effect on his career. "The Actors Studio meant so much to me in my life. Lee Strasberg hasn't been given the credit he deserves ... Next to Charlie, it sort of launched me. It really did. That was a remarkable turning point in my life. It was directly responsible for getting me to quit all those jobs and just stay acting."<ref name="grobel" />{{rp|15}} In another interview, he added, "It was exciting to work for him [Lee Strasberg] because he was so interesting when he talked about a scene or talked about people. One would just want to hear him talk, because things he would say, you'd never heard before ... He had such a great understanding ... he loved actors so much."<ref name="Lipton">Lipton, James. ''Inside Inside'', Dutton (2007)</ref>

In 2000, Pacino was selected as co-president of the Actors Studio, along with [[Ellen Burstyn]] and [[Harvey Keitel]].<ref name=official>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/20/theater/pacino-burstyn-and-keitel-to-lead-the-actors-studio.html |title=Pacino, Burstyn and Keitel To Lead the Actors Studio |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 20, 2000 |access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114145103/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/20/theater/pacino-burstyn-and-keitel-to-lead-the-actors-studio.html |url-status=live |last1=Pogrebin |first1=Robin}}</ref>

In 2025, Pacino became the first movie star to meet with [[Pope Leo XIV]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/al-pacino-meets-pope-leo-xiv-vatican-1236432749/ | title=Al Pacino Meets with Pope Leo XIV, Becoming First Movie Star to Get Audience with First American Pope | date=June 16, 2025 }}</ref>

== Career ==
=== 1967–1971: Theater roles and film debut ===
[[File:Al Pacino - Hummel.jpg|thumb|upright|Pacino in the play ''[[The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel]]'' in 1977]]
In 1967, Pacino spent a season at the Charles Playhouse in [[Boston]], performing in [[Clifford Odets]]' ''[[Awake and Sing!]]'' (his first major paycheck: US$125 a week); and in [[Jean-Claude van Itallie|Jean-Claude Van Itallie]]'s ''[[America Hurrah]]''. He met actress [[Jill Clayburgh]] on this play. They had a five-year romance and moved back to New York City.<ref name="multiple">{{Cite book |title=Al Pacino : Life on the Wire |last=Yule |first=Andrew |publisher=[[Time Warner Books]] |year=1992 |isbn=0-7515-0048-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QGloPgAACAAJ|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114145048/https://books.google.com/books?id=QGloPgAACAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1968, Pacino starred in [[Israel Horovitz]]'s ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]'' at the [[Astor Place Theatre]], playing Murph, a street punk. The play opened January 17, 1968, and ran for 177 performances; it was staged in a double bill with Horovitz's ''It's Called the Sugar Plum'', starring Clayburgh. Pacino won an [[Obie Award]] for Best Actor for his role, with [[John Cazale]] winning for Best Supporting Actor and Horowitz for Best New Play.<ref>Grobel; p. 200</ref> [[Martin Bregman]] saw the play and became Pacino's manager, a partnership that became fruitful in the years to come, as Bregman encouraged Pacino to do ''The Godfather'', ''Serpico'', and ''Dog Day Afternoon''.<ref>Grobel; p. 16</ref> About his stage career, Pacino said, "Martin Bregman discovered me ... I was 26, 25 ... he discovered me and became my manager. And that's why I'm here. I owe it to Marty, I really do".<ref>[http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/al-pacino-and-cast-and-crew-talk-scarface Al Pacino and the cast and crew talk Scarface | | South Africa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317001906/http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/al-pacino-and-cast-and-crew-talk-scarface |date=March 17, 2014 }}. Filmcontact.com (August 26, 2011). Retrieved May 22, 2014.</ref>

Pacino took the production of ''The Indian Wants the Bronx'' to Italy for a performance at the [[Festival dei Due Mondi]] in [[Spoleto]]. It was Pacino's first journey to Italy; he later recalled that "performing for an Italian audience was a marvelous experience".<ref name="multiple" /> Pacino and Clayburgh were cast in "Deadly Circle of Violence", an episode of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television series ''[[N.Y.P.D. (TV series)|NYPD]]'', premiering November 12, 1968. Clayburgh at the time was also appearing on the soap opera ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'', playing the role of Grace Bolton. Her father would send the couple money each month to help with finances.<ref name="Smith-People1999">{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Kyle |title=Scent of a Winner |magazine=[[People (American magazine)|People]] |date=December 13, 1999|volume=52|issue=23|issn=0093-7673|url=https://people.com/archive/scent-of-a-winner-vol-52-no-23/|access-date=November 23, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110030406/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20130044,00.html |archive-date=January 10, 2011}}</ref>

On February 25, 1969, Pacino made his Broadway debut in [[Don Petersen (playwright)|Don Petersen]]'s ''[[Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?]]'' at the [[Belasco Theatre (Broadway)|Belasco Theater]], produced by [[A&P]] heir [[Huntington Hartford]]. It closed after 39 performances on March 29, 1969, but Pacino received rave reviews and won the [[Tony Award]] on April 20, 1969.<ref name="multiple" /> Pacino continued performing onstage in the 1970s, winning a second Tony Award for ''[[The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel]]'' and performing the [[Richard III of England|title role]] in ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]''.<ref name="biochannel" /> In the 1980s, Pacino again achieved critical success on stage while appearing in [[David Mamet]]'s ''[[American Buffalo (play)|American Buffalo]],'' for which Pacino was nominated for a [[Drama Desk Award]].<ref name=biochannel /> Since 1990, Pacino's stage work has included revivals of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[Hughie]]'', [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[Salome (play)|Salome]]'' and in 2005 [[Lyle Kessler]]'s ''[[Orphans (Lyle Kessler play)|Orphans]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/94717/al-pacino-to-headline-lyle-kesslers-orphans-on-broadway/ |title=Al Pacino to Headline Lyle Kessler's Orphans on Broadway |website=Broadway Official Website |date=August 12, 2005 |access-date=September 28, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315021200/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/94717/al-pacino-to-headline-lyle-kesslers-orphans-on-broadway/ |archive-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> Pacino found acting enjoyable and realized he had a gift for it while studying at The Actors Studio. However, his early work was not financially rewarding.<ref name="actors" /> After his success on stage, Pacino made his film debut in 1969 with a brief appearance in ''[[Me, Natalie]]'', an independent film starring [[Patty Duke]].<ref>Grobel; p. xx</ref> In 1970, Pacino signed with the talent agency [[Creative Management Associates]] (CMA).<ref name="multiple" /> Pacino made his feature film debut portraying a [[heroin]] addict in ''[[The Panic in Needle Park]]'' (1971).

