Despite turning 60 in 2002, Pacino starred appeared in four films: the Christopher Nolan thriller Insomnia and the only moderately successful films People I Know, S1m0ne and The Recruit. The following year he won an Emmy Award for his role in the HBO adaptation of the Tony Kushner play Angels in America. Al Pacino is a lifelong bachelor. However, he has fathered three children.
Gere, who had a career breakthrough in 1977 with the dramatic thriller looking for Mr. Goodbar, starring Diane Keaton. He is also best known for his status as an American sex symbol and his leading film roles, including in Report to the Commissioner, American Gigolo, An Officer and A Gentleman, Pretty Woman and Chicago.
In the 2000’s, De Niro took on the comedy scene by playing Ben Stiller’s future father-in-law in Meet the Parents, which was smash hit that spawned two more sequels. In 2012 De Niro brought home another Oscar for his role in Silver Linings Playbook. In 2016 he received the highest civilian award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President Obama for his contribution to the arts.
Throughout his career, Gere has devoted much of his time to his social and political causes. These days Gere divides his time between his activism and his acting. He still seeks out interesting characters to play on the screen like in 2006’s The Hoax as the infamous writer Clifford Irving. He also reunited with Diane Lane for the romantic drama Nights in Rodanthe (2008). His latest movie 2012’s Arbitrage earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
Keaton earned early acclaim for her work in several Woody Allen films and her dramatic turn in ‘The Godfather’ series. Her off-screen relationship with director Wood Allen proved to be a good ally as she went on to act and acclamation for movies like Sleeper (1973), Manhattan (1979) and most famously, Annie Hall (1977) for which earned an Academy Award for Best Actress.
