Al Pacino has finally revealed which of his famous girlfriends he “almost married.”
Over the years, he's been engaged to a variety of stars, including Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, Jill Clayburgh and Verushka, but never made it down the aisle.
The 84-year-old became one of the world's oldest new parents in June 2023 when his then-girlfriend. Noor Alfallah, 30, had a son, Roman.
He also has three adult children: Julie, 35, with acting coach John Tarrant and twins Anton and Olivia, 23, with a miner's daughter, actress Beverly D'Angelo.
Now, in his new memoir, Sonny Boy, Al explains why he never married, but also reveals which woman inspired him to take the plunge.
Al Pacino has finally revealed which of his famous girlfriends he is “closest to marrying”; She was photographed in Los Angeles this April.
Al shared that he was “closer to marrying” Apollo 13 actress Kathleen Quinlan, whom he dated in the 1980s.
They were first introduced at a party in New York hosted by legendary acting teacher Lee Strasberg, who played Al in The Godfather Part II.
Neither Al nor Kathleen were single at the time, but they struck up a friendship and she became his “comforter” during the filming of their 1983 film, “Scarface.”
After the movie, their equation turned romantic and they moved to Europe together, but he refused to take the next step and make her his wife.
“It's not easy to say no to the woman I love,” he admitted, adding, “I was hurt when she left and I carried that pain with me for years.”
Al admits in the book, “I've always avoided marriage.” I don't think it helps at all. I wanted to avoid what I thought was inevitable at the time: entry into the pain train.
During his career, he has dated famous names, from Penelope Ann Miller to Lyndall Hobbs and Lucila Sola.
He had an on-again, off-again romance with his love interest in The Godfather trilogy, Diane Keaton, who tried to persuade him to marry her, but was unsuccessful.
Al shared that “the closest I came to getting married” was Apollo 13 actress Kathleen Quinlan, whom he dated in the 1980s; Image 1983
Al and Kathleen (right) pose with Liza Minnelli at a 1983 party for Scarface; He described Kathleen as a “comfort” to him during filming.
He had an on-again, off-again romance with his love interest Diane Keaton in The Godfather trilogy, who tried to persuade him to marry her, but without success; Image 1988
In 1990, the year The Godfather Part III (pictured) was released, she issued an ultimatum, saying she “worked hard” to get it accepted.
Now, in his new memoir, Sonny Boy, Al explains why he never married, but also reveals which woman inspired him to take the plunge.
After issuing an ultimatum in 1990, the year The Godfather Part III was released, he said he “worked hard” to get it accepted.
He told PEOPLE that Diane was “crazy about him” when they met while filming the original Godfather movie in 1971.
'Charming, hilarious, chatty. “He had this look, like a lost orphan, like that kind of crazy idiot,” he said. 'Wow, great!'
Al became a father again last year to his girlfriend, Noor Alballa, when their 16-month-old son Roman was born.
This month it was revealed that Al had split from Noor, who is now rumored to be dating Bill Maher, 68.
Al and Noor became romantically involved in April 2022, but were friends long before that and became close, especially during the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Noor, who was reportedly born in Kuwait and raised in Beverly Hills, has full physical custody of her son, but shares legal custody with Al.
As part of the terms of their agreement, Al paid Noor $110,000 in support up front, according to court documents.
The 84-year-old became one of the world's oldest new parents in June 2023, when his girlfriend Noor Alballa, 30, gave birth to their son Roman.
This month it was revealed that Al had split from Noor, who is now rumored to be in a new relationship with Bill Maher, 68. Al and Noor are pictured in August 2023.
Al was photographed in 1999 with actress Beverly D'Angelo, the daughter of a coal miner, with whom he shares his 23-year-old twins, Anton and Olivia.
You must pay him a minimum of $30,000 a month (which can increase depending on your income) and $15,000 a year as an education fund.
In 2023, after Roman's birth, Noor mentioned that he had no intention of walking down the aisle with Al. He describes himself as “not the marrying type.”
However, while in Beverly Hills in August, she was asked again if she would get married, at which point she told TMZ, “I don't know.”
When Noor was 22, she had a relationship with Mick Jagger, 74, but she insists their age difference “doesn't matter to me”. Hello! magazine.
