Robert de Niro and Al Pacino
Can you imagine how many people have seen a movie of Al Pacino and Robert de
Niro? Let’s face it, these two men are as famous as Coca Cola, they are known
everywhere. To a younger generation, they may be mere actors, but to anyone who went
to the movies in the 1970s, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are titans. The actors are an
icon of American films. Robert de Niro and Al Pacino have a lot of similarities like
lifestyle, awards and the same movie style.
First, Robert de Niro and Al Pacino have the same lifestyle. They both were born
in New York city at the beginning of 1940s. Also, their parents are originally from Italy.
And something more dramatic is that their parents got divorced when they were 2 years
old. Something funny is that they both have twin sons and like every actor in Hollywood
a few years ago they had problems with the police. Al Pacino has never married, contrary
to Robert de Niro, but at the end it’s the same because de Niro got divorced and now
he’s single. Its incredible how similar their lifestyles are.
Also, they have been working in the same style of movies for many years. They
started to act small roles in movies in the 1960s. The veteran actors finally worked
together in 'The Godfather: Part II, the movie that marked their careers. They both had
several roles in gangster movies like Scarface, Casino, The Goffather I, II, III, IV, The
Untouchables, and many others. But incredible or not, they didn’t worked together again.
Now there’s rumours that they will work together in a new movie in 2009.
Finally, Robert de Niro and Al Pacino are two of the most nominated and prized
actors. They have been awarded Academy Awards, Bafta Award, Golden Globe Awards,
and many more. They have both been awarded for the roles in gangster movies. For
example, de Niro got the best actor for his role in Casino and Pacino for his role in...