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Ranked #4 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Was arrested in January 1961, charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
Son of Salvatore Pacino (he died when al was 64) and Rose Pacino (she died when Al was 22).
Turned down Apocalypse Now (1979).
Turned down Pretty Woman (1990).
Turned down Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).
Originally asked for $7 million for The Godfather: Part III (1990), a figure that so enraged director Francis Ford Coppola that he threatened to write a new script that opened with Michael Corleone's funeral. Pacino settled for $5 million.

Was frequently refered to as "that midget Pacino" by producers of The Godfather (1972) who didn't want him for the part of Michael Corleone.
Francis Ford Coppola asked Pacino to play Captain Willard in his film Apocalypse Now (1979). Pacino politely turned down the offer, saying he'd "do anything" for Francis but he "woudn't go to war with him!"
Stopped a 2-pack-a-day smoking habit in 1994 to protect his voice. He now only occasionally smokes herbal cigarettes.
Al was so much into character (playing a plain-clothes NYC cop) while filming Serpico (1973) he actually pulled over and threatened to arrest a truck driver for exhaust pollution.

Is an avid fan of opera.
As of 2002, his salary was around $10 million a picture.
One of the few Hollywood stars who has never married.
He is an avid Shakespeare fan.
His favorite color is black
Father of twins Anton and Olivia, with Beverly D'Angelo.
He has a daughter, named Julie Marie, with acting teacher Jan Tarrant.
His grandparents originate from Corleone, Sicily.

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