Al Pacino is opening up about suffering a life-threatening experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a new interview with The New York Times ahead of the release of his upcoming memoir, “Sonny Boy,” Pacino revealed that he had a close call with death after falling ill with a “bad” case of COVID-19 in 2020.

"Everybody thought I was dead," actor says of near-death experience in interviews ahead of new memoir Sonny Boy

Academy award winner Al Pacino recalled a near-death experience while he was suffering from COVID-19, reported People. He talked about his upcoming memoir, Sonny Boy, where he discussed going through a tough phase of illness.