=== 1972–1983: Stardom and acclaim ===
[[File:Al Pacino with James Caan.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Pacino with [[James Caan]], {{circa}} 1972]]
[[Francis Ford Coppola]] cast him as [[Michael Corleone]] in what became a blockbuster [[Mafia]] film, ''[[The Godfather]]'' (1972).<ref>{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Colaciello |title=Turn-offs that turn on|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1299&dat=19710819&id=V8lHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6534,2997416 |newspaper=The Village Voice |date=August 19, 1971 |access-date=October 21, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160312084758/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1299&dat=19710819&id=V8lHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7YsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6534,2997416 |archive-date = March 12, 2016 |url-status = live}}</ref> Although [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Robert Redford]], [[Warren Beatty]], and the little-known [[Robert De Niro]] tried out for the part, Coppola selected Pacino, to the dismay of studio executives who wanted someone better known.<ref name="actors" /><ref>{{cite news |title='Godfather' role still defines Pacino|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19970418&id=IvErAAAAIBAJ&pg=6291,4152266 |newspaper=Kentucky New Era |date=April 18, 1997 |access-date=October 21, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160312084857/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19970418&id=IvErAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0mkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6291,4152266 |archive-date = March 12, 2016 |url-status = live}}</ref> Pacino's performance earned him an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination, and offered a prime example of his early acting style, described by ''[[Halliwell's Film Guide]]'' as "intense" and "tightly clenched". Pacino boycotted the [[45th Academy Awards|Academy Award ceremony]], insulted at being nominated for the Supporting Acting award, as he noted that he had more screen time than co-star and [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] winner [[Marlon Brando]]{{mdash}}who also boycotted the awards, but for unrelated reasons.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxi">Grobel; p. xxi</ref> In 1973, Pacino co-starred in ''[[Scarecrow (1973 film)|Scarecrow]]'' with [[Gene Hackman]], which won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. That same year, Pacino was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor after starring in ''[[Serpico]]'', based on the true story of New York City policeman [[Frank Serpico]], who went undercover to expose the corruption of fellow officers.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxi" /> In 1974, Pacino reprised his role as Michael Corleone in ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'', which was the first sequel to win the [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture Oscar]]; Pacino was nominated a third time for an Oscar, this second nomination for the Corleone role being in the lead category.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxi" /> ''[[Newsweek]]'' has described his performance in ''The Godfather Part II'' as "arguably cinema's greatest portrayal of the hardening of a heart".<ref>Grobel; p. xxii</ref>
[[File:Pacino as Serpico in 1973.jpg|thumb|upright|Pacino as Frank Serpico in 1973]]
In 1975, he enjoyed further success with the release of ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]'', based on the true story of bank robber [[John Wojtowicz]].<ref name="actors" /> It was directed by [[Sidney Lumet]], who had directed him in ''Serpico'' a few years earlier, and Pacino was again nominated for Best Actor.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxiii">Grobel; p. xxiii</ref> In 1977, Pacino starred as a race-car driver in ''[[Bobby Deerfield]]'', directed by [[Sydney Pollack]], and received a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] for his portrayal of the title role. His next film was the courtroom drama ''[[...And Justice for All (film)|...And Justice for All]]''. Pacino was lauded by critics for his wide range of acting abilities, and nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for a fourth time.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxiii" /> He lost out that year to [[Dustin Hoffman]] in ''[[Kramer vs. Kramer]]''—a role that Pacino had declined.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxiii" /> During the 1970s, Pacino had five Oscar nominations, including four for Best Actor for his performances in ''Serpico'', ''The Godfather Part II'', ''Dog Day Afternoon'', and ''...And Justice for All''.<ref name="actors" />

Pacino's career slumped in the early 1980s; his appearances in the controversial ''[[Cruising (film)|Cruising]]'', a film that provoked protests from New York's gay community,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-08-28/film/gay-old-time/ |title=Gay Old Time |last=Lee |first=Nathan |date=August 27, 2007 |work=[[The Village Voice]] |access-date=July 26, 2010 |location=New York|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502130629/http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-08-28/film/gay-old-time/ |archive-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> and the comedy-drama ''[[Author! Author! (film)|Author! Author!]]'', were critically panned.<ref name="biochannel" />
However, his performance in ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' (1983), directed by [[Brian De Palma]], proved to be a career highlight and a defining role.<ref name="actors" /> Upon its initial release, the film was critically panned due to violent content, but later received critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1859898,00.html |title=Scarface Nation |last=Snyder |first=S. James |date=November 19, 2008 |magazine=Time |access-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206172532/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1859898,00.html |archive-date=February 6, 2011}}</ref> The film did well at the box office, grossing over US$45&nbsp;million domestically.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarface.htm |title=''Scarface'' (1983) Box Office |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=December 25, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930225149/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scarface.htm |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> Pacino earned a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] nomination for his role as Cuban drug lord [[Tony Montana]].<ref name="GoldenGlobes">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28230 |title=Al Pacino Golden Globe History |publisher=Golden Globes Official Website |access-date=July 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060520145222/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28230 |archive-date=May 20, 2006}}</ref>

In 1983, Pacino became a major donor for [[The Mirror Theater Ltd]], alongside [[Dustin Hoffman]] and [[Paul Newman]], matching a grant from [[Laurance Rockefeller]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |first=Enid |last=Nemy |title=BROADWAY |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 6, 1984 |accessdate=January 10, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/07/arts/broadway.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202214030/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/07/arts/broadway.html |archive-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> The men were inspired to invest by their connection with Lee Strasberg, as Strasberg's daughter-in-law Sabra Jones was the founder and Producing Artistic Director of The Mirror. In 1985, Pacino offered the company his production of ''[[Hughie (play)|Hughie]]'' by [[Eugene O'Neill]], but the company was unable to do it at the time due to the small cast.<ref name=":0" /> In 1985, Pacino worked on his personal project, ''[[The Local Stigmatic]]'', a 1969 [[off-Broadway]] play by the English writer [[Heathcote Williams]]. He starred in the play, remounting it with director David Wheeler and the Theater Company of Boston in a 50-minute film version. The film was not released theatrically, but was later released as part of the ''Pacino: An Actor's Vision'' box set in 2007.<ref name="actors" />

