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Chekhov was as important to me as anybody as a writer.

Al Pacino

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Al Pacino
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 25
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Alfredo James Pacino
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Chekhov
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