“LEAVE THE GUITAR, TAKE THE CANNOLI”

‘The Godfather’ Star, 86, Appears Unrecognizable in New Photo

Fans did a double-take after a rock legend posted a picture with the Oscar-winning actor.

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By Natalie DemareeUpdated Oct 01, 2026 3:55PM EDT

Al Pacino is proving that age is no barrier to rocking out.

The 86-year-old Oscar-winning actor looked nearly unrecognizable next to Grammy-winning rockstar Jack White, 51, in a post-show photo.

“What an honor it was that the incredible Al Pacino came to see the show last night,” White, the singer-songwriter and former White Stripes frontman, said in a Sept. 30 Instagram post.

He added, “It was wonderful to be able to speak to him about how much I was inspired by his documentary Looking for Richard.”

The 1996 documentary marked Pacino’s directorial debut.

Actor Al Pacino posed in a photo with rock legend Jack White after attending his show on Sept. 29 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California.
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In the photos, White, who is 6-foot-one, wears an all-black ensemble while towering over the 5-foot-5 The Godfather actor.

Musicians Jack and Meg White of the White Stripes in 2004. The band split up in 2011.
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His gray beard, white hat, and black long-sleeved sweater stand in stark contrast to his look in his new movie, Dead Man’s Wire.

Actor Al Pacino as M.L. Hall in the 2026 film, "Dead Man’s Wire."
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In the film, the actor has long salt-and-pepper hair, a matching short goatee, and aviator glasses with thick, dark frames. He stars as M.L. Hall, a real-life mortgage company executive whose son, Richard O. “Dick” Hall, was taken hostage in a famous 1977 standoff.

Al Pacino says he was almost fired from his role in “The Godfather” but was kept in after his performance in one scene. — Al Pacino says he almost got fired from his role in “The Godfather,” but they kept him on after his performance in one scene.
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Several fans commented on their surprise about Pacino’s appearance in the post.

“Al Pacino looks unrecognizable in this photo, but I loved him in Richard III,” one person commented.

“Holy Cannoli! I had to do a double-take on the picture. That’s pretty awesome,” added another fan.

"Holy Cannoli! I had to do a double-take on the picture. That's pretty awesome," commented a fan on a photo of actor Al Pacino and rock legend Jack White.
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“Michael Corleone, is that you?” asked another person.

The actor was considered a Hollywood heartthrob in the 1970s when he starred as Michael Corleone in the first The Godfather movie.

Al Pacino as Michael Corleone from the Francis Ford Coppola film 'The Godfather' 1972.
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Although he never married, he has four children, including Julie Marie Pacino, 36, whom he shares with acting coach Jan Tarrant; Anton James Pacino, 25, and Olivia Rose Pacino, 25, whose mother is actress Beverly D’Angelo; and Roman Pacino, 3, whom he shares with his last long-term partner, producer Noor Alfallah.