=== 1984–1999: Established career===
[[File:Al Pacino Cannes 1996.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Pacino at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
His 1985 film ''[[Revolution (1985 film)|Revolution]]'' about a fur trapper during the [[American Revolutionary War]], was a commercial and critical failure, which Pacino blamed on a rushed production,<ref>Grobel; p. xiv</ref> resulting in a four-year hiatus from films. At this time Pacino returned to the stage. He mounted workshop productions of ''Crystal Clear'', ''National Anthems'' and other plays; he appeared in ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' in 1988 in producer [[Joseph Papp]]'s [[New York Shakespeare Festival]]. Pacino remarked on his hiatus from film: "I remember back when everything was happening, '74, '75, doing ''[[The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]]'' on stage and reading that the reason I'd gone back to the stage was that my movie career was waning! That's been the kind of ethos, the way in which theater's perceived, unfortunately."<ref>{{cite news |first=Frank |last=Lovece |title=Pacino re-focuses on film career: After five-year absence, actor returns to the big screen |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-17-ca-518-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 17, 1989 |access-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112225858/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-17/entertainment/ca-518_1_al-pacino |archive-date=November 12, 2014}}</ref> Pacino returned to film in 1989's ''[[Sea of Love (film)|Sea of Love]]'',<ref name="actors" /> when he portrayed a detective hunting a [[serial killer]] who finds victims through the singles column in a newspaper. The film earned solid reviews.<ref>Grobel; p. xxv</ref> Pacino received an Academy Award nomination for playing [[Big Boy Caprice]] in the box office hit ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]'' in 1990, of which critic [[Roger Ebert]] described Pacino as "the scene-stealer".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19900615/REVIEWS/6150301/1023 |title=Dick Tracy Review |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=June 15, 1990 |author=Roger Ebert|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226062708/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19900615%2FREVIEWS%2F6150301%2F1023 |archive-date=December 26, 2008}}</ref> Later in the year he followed this up in a return to one of his most famous characters, Michael Corleone, in ''[[The Godfather Part III]]'' (1990).<ref name="actors" />

In 1991, Pacino starred in ''[[Frankie and Johnny (1991 film)|Frankie and Johnny]]'' with [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], who co-starred with Pacino in ''Scarface''. Pacino played a recently paroled cook who begins a relationship with a waitress (Pfeiffer) in the diner where they work. It was adapted by [[Terrence McNally]] from his own off-Broadway play ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'' (1987), that featured [[Kenneth Welsh]] and [[Kathy Bates]]. The film received mixed reviews, although Pacino later said he enjoyed playing the part.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxvii">Grobel; p. xxvii</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] in ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "Mr. Pacino has not been this uncomplicatedly appealing since his ''Dog Day Afternoon'' days, and he makes Johnny's endless enterprise in wooing Frankie a delight. His scenes alone with Ms. Pfeiffer have a precision and honesty that keep the film's maudlin aspects at bay."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C04EED7123AF932A25753C1A967958260 |title=Short-Order Cookery And Dreams of Love |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 11, 1991 |first=Janet |last=Maslin |authorlink=Janet Maslin|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918013705/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C04EED7123AF932A25753C1A967958260 |archive-date=September 18, 2013}}</ref> For his portrayal of the irascible, [[blindness|blind]] U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade in [[Martin Brest]]'s ''[[Scent of a Woman (1992 film)|Scent of a Woman]]'' (1992)<ref name="actors" /> Pacino won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] next year. He was also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]'', making Pacino the [[List of actors nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year|first male actor ever]] to receive [[List of actors nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year|two acting nominations for two movies in the same year]], and to win for the lead role.<ref name="actors" />

