All of Hollywood owes him a great big thanks, for the memories and countless movie quotes.
And legend of the screen Al Pacino surely mulled over what he himself was thankful for as he enjoyed his very own pre-Thanksgiving celebrations with a delicious Italian dinner with his 33-year-old girlfriend, Lucila Sola, on Wednesday evening.
The 73-year-old Academy Award winner was his usual relentlessly charming self as the pair of them made their way out of a fancy Beverly Hills restaurant together.
Pacino, who is himself of Italian descent, lead the way through the underground parking lot in his usual all-black ensemble, keeping himself snug on the autumn night with a hearty trench coat.
He wore his two giant rings on each of his hands and pulled his fluffy dark tresses back into a loose, deliberately messy ponytail.
The ponytail would have been an epic fail on anyone other than the illustrious, charismatic Pacino, who can do no wrong after having essentially dominated the better part of the film industry in this generation.
The iconic gentleman gripped a paper bag as he and Lucila exited the eatery, his eyes sparkling as he flashed that famous smile and no doubt made a heart or two melt along the way.
Lucila, who is 40 years his junior, looked rather pretty herself in sleek leather skinny trousers and chunky black boots, teamed with a splash of colour by way of a purple cardigan.
But no combination of long legs and make-up could ever overshadow the man himself.
