The 84-year-old iconic actor said he was ‘gone’ in a ‘matter of minutes’ and didn’t have a pulse, as he said his new son Roman had ‘a campaign for me to stick around a little longer’
Hollywood legend Al Pacino, 84, has opened up about a terrifying brush with death after contracting COVID four years ago.
The 84 year old actor, known for his roles in hit films like Heat and The Godfather, shared the harrowing experience of paramedics rushing to his home to save his life. Speaking to The New York Times, the star recounted how he fell ill, noticing that he was feeling “unusually not good.”
He had a fever and was dehydrated before his condition rapidly deteriorated. He told the newspaper: “I was sitting there in my house, and I was gone. Like that. I didn’t have a pulse. In a matter of minutes they were there – the ambulance in front of my house. I had about six paramedics in that living room, and there were two doctors, and they had these outfits on that looked like they were from outer space or something.”
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He went on to describe the surreal moment he regained consciousness: “It was kind of shocking to open your eyes and see that. Everybody was around me, and they said: ‘He’s back. He’s here’.”
He retold the horrific incident in detail
The actor, who celebrated the birth of his latest child last year with girlfriend Noor Alfallah, 30, revealed he was told his “pulse was gone.”
He added: “They said my pulse was gone. It was so – you’re here, you’re not. I thought: ‘Wow, you don’t even have your memories. You have nothing. Strange porridge’.”
He’s convinced that his son Roman played a part in what he describes as “a campaign for me to stick around a little longer, if it’s possible.”
In a heartfelt conversation with People magazine, he pondered over the severity of his brush with death, stating: “I thought I experienced death. I might not have. I don’t think I have, really. I know I made it. I don’t think I died. Everybody thought I was dead. How could I be dead? If I was dead, I fainted. So, I couldn’t have died because how did all those people gather together, the ambulance in front of my house?”
In other news, Al Pacino stirred up some buzz at the Oscars this year as he presented the Best Actor award, skipping the usual mention of nominees before announcing the winner. The actor, who’s still thriving in his early eighties, recently saw his new movie Modi, Three Days On The Wing Of Madness, premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
Fans are also eagerly awaiting his upcoming memoir titled Sonny Boy, set to hit the stands later this month.