[[File:Al Pacino and Felicity Dean.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Pacino with [[Felicity Dean]] in 1999]]
Pacino starred alongside [[Sean Penn]] in the crime drama ''[[Carlito's Way]]'' in 1993, in which he played [[Carlito Brigante]], a gangster released from prison with the help of his corrupt lawyer (Penn) and vows to go straight.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fordy|first=Tom|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/making-carlitos-way-al-pacino-brian-de-palmas-underrated-gangster/ |title=A gangster movie with heart: how Al Pacino and Brian De Palma made the criminally underrated Carlito's Way |date=November 13, 2018 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=April 10, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217082222/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/making-carlitos-way-al-pacino-brian-de-palmas-underrated-gangster/|archive-date=February 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Pacino starred in [[Michael Mann (director)|Michael Mann]]'s ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' (1995), in which he and Robert De Niro appeared on-screen together for the first time (though both Pacino and De Niro starred in ''The Godfather Part II'', they did not share any scenes).<ref name="actors" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/05/27/al-pacino-robert-de-niro-discuss-their-famed-heat-face-off/102229228/ |title=Al Pacino, Robert De Niro discuss their famed 'Heat' face-off |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=May 27, 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225013429/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/05/27/al-pacino-robert-de-niro-discuss-their-famed-heat-face-off/102229228/|archive-date=February 25, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref> In 1996, Pacino starred in his theatrical docudrama ''[[Looking for Richard]]'', a performance of selected scenes of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'' and a broader examination of Shakespeare's continuing role and relevance in popular culture. The cast brought together for the performance included [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Kevin Spacey]], and [[Winona Ryder]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Kenneth |last=Turan |authorlink=Kenneth Turan|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-25-ca-57361-story.html |title='Looking for Richard' but Finding Only Pacino |date=October 25, 1996 |newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410180526/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-25-ca-57361-story.html|archive-date=April 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Pacino played [[Satan]] in the supernatural thriller ''[[The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)|The Devil's Advocate]]'' (1997) which co-starred [[Keanu Reeves]]. The film was a success at the box office, taking US$150 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=devilsadvocate.htm |title=The Devils Advocate Box Office |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=August 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911113127/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=devilsadvocate.htm |archive-date=September 11, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] wrote in the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', "The satanic character is played by Pacino with relish bordering on glee."<ref>{{cite news |title=Devil's Advocate Review |first=Roger |last=Ebert |authorlink=Roger Ebert |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19971017/REVIEWS/710170302/1023 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=October 17, 1997 |access-date=August 1, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125080648/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19971017%2FREVIEWS%2F710170302%2F1023 |archive-date=November 25, 2011}}</ref> In 1997's ''[[Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco]]'', Pacino played gangster "[[Benjamin Ruggiero|Lefty]]" in the true story of undercover FBI agent [[Joseph D. Pistone|Donnie Brasco]] ([[Johnny Depp]]) and his work in bringing down the [[Italian-American Mafia|Mafia]] from the inside.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/donnie-brasco-118576/ |title=Donnie Brasco |last=Travers |first=Peter |authorlink=Peter Travers |date=February 28, 1997 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021025419/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/donnie-brasco-118576/|archive-date=October 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, Pacino starred as ''[[60 Minutes]]'' producer [[Lowell Bergman]] in the multi-Oscar nominated ''[[The Insider (film)|The Insider]]'' opposite [[Russell Crowe]], and in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Any Given Sunday]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-insider-1999 |title=The Insider movie review & film summary (1999) |last=Ebert |first=Roger |authorlink=Roger Ebert |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |language=en |date=November 5, 1999|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215180137/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-insider-1999|archive-date=February 15, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Derek|last=Lawrence|url=https://ew.com/movies/2020/01/22/any-given-sunday-oral-history/ |title='We were at war in South Beach': An oral history of 'Any Given Sunday' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 22, 2020 |language=EN|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123135122/https://ew.com/movies/2020/01/22/any-given-sunday-oral-history/|archive-date=January 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2000–2018: Television roles and return to Broadway ===
Pacino won three Golden Globes since 2000; the first being the [[Cecil B. DeMille]] Award in 2001 for lifetime achievement in motion pictures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/cecil00/ |title=Cecil B. DeMille Award |publisher=Golden Globes Official Website |access-date=July 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060430154553/http://www.goldenglobes.org/cecil00/ |archive-date=April 30, 2006}}</ref> In 2000, Pacino starred alongside [[Jerry Orbach]] in a low-budget film adaptation of [[Ira Lewis]]' play ''[[Chinese Coffee]]'', which was released to film festivals.<ref name=chinese>{{cite web |first=Paul F.|last=Duke|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/searchlight-buys-coffee-with-pacino-1117784661/ |title=Searchlight buys 'Coffee' with Pacino |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 6, 2000 |access-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308074849/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117784661?query=chinese+coffee |archive-date=March 8, 2012}}</ref> Shot almost exclusively as a one-on-one conversation between two main characters, the project took nearly three years to complete and was funded entirely by Pacino.<ref name=chinese /> ''Chinese Coffee'' was included with Pacino's two other rare films he was involved in producing, ''The Local Stigmatic'' and ''Looking for Richard'', on a special DVD box set titled ''Pacino: An Actor's Vision'', which was released in 2007. Pacino produced prologues and epilogues for the discs containing the films.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxxviii">Grobel; p. xxxviii</ref> Pacino turned down an offer to reprise his role as Michael Corleone in the computer game version of ''[[The Godfather: The Game|The Godfather]]'' (2006). As a result, [[Electronic Arts]] was not permitted to use Pacino's likeness or voice in the game, although his character does appear in it.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=David|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/apr/17/games.film |title=Godfather's conversion into video game angers Coppola |date=April 17, 2005 |work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 10, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410175753/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/apr/17/games.film|archive-date=April 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> He did allow his likeness to appear in the video game adaptation of 1983's ''Scarface'', the quasi-sequel ''[[Scarface: The World is Yours]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/pacino-joins-hollywood-game-celebs/ |title=Pacino joins Hollywood game celebs |website=[[CNET]] |language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410175916/https://www.cnet.com/news/pacino-joins-hollywood-game-celebs/|archive-date=April 10, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Al Pacino.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Pacino at the 2004 [[Venice Film Festival]]]]
In October 2002, Pacino starred in [[Bertolt Brecht]]'s ''[[The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]]'' for the National Actor's Theater and [[Complicite]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-resistible-rise-of-arturo-ui-with-al-pacino-opens-oct-3-com-108688 |title=Playbill |date=October 3, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213135121/http://www.playbill.com/article/the-resistible-rise-of-arturo-ui-with-al-pacino-opens-oct-3-com-108688|archive-date=February 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Directed by [[Simon McBurney]], the production starred a host of Hollywood names, including [[John Goodman]], [[Charles Durning]], [[Tony Randall]], [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Chazz Palminteri]], [[Paul Giamatti]], [[Jacqueline McKenzie]], [[Billy Crudup]], [[Lothaire Bluteau]], [[Dominic Chianese]], and [[Sterling K. Brown]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/legit/reviews/the-resistible-rise-of-arturo-ui-3-1200545356/ |title=Variety Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213021947/http://variety.com/2002/legit/reviews/the-resistible-rise-of-arturo-ui-3-1200545356/|archive-date=February 13, 2018|url-status=live |date=October 21, 2002}}</ref> The production was a critical success in which "Pacino grabs and holds the attention like a coiled spring about to snap. He is all brooding menace and crocodile grimace, butchering his way to the top with unnervingly sinister glee."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/oct/24/theatre.artsfeatures |title=The Guardian – Review 10/23/2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213080044/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/oct/24/theatre.artsfeatures|archive-date=February 13, 2018|url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=October 24, 2002 |last=Holden |first=Joe}}</ref> Director [[Christopher Nolan]] worked with Pacino on ''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]'', a remake of the [[Insomnia (1997 film)|Norwegian film of the same name]], co-starring [[Robin Williams]]. ''[[Newsweek]]'' stated that "he [Pacino] can play small as rivetingly as he can play big, that he can implode as well as explode".<ref>Grobel; p. xxxiv</ref> The film and Pacino's performance were well received, gaining a favorable rating of 93 percent on the review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1114154-insomnia/ |title=Insomnia (2002) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=May 24, 2002 |access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802163407/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1114154-insomnia/ |archive-date=August 2, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film did moderately well at the box office, taking in $113&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=insomnia.htm |title=Insomnia Box Office |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808004401/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=insomnia.htm |archive-date=August 8, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> His next film, ''[[S1m0ne]]'', however, did not receive much critical praise or box office success.<ref>Grobel; p. xxxiii</ref>

He played a publicist in ''[[People I Know]]'' (2002), a small film that received little attention despite Pacino's well-received performance.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxxv">Grobel; p. xxxv</ref> Rarely taking a supporting role since his commercial breakthrough, he accepted a small part in the critical and box office flop ''[[Gigli]]'', in 2003, as a favor to director [[Martin Brest]].<ref name="Grobel; p. xxxv" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/pacino-inks-for-gigli-cameo-1117859068/ |title=Pacino inks for 'Gigli' cameo |last1=Bloom |first1=David |date=January 24, 2002 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410183715/https://variety.com/2002/film/news/pacino-inks-for-gigli-cameo-1117859068/|archive-date=April 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Recruit (film)|The Recruit]]'', released in 2003, featured Pacino as a CIA recruiter and co-stars [[Colin Farrell]]. The film received mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-recruit |title=The Recruit |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=April 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221093542/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-recruit |archive-date=February 21, 2011}}</ref> and has been described by Pacino as something he "personally couldn't follow".<ref name="Grobel; p. xxxv" /> Pacino next starred as lawyer [[Roy Cohn]] in the 2003 [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Angels in America (miniseries)|Angels in America]]'', an adaptation of [[Tony Kushner]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning [[Angels in America|play of the same name]].<ref name="actors" /> For this performance, Pacino won his third Golden Globe, for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television|Best Performance by an Actor]], in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28230 |title=Golden Globe Award History, Al Pacino |publisher=Golden Globes Official Website |access-date=July 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218155543/http://www1.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28230 |archive-date=February 18, 2008}}</ref>

