Armand Assante Bio | Wiki
Armand Assante (Full name Armand Anthony Assante Jr.) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the 1996 HBO television film titled Gotti where he appeared as mobster John Gotti. In the 1997 mini-series adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, Assante appeared as Odysseus.
He also appeared in When Nietzsche Wept as Nietzsche and also in 1982’s I, the Jury as Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer. Assante’s performance in Gotti earned him a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Globe Award. The same role won him a Primetime Emmy Award.
Armand Assante Age
He was born on October 4, 1949, in New York City, New York, United States of America. Assante is 72 years old.
Armand Assante Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Assante stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in ( Approx1.78m).
Armand Assante Family
He was born to his father Armand Anthony Assante Sr. and his mother Katherine Healy on October 4, 1949, in New York City, New York, United States of America. Assante’s dad was a painter and artist born on August 5, 1922, and died on August 25, 2017, at the age of 95 years. His mother was a music teacher, English teacher, and poet born on October 16, 1921, and died on June 29, 2011, at the age of 90 years
Armand Assante Wife
He married his ex-wife, actress Karen Marie McArn on March 2, 1982. The wedding was held at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Thomas More in Manhattan. Rev. Gerard Di Senso officiated the wedding. Karen was born to her parents Col. Kenneth Hunter McArn and Mrs. McArn, and she graduated from the American School in Switzerland prior to joining the University of Southern California. Assante divorced his wife in 1994
Armand Assante Daughters
Assante and his ex-wife Karen Marie McArn were hitched on March 2, 1982. Before that, he dated Dyan Cannon from 1977 to 1979. Assante was also romantically liked by American actress Gloria Gifford. His two daughters Alessandra Assante and Anya Assante have followed in their father’s footsteps and are now talented American actresses.
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Assante was a regular on two NBC soap operas during the 1970s. How to Survive a Marriage appears as Johnny McGee and The Doctors appearing as Mike Powers. The Lords of Flatbush in 1974 was his first film. However, Assante’s work did not appear in the final cut of the film. Also, the end credits misspelled his last name as Assanti. Playing Sylvester Stallone’s brother in Paradise Alley was his first on-screen role. His role in Private Benjamin as a handsome Frenchman brought Assante greater attention in the 1980s.
His character in this film became the love interest of a U.S. soldier played by Goldie Hawn. In 1984’s Dudley Moore comedy vehicle titled Unfaithfully Yours, Assante portrayed the playboy violin virtuoso, Maximillian Stein. His somewhat sinister look has made Assante a popular choice for tough-guy heroes. e.g in his acclaimed starring role in the film titled, the Jury in 1982 where he portrayed the private eye, Mike Hammer, or in Sidney Sheldon’s Rage of Angels as Mafia gangsters such as Michael Moretti.
Armand Assante Gotti
Assante’s role as Roberto Texador in Sidney Lumet’s film Q&A in 1990 won him a Golden Globe nomination. The following year, the actor appeared in Neil Simon’s The Marrying Man portraying the notorious Bugsy Siegel. In 1992, Assante appeared in Hoffa as mafia boss Carol D’Allesandro. The film starred Jack Nicholson. His crime kingpin role as John Gotti in the 1996 made-for-television biopic titled Gotti won him Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Armand Assante Odyssey
Apart from mafia and “tough-guy” roles, Assante has also distinguished himself in historical dramas, e,g in 1987’s Napoleon Bonaparte in Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story opposite Jacqueline Bisset, in 1492: Conquest of Paradise as Sanchez, Queen Isabella’s Minister of State, and When Nietzsche Wept, the film adaptation of Irving Yalom’s novel as Friedrich Nietzsche, the heroic Odysseus in The Odyssey.
Armand Assante Judge Dredd | American Gangster
Other Assante’s notable film appearances include the adaptation of the science-fiction story Judge Dredd with his Paradise Alley co-star Sylvester Stallone and The Mambo Kings opposite Antonio Banderas as a Cuban bandleader. The 2007 film titled American Gangster featured Assante along with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.
In some episodes of NCIS, the actor had a recurring guest star role such as playing the international arms dealer René Benoit. In the 2009 horror film titled Smile, he appeared as the mysterious Tollinger. Assante has also participated in several film projects as well as humanitarian endeavors outside of the U.S. such as in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Romania.
Armand Assante Private Benjamin
Playing Sylvester Stallone’s brother in Paradise Alley was his first on-screen role. His role in Private Benjamin as a handsome Frenchman brought Assante greater attention in the 1980s.
Armand Assante Nationality
The actor was born on October 4, 1949, in New York City, New York, United States of America. Therefore, the 72-year-old Assante holds American nationality.
Armand Assante Movies
– 1974 The Lords of Flatbush
– 1975 First Ladies Diaries
– 1978 Paradise Alley
– 1979 Prophecy
– 1980 Little Darlings
– 1982 Love and Money
– 1983 Rage of Angels
– 1984 Unfaithfully Yours
– 1986 A Deadly Business
– 1987 Stranger in My Bed
– 1988 The Penitent
– 1989 Passion and Paradise
– 1990 Q&A
– 1991 The Marrying Man
– 1992 The Mambo Kings
– 1993 Fatal Instinct
– 1994 Blind Justice
– 1995 Judge Dredd
– 1996 Striptease
– 1999 The Hunley
– 2000 The Road to El Dorado
– 2001 Last Run
– 2002 Federal Protection
– 2003 Tough Luck
– 2005 Dot. Kill
– 2006 Funny Money
– 2007 Casanova’s Last Stand
– 2008 The Man Who Came Back
– 2009 The Lost
– 2010 Shadows in Paradis
– 2011 The Return of Joe Rich
– 2012 The Night Never Sleeps
– 2013 Dead Man Down
– 2014 Montevideo, vidimo se!
– 2015 Diamond Cartel
– 2016 Beyond the Game
– 2017 First Law
– 2018 Con Man
– 2019 The Brave
– 2020 Infamous Six
– 2021 The Match
Armand Assante Tv Shows
– 1975 How to Survive a Marriage
– 1975–76 The Doctors
– 1977 Kojak
– 1979 Mrs. Columbo
– 1985 Evergreen
– 1987 Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
– 1988 Jack the Ripper
– 1997 The Odyssey
– 2002 Push, Nevada
– 2006 ER
– 2007 NCIS
– 2008 October Road
– 2010 Chuck
– 2010 Human Target
– 2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
– 2018–19 The Family Business
– 2018-19 The Deuce
– 2019 General
Armand Assante Net Worth
He has been in the entertainment industry for long enough and his work has acquired him good wealth. Assante has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
How Tall Is Armand Assante
Assante is a man of above-average stature who stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in ( Approx1.78m).
Is Armand Assante Married
No. Assante is currently not married, he married his ex-wife, actress Karen Marie McArn on March 2, 1982. The wedding was held at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Thomas More in Manhattan. Rev. Gerard Di Senso officiated the wedding. Karen was born to her parents Col. Kenneth Hunter McArn and Mrs. McArn, and she graduated from the American School in Switzerland prior to joining the University of Southern California. Assante divorced his wife in 1994
How Old Is Armand Assante
Assante is a 72-year-old American actor who was born on October 4, 1949, in New York City, New York, United States of America.