Al Pacino: Life in pictures

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.

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

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.”

Al Pacino has never been married, but he’s 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.”

Despite his on-screen success, Al Pacino always remembered where he came from, often returning to the stage to wow audiences (and win more Tonys).

Al Pacino wins the Emmy for lead actor in a miniseries or TV movie for “You Don’t Know Jack” on Aug. 29, 2010.

Al Pacino wins the Golden Globe for actor in a miniseries or TV movie for “You Don’t Know Jack” on Jan. 16, 2011.