Pacino starred as Shylock in [[Michael Radford]]'s 2004 film adaptation of ''[[The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)|The Merchant of Venice]]''. Critics praised him for bringing compassion and depth to a character traditionally played as a villainous caricature.<ref>Grobel; p. xxxvi</ref> In [[Two for the Money (2005 film)|''Two for the Money'']], Pacino portrays a sports gambling agent and mentor for [[Matthew McConaughey]], alongside [[Rene Russo]]. The film was released on October 8, 2005, to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/two-for-the-money |title=Two for the Money |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408230411/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/two-for-the-money |archive-date=April 8, 2011}}</ref> Desson Thomson wrote in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', "Al Pacino has played the mentor so many times, he ought to get a kingmaker's award&nbsp;... the fight between good and evil feels fixed in favor of Hollywood redemption."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/06/AR2005100600679.html|title=Hedging Its Bets, 'Two For the Money' Loses Big |last=Thomson |first=Desson |authorlink=Desson Howe |date=October 7, 2005 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=July 28, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111180519/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/06/AR2005100600679.html |archive-date=November 11, 2012}}</ref> On October 20, 2006, the [[American Film Institute]] named Pacino the recipient of the 35th [[AFI Life Achievement Award]].<ref name="afi">{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/laa/laa07.aspx |title=AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: Al Pacino |quote=Al Pacino is an icon of American film. He has created some of the great characters in the movies{{mdash}}from Michael Corleone to Tony Montana to Roy Cohn. His career inspires audiences and artists alike, with each new performance a master class for a generation of actors to follow. AFI is proud to present him with its 35th Life Achievement Award.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720053715/http://www.afi.com/laa/laa07.aspx|archive-date=July 20, 2010}}</ref> On November 22, 2006, the [[University Philosophical Society]] of [[Trinity College Dublin]] awarded Pacino the Honorary Patronage of the Society.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/award-winning-actor-al-pacino-visits-trinity-college/303 |title=Award Winning Actor, Al Pacino Visits Trinity College |date=November 22, 2006 |publisher=Trinity College Dublin |access-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011041320/http://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/award-winning-actor-al-pacino-visits-trinity-college/303 |archive-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>

Pacino starred in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'' (2007), alongside [[George Clooney]], [[Brad Pitt]], [[Matt Damon]], [[Elliott Gould]], and [[Andy García]], as the villain Willy Bank, a casino tycoon targeted by [[Danny Ocean (character)|Danny Ocean]] and his crew. The film received generally favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_thirteen/ |title=Ocean's Thirteen on Rotten Tomatoes |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=June 8, 2007 |access-date=July 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831123830/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_thirteen/ |archive-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[88 Minutes]]'' was released on April 18, 2008, in the United States, after having been released in various other countries in 2007. The film co-starred [[Alicia Witt]] and was critically panned,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/88_minutes/ |title=88 Minutes on Rotten Tomatoes |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=April 18, 2008 |access-date=July 28, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101165736/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/88_minutes/ |archive-date=November 1, 2010}}</ref> although critics found fault with the plot, and not Pacino's acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/88minutes|title=88 Minutes on Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 28, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714162431/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/88minutes |archive-date=July 14, 2009}}</ref> In ''[[Righteous Kill]]'', Pacino and Robert De Niro co-star as New York detectives searching for a serial killer. The film was released to theaters on September 12, 2008. While it was an anticipated return for the two stars, it was not well received by critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/righteous-kill |title=Righteous Kill |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216081606/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/righteous-kill |archive-date=February 16, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Manglehorn 03 (15272211442).jpg|thumb|upright|right|Pacino at the 2014 [[Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
Pacino returned to the stage in the summer of 2010, playing [[Shylock]] in the [[Shakespeare in the Park]] production, ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/theater/reviews/01merchant.html |title=Railing at a Money-Mad World |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 1, 2010 |access-date=August 16, 2010 |first=Ben |last=Brantley |authorlink=Ben Brantley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705013054/http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/theater/reviews/01merchant.html |archive-date=July 5, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> The acclaimed production moved to Broadway at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]] in October, earning US$1&nbsp;million at the box office in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/theaters/broadhursttheater/theater.php |title=Next Showing, The Merchant of Venice |publisher=New York City Theatre Website |access-date=August 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831232343/http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/theaters/broadhursttheater/theater.php |archive-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2010/legit/news/bard-boosts-broadway-box-office-1118026619/ |title='Merchant of Venice' sells briskly thanks to Al Pacino's name |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 30, 2010 |access-date=October 30, 2010 |first=Gordon |last=Cox}}</ref> The performance also garnered him a Tony Award nomination for [[Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play|Best Leading Actor in a Play]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150437-2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Book-of-Mormon-Earns-14-Nominations |title=2011 Tony Nominations Announced; Book of Mormon Earns 14 Nominations |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=May 3, 2011 |work=[[Playbill]] |access-date=May 5, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914233343/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150437-2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Book-of-Mormon-Earns-14-Nominations |archive-date=September 14, 2011}}</ref> Pacino played [[Jack Kevorkian]] in an [[HBO Films]] biopic titled ''[[You Don't Know Jack (film)|You Don't Know Jack]]'', which premiered April 2010. The film is about the life and work of the [[physician-assisted suicide]] advocate. The performance earned Pacino his second [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Emmy Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/al-pacino |title=Al Pacino Emmy Award Winner |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=April 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511025028/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/al-pacino |archive-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref> for lead actor<ref name= 2010Emmy>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/hbo-leads-winners-62nd-primetime-emmys-abc-and-cbs-top-broadcast-networks |title=Lead Winners at 62nd Primetime Emmys |publisher=Emmys Official Website|date=August 29, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831042956/http://www.emmys.com/articles/hbo-leads-winners-62nd-primetime-emmys-abc-and-cbs-top-broadcast-networks |archive-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> and his fourth [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe award]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hollywood Foreign Press |title=Winners and Nominees: Al Pacino|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/al-pacino |website=Goldenglobes.com |access-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218163649/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/al-pacino |archive-date=February 18, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He co-starred as himself in the 2011 comedy film ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|Jack and Jill]]''. The film was panned by critics, and Pacino "won" the [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor]] at the [[32nd Golden Raspberry Awards|32nd ceremony]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Vary |first1=Adam B. |title=Adam Sandler's 'Jack and Jill' sweeps the 2011 Razzie Awards|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/04/02/adam-sandler-jack-and-jill-razzies |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=September 13, 2016 |date=April 2, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011083632/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/04/02/adam-sandler-jack-and-jill-razzies |archive-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref> Elaborating on his decision to join the cast of the film, he stated: "It came at a time in my life that I needed it, because it was after I found out I had no more money. My accountant [[Kenneth I. Starr|[Kenneth I. Starr]]] was in prison, and I needed something quickly. So I took (''Jack and Jill''.)"<ref name="NYT Marchese">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/magazine/al-pacino-interview.html|url-access=subscription|title=Al Pacino Is Still Going Big|date=October 5, 2024|first=David|last=Marchese|author-link=David Marchese|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 5, 2024}}</ref>

