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Pacino

British  
/ pəˈtʃiːnəʊ /

noun

  1. Al, full name Alfredo James Pacino born 1940, US film actor; his films include The Godfather (1972), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Scent of a Woman (1992), for which he won an Oscar, and Insomnia (2002)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Indeed, as the authors point out, Mr. De Niro’s co-star Al Pacino was 77 while portraying a 47-year old Jimmy Hoffa in the film.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

It’s a faithful facsimile—with a singular ingredient absent: the soulful performance of Al Pacino in the central role of the hapless bank robber Sonny.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

If Pacino had only made two to three times as much, he told Bob Costas, “that would be acceptable, but not ideal.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

There’s the diner scene in which Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are on screen together for the first time, lecturing each about how “you can’t change me.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2025

He spoke like an understudy for Al Pacino, all spit and curved vowels.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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