He was presented with [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award]] on September 4, 2011, prior to the premiere of ''[[Wilde Salomé]]'', a 2011 American documentary-drama film written, directed by and starring Pacino.<ref name= Venice>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13293398 |title=Al Pacino to receive special award at Venice Festival |website=[[BBC]] |date=May 5, 2011 |access-date=May 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506040417/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13293398 |archive-date=May 6, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Its US premiere on the evening of March 21, 2012, before a full house at the 1,400-seat [[Castro Theatre]] in San Francisco's [[Castro District]], marked the 130th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's visit to San Francisco. The event was a benefit for the [[GLBT Historical Society]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Friedman |first=Roberto |title=The second coming of Oscar |newspaper=[[Bay Area Reporter]] |date=March 1, 2012|url=http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=outthere&article=361 |access-date=March 2, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305141709/http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=outthere&article=361 |archive-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Castro Theatre Film Premiere With Al Pacino: ''Wilde Salomé'' to Benefit GLBT Historical Society |newspaper=History Happens |date=March 2012|url=http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs029/1101960178690/archive/1109395567575.html |access-date=March 2, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325022634/http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs029/1101960178690/archive/1109395567575.html |archive-date=March 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Don |last=Sanchez |url=https://abc7news.com/archive/8590459/ |title=Al Pacino in San Francisco for documentary premier |website=ABC 7 News (KGO TV) |date=March 21, 2012|access-date=March 22, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918154628/http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=8590459 |archive-date=September 18, 2013}}</ref> Pacino, who plays the role of [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] in the film, describes it as his "most personal project ever".<ref name= Venice /> In February 2012, President [[Barack Obama]] awarded Pacino the [[National Medal of Arts]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-17025115 |title=Al Pacino honoured at White House |date=February 14, 2012 |work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=April 13, 2020 |language=en-GB|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616044134/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-17025115|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/medals/al-pacino |title=Al Pacino |date=December 10, 2012 |website=[[National Endowment for the Arts]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906043721/https://www.arts.gov/honors/medals/al-pacino|archive-date=September 6, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref> Pacino starred in the 30th-anniversary Broadway revival of [[David Mamet]]'s play, ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'', which ran from October 2012 to January 20, 2013.<ref name="Glengarry Glen Ross">{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino, Ends Limited Broadway Run Jan. 20|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/174153-David-Mamets-Glengarry-Glen-Ross-Starring-Al-Pacino-Ends-Limited-Broadway-Run-Jan-20 |work=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]] |access-date=April 27, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507221442/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/174153-David-Mamets-Glengarry-Glen-Ross-Starring-Al-Pacino-Ends-Limited-Broadway-Run-Jan-20 |archive-date=May 7, 2013}}</ref> He starred on Broadway in [[China Doll (play)|''China Doll'']], a play written for him by Mamet, which opened on December 5, 2015, and closed on January 21, 2016, after 97 performances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/david-mamets-china-doll-starring-al-pacino-turns-a-profit-com-381355 |title=David Mamet's China Doll, Starring Al Pacino, Turns a Profit |last=Viagas |first=Robert |date=January 21, 2016 |website=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616042238/https://www.playbill.com/article/david-mamets-china-doll-starring-al-pacino-turns-a-profit-com-381355|archive-date=June 16, 2020|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> The previews were done in October 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/with-more-work-needed-david-mamet-drama-china-doll-starring-al-pacino-delays-opening-com-370849 |title=With More Work Needed, David Mamet Drama China Doll, Starring Al Pacino, Delays Opening |last=Viagas |first=Robert |date=November 5, 2015 |website=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601121139/http://www.playbill.com/article/with-more-work-needed-david-mamet-drama-china-doll-starring-al-pacino-delays-opening-com-370849|archive-date=June 1, 2017|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>

Pacino starred in a 2013 HBO biographical picture about record producer [[Phil Spector]]'s murder trial, titled ''[[Phil Spector (film)|Phil Spector]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/08/post_35.html |title=See Al Pacino As Phil Spector on the Set of HBO's Movie |date=May 8, 2011 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=October 3, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924105920/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/08/post_35.html |archive-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> He took the title role in the comedy-drama ''[[Danny Collins (film)|Danny Collins]]'' (2015). His performance as an aging rock star garnered him a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Golden Globes: Full List of Winners and Nominees |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/awards/golden-globes-full-list-nominees-n493016 |work=[[NBC News]] |access-date=September 13, 2016|date=January 10, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911155956/http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/awards/golden-globes-full-list-nominees-n493016 |archive-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Pacino received the [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/2016HonorsPressRelease.pdf |title=Martha Argerich, Eagles, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, James Taylor To Receive 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors |publisher=Kennedy Center Honors |date=June 23, 2016 |access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212112726/http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/2016HonorsPressRelease.pdf|archive-date=February 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The tribute included remarks by his former costars [[Sean Penn]], [[Kevin Spacey]], [[Bobby Cannavale]] and [[Chris O'Donnell]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Patty|last=McGlone|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-sweet-it-is-to-be-loved-by-the-nation/2016/12/04/6e6d737a-ba57-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html |title=The Kennedy Center Honors: How sweet it is to be loved by the nation |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101060457/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-sweet-it-is-to-be-loved-by-the-nation/2016/12/04/6e6d737a-ba57-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html|archive-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref> In September 2012, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that Pacino would play the former [[Penn State University]] [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|football coach]] [[Joe Paterno]] in the television film ''[[Paterno (film)|Paterno]]'' based on a 2012 biography by sportswriter [[Joe Posnanski]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/09/joe-paterno-movie-al-pacino-penn-state-gridiron-scandal-331540/ |title=Al Pacino To Play Joe Paterno In Movie On Penn State Gridiron Scandal |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=September 8, 2012 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122190816/https://deadline.com/2012/09/joe-paterno-movie-al-pacino-penn-state-gridiron-scandal-331540/|archive-date=November 22, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref> ''Paterno'' premiered on [[HBO]] on April 7, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/whats-new-on-hbo-april-2018.html |title=What's New on HBO: April 2018 |last=Rivera |first=Joshua |date=March 30, 2018 |website=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |language=en-us|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031051102/http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/whats-new-on-hbo-april-2018.html|archive-date=October 31, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2019–present ===
[[File:CMiks - The Irishman table - CCA 2020 01 12.jpg|thumb|Pacino (left) and [[Robert De Niro]] during the [[25th Critics' Choice Awards]] in January 2020]]
Pacino starred alongside [[Brad Pitt]] and [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] in [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]'', which was released on July 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/al-pacino-quentin-tarantino-manson-movie-1202826780/ |title=Al Pacino Joins Quentin Tarantino's Manson Movie (Exclusive) |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=June 7, 2018 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618103114/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/al-pacino-quentin-tarantino-manson-movie-1202826780/|archive-date=June 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 2019, Pacino played [[Teamsters]] chief [[Jimmy Hoffa]], alongside [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Joe Pesci]], in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s [[Netflix]] film ''[[The Irishman]]'', based on the 2004 book ''[[I Heard You Paint Houses]]'' by [[Charles Brandt]]. This was the first time Pacino was directed by Scorsese, and he received a [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] nomination at the [[92nd Academy Awards]]—his ninth to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2019-03-21/the-irishman-netflix-release-date-movie-martin-scorsese-cast-trailer-plot-story/ |title=Martin Scorsese's The Irishman: Netflix release date, cast, plot, spoilers – Radio Times<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322023139/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2019-03-21/the-irishman-netflix-release-date-movie-martin-scorsese-cast-trailer-plot-story/ |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pacino's performance received positive reviews. [[Peter Bradshaw]] described it as "glorious" in ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |authorlink=Peter Bradshaw|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/oct/13/the-irishman-review-martin-scorseses-finest-film-for-30-years |title=The Irishman review – Martin Scorsese's finest film for 30 years |date=October 13, 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 13, 2020 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226153909/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/oct/13/the-irishman-review-martin-scorseses-finest-film-for-30-years|archive-date=February 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Justin Chang]] wrote, "De Niro, Pesci and Pacino are at the top of their game, in part because they aren't simply rehashing the iconic gangster types they've played before."<ref>{{Cite news |first=Justin |last=Chang |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/31/775044876/de-niro-pesci-and-pacino-are-at-the-top-of-their-game-in-the-irishman |title=De Niro, Pesci And Pacino Are At The Top Of Their Game In 'The Irishman' |website=[[NPR]] |language=en |date=October 31, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304122546/https://www.npr.org/2019/10/31/775044876/de-niro-pesci-and-pacino-are-at-the-top-of-their-game-in-the-irishman|archive-date=March 4, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2020, Pacino starred as Meyer Offerman, a fictional [[Nazi hunter]], in the [[Amazon Prime Video]] series ''[[Hunters (2020 TV series)|Hunters]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Lior |last=Zaltzman |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Al Pacino Is a Badass Jewish Nazi Hunter in This Upcoming Amazon Series |url=https://www.kveller.com/al-pacino-is-a-badass-jewish-nazi-hunter-in-this-upcoming-amazon-series/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110094810/https://www.kveller.com/al-pacino-is-a-badass-jewish-nazi-hunter-in-this-upcoming-amazon-series/|archive-date=November 10, 2019|access-date=November 10, 2019 |website=Kveller |language=en}}</ref> This is Pacino's first television series since ''Angels in America'' (2003). ''Hunters'' was renewed for a second season in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=August 3, 2020 |title='Hunters' Renewed For Season 2 By Amazon |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/hunters-renewed-season-2-amazon-1203002404/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823022311/https://deadline.com/2020/08/hunters-renewed-season-2-amazon-1203002404/|archive-date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, Pacino played [[Aldo Gucci]] in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[House of Gucci]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/lady-gaga-ridley-scott-movie-maurizio-gucci-patrizia-reggiani-murder-gucci-family-giannina-scott-1202774518/ |title=Lady Gaga, Ridley & Giannina Scott Team On Film About Assassination Of Gucci Grandson Maurizio; Gaga To Play Convicted Ex-Wife Patrizia Reggiani |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=November 1, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 23, 2020|archive-date=September 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904022917/https://deadline.com/2019/11/lady-gaga-ridley-scott-movie-maurizio-gucci-patrizia-reggiani-murder-gucci-family-giannina-scott-1202774518/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film received mixed to positive reviews, with Pacino's performance being highlighted as a standout, along with [[Lady Gaga]]'s and [[Jared Leto]]'s. That same year, he played the lead defense attorney in ''[[American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally]]''.

In 2024, Pacino starred in ''[[Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness]]'', a film about [[Amedeo Modigliani]], which he co-produced alongside [[Johnny Depp]] and Barry Navidi.<ref name="Modigliani" /> The film is based on a play by Dennis McIntyre, which was previously adapted for the [[Modigliani (film)|2004 film of the same name]].<ref name="Modigliani">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/johnny-depp-direct-modigliani-al-pacino-amber-heard-1235092154/ |title=Johnny Depp To Direct 'Modigliani', His First Directorial Effort in 25 Years; Al Pacino Co-Producing |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Zac |last=Ntim |date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=February 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818043142/https://deadline.com/2022/08/johnny-depp-direct-modigliani-al-pacino-amber-heard-1235092154/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] commenced in September 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/johnny-depp-modi-hungary-italy-luisa-ranieri-al-pacino-1235737158/ |title=Johnny Depp Starts Shooting 'Modì' in Hungary, With Italy's Luisa Ranieri Joining Al Pacino and Riccardo Scamarcio in Cast |website=Variety |first=Nick |last=Vivarelli |date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927114248/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/johnny-depp-modi-hungary-italy-luisa-ranieri-al-pacino-1235737158/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On March 10, 2024, Pacino presented the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] at the [[96th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=March 11, 2024 |title=Al Pacino Says Oscar Producers Told Him Not To Name Best Picture Nominees: "The Way They Wished For This Award To Be Presented" |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/al-pacino-oscars-best-picture-statement-1235855336/ |access-date=March 21, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2025, Pacino appeared alongside Robert De Niro in Moncler's "Warmer Together" fashion campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moncler Ad Campaign Reunites De Niro and Pacino |website=Casawi |url=https://www.casawi.eu/post/moncler-de-niro-pacino-warmer-together-campaign |date=2025-10-15 |access-date=2025-10-15}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
=== Relationships ===
Pacino has four children. The eldest, [[Julie Pacino|Julie Marie]] (born October 16, 1989), is his daughter with acting coach Jan Tarrant. He has twins, son Anton James and daughter Olivia Rose (born January 25, 2001), with actress [[Beverly D'Angelo]], with whom he had a relationship from 1997 until 2003. He has a son, Roman (born June 15, 2023) with his producer girlfriend [[Noor Alfallah]], who is 53 years younger than he is.<ref>{{cite news |title=Al Pacino unfazed with 53-year age gap with Noor Alfallah: 'Not a major issue' |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1077921-al-pacino-unfazed-with-54-year-age-gap-with-noor-alfallah-not-a-major-issue |newspaper=The News International |date=June 7, 2023|access-date=February 10, 2024|archive-date=October 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001074139/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1077921-al-pacino-unfazed-with-54-year-age-gap-with-noor-alfallah-not-a-major-issue|url-status=live}}</ref> Pacino, at age 83, is [[List of oldest fathers|one of the oldest fathers on record]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2023 |title=Al Pacino surpasses pal Robert De Niro, 79, as oldest Hollywood dad, expecting child at 83 |url=https://www.foxla.com/news/al-pacino-surpasses-pal-robert-de-niro-79-as-oldest-hollywood-dad-expecting-child-at-83 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=FOX News |language=en-US |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531163828/https://www.foxla.com/news/al-pacino-surpasses-pal-robert-de-niro-79-as-oldest-hollywood-dad-expecting-child-at-83 |url-status=live}}</ref> He has never been married.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/archive/pacinos-bambinos-vol-55-no-6/ |title=Pacino's Bambinos |work=[[People (American magazine)|People]] |date=February 12, 2001 |access-date=November 23, 2019|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109215543/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133627,00.html |archive-date=January 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/archive/twin-pique-vol-59-no-7/ |title=Twin Pique |work=[[People (American magazine)|People]] |date=February 24, 2003 |access-date=November 23, 2019|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110043030/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139345,00.html |archive-date=January 10, 2011}}</ref>

Pacino had a relationship with his ''[[The Godfather (film series)|The Godfather Trilogy]]'' co-star [[Diane Keaton]]. Their on-again, off-again relationship ended after the filming of ''The Godfather Part III''. Keaton said of Pacino, "Al was simply the most entertaining man{{nbsp}}... To me, that's, that is the most beautiful face. I think Warren [Beatty] was gorgeous, very pretty, but Al's face is like whoa. Killer, killer face."<ref>The Barbara Walters Special, February 29, 2004</ref> He has had relationships with [[Jill Clayburgh]], [[Tuesday Weld]], [[Marthe Keller]], [[Veruschka von Lehndorff]], [[Kathleen Quinlan]], [[Lyndall Hobbs]], and [[Penelope Ann Miller]].<ref name="Grobel; p. xxxviii" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/irresistible-allure-of-pacino-26826087.html |title=Irresistible allure of Pacino |work=independent|access-date=April 13, 2020 |language=en|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616041605/https://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/irresistible-allure-of-pacino-26826087.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://therake.com/stories/icons/raising-teutonic-veruschka/ |title=Raising The Teutonic: Veruschka von Lehndorff |work=The Rake|access-date=February 10, 2024|archive-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927015810/https://therake.com/stories/icons/raising-teutonic-veruschka/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pacino had a ten-year relationship with Argentine actress Lucila Polak from 2008 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Septuagenarian Pacino's girlfriend thinks of having his baby |date=February 7, 2012 |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/septuagenarian-pacino-s-girlfriend-thinks-of-having-his-baby-1.764822 |website=CTV News|access-date=May 21, 2019 |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616042025/https://www.ctvnews.ca/septuagenarian-pacino-s-girlfriend-thinks-of-having-his-baby-1.764822 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Substance abuse issues ===
Pacino has admitted to abusing [[Substance dependence|drugs]] and [[Alcohol abuse|alcohol]] early in his career, partly because he found his sudden fame after ''The Godfather'' difficult to cope with.<ref name="New Yorker">{{cite magazine |first=John |last=Lohr |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/15/caught-act |title=Caught in the Act |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=September 8, 2014|access-date=May 4, 2022|archive-date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413192759/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/15/caught-act|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Charlotte |last=Wareing |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/al-pacino-drink-fame-im-5746821 |title=Al Pacino on drink and fame: 'I'm sorry, but I don't remember much of the 70s' |newspaper=[[The Daily Mirror]] |date=May 23, 2015|access-date=May 4, 2022|archive-date=May 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504095316/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/al-pacino-drink-fame-im-5746821|url-status=live}}</ref> He achieved [[sobriety]] in 1977.<ref name="New Yorker" />

===Health===
Pacino revealed in 2024 that he almost died of [[COVID-19]] in 2020; his near-death experience has led him to not believe in an [[afterlife]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rahimi|first=Rose|title=Al Pacino reveals he nearly died of Covid-19 – and gives his thoughts on the afterlife|date=October 7, 2024|website=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/07/entertainment/al-pacino-nearly-died-covid-2020-intl-scli/index.html|accessdate=October 20, 2024}}</ref>

== Acting credits and accolades ==
{{Further| Al Pacino on stage and screen|List of awards and nominations received by Al Pacino}}

Pacino has won and been nominated for many awards during his acting career, including nine [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nominations (winning one) and five [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] nominations (winning one) for his film work; 19 [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] nominations (winning four) and seven [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|SAG Award]] nominations (winning two), each recognizing both his film and TV work; three [[Emmy Award|Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations (winning two) solely for his work on television; and three [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]] nominations (winning two) for his stage work. In 2007, the American Film Institute awarded Pacino with a lifetime achievement award and, in 2003, British television viewers voted Pacino as the greatest film star of all time in a poll for [[Channel 4]].<ref name="Pacino named 'greatest film star'">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3001463.stm |title=Pacino named 'greatest film star' |publisher=BBC |date=May 5, 2003 |access-date=April 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907172632/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3001463.stm |archive-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Pacino |first=Al |year=2024 |title=Sonny Boy: A Memoir |edition=First hardcover |location=New York |publisher=Penguin Press |isbn=9780593655115 |oclc=1425980020}}

== Explanatory notes ==
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== See also ==
* [[List of Italian-American actors]]
* [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations]]
* [[List of actors with more than one Academy Award nomination in the acting categories]]
* [[List of Primetime Emmy Award winners]]
* [[List of Golden Globe winners]]

== References ==
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''' General and cited references '''
* {{Cite book |last=Grobel |first=Lawrence |year=2006 |title=Al Pacino: The Authorized Biography |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=0-7432-9497-1}}

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