About
| Birth Name: | Armand Anthony Assante Jr. |
| Birth Notes: | 4 October 1949, New York City, New York, USA |
| Height: | 5' 10" |
| Family: | * Karen Assante (28 February 1982 - 1994) (divorced); 2 children |
| Biography: | Coarsely handsome US actor of Irish-Italian background who has successfully portrayed a wide range of intriguing characters from numerous ethnic backgrounds, both on screen and in the theater. Assante was a graduate from Cornwall Central High School and received his dramatic training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His first screen role was as a wedding guest in the minor cult film The Lord's of Flatbush (1974) starring Henry Winkler and Sylvester Stallone, then after guest appearances in several TV soap operas, he was back alongside Sylvester Stallone in Paradise Alley (1978). He played a wealthy Frenchman seducing army recruit Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin (1980), portrayed literary "hard boiled" detective Mike Hammer in I, the Jury (1982) plus, he was excellent in the title character role in Belizaire the Cajun (1986). Assante continued on into the 1990s with more strong performances as a drug baron in Q & A (1990) directed by Sidney Lumet, he made a sensational team with Antonio Banderas for the Cuban music spectacular The Mambo Kings (1992), he was very impressive in the mob drama Hoffa (1992), and once more he was on screen with Sylvester Stallone in the film adaptation of the futuristic comic book _Judge Dredd (1955)_, and Assante co-starred in the uneven Demi Moore film Striptease (1996). Assante's acting talents remain in strong demand, and he has continued to stay busy on screen with recent appearances in One Eyed King (2001), Citizen Verdict (2003) and Two for the Money (2005). |
Filmography
| 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) as Sanchez |
| American Gangster (2007) as Dominic Cattano |
| Chicago Overcoat (2009) as Stefano D'Agnostino |
| Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005) as Argento |
| Fatal Instinct (1993) as Ned Ravine |
| Federal Protection (2002) as Frank Carbone/Howard Akers |
| Funny Money (2006) as Genero |
| I, the Jury (1982) as Mike Hammer |
| Little Darlings (1980) as Gary |
| Magic Man (2009) as Taper |
| Paradise Alley (1978) as Lenny Carboni |
| Private Benjamin (1980) as Henri Alan Tremont |
| Prophecy (1979) as John Hawks |
| Q & A (1990) as Roberto 'Bobby Tex' Texador |
| Striptease (1996) as Lt. Al Garcia |
| The Man Who Came Back (2008) as Amos |
| The Steam Experiment (2009) as Detective Mancini |
| Two for the Money (2005) as Novian |
| Zerkalnie voyni: Otrazhenie pervoye (2005) as York |
| A Fine Step (2011) |
| A Horse Tale (2011) |
| Animal Behavior (1989) as Mark Mathias |
| Belizaire the Cajun (1986) as Belizaire Breaux |
| Breaking Point (2009) as Marty Berlin |
| California Dreamin' (Nesfarsit) (2007) as Captain Doug Jones - the American military officer in command |
| Carpet Boy (2010) as Ron Adams |
| Casanova's Last Stand (2005) as Sebastian Marr |
| Children of Wax (2005) as Kemal |
| Citizen Verdict (2003) as Sam Patterson |
| Consequence (2003) as Sam Tyler/Max Tyler/Sam Burns |
| Darc (2009) as Jesky |
| Dead Lenny (2006) as Tony Thick |
| Dot.Kill (2005) as Charlie Daines |
| Ennemis publics (2005) |
| Eternity (1989) as Romi/Sean |
| Gilgamesh (2005) as Acolyte |
| Goat (2011) as Joseph Baldano Sr. |
| Hoffa (1992) as Carol D'Allesandro |
| Jesse (2010) as Dominick |
| Judge Dredd (1995) as Rico |
| Killer by Nature (2010) as Eugene Branch |
| La linea (2009) as Padre Antonio |
| Last Run (2001) as Frank Banner |
| Looking for an Echo (2000) as Vince 'Vinnie' Pirelli |
| Love & Money (1982) as Lorenzo Prado |
| Mexican Sunrise (2007) as Salvidar |
| Minkow (2010) as Jerry Saxon |
| Murphy's Creek (2009) |
| One Eyed King (2001) as Holly |
| Partners in Action (2002) as Jack Cunningham |
| Rashi: A Light After the Dark Ages (1999) as The Inkman |
| Shadows in Paradise (2010) as Cpt. John 'Ghost' Santos |
| Smile (2009) as Tollinger |
| Soul's Midnight (2006) as Simon |
| Surveillance (2006) as Harley |
| The Bleeding (2009) as Jake Plummer |
| The Elephant Ride (2011) as John Goldman |
| The Fifth Mafia (2010) as Dominic Lucido |
| The Lord's of Flatbush (1974) as Wedding Guest |
| The Mambo Kings (1992) as Cesar Castillo |
| The Marrying Man (1991) as Bugsy Siegel |
| The Penitent (1988) as Juan Mateo |
| The Return of Joe Rich (2010) as Uncle Dom |
| The Riot (2011) as Kane |
| The Road to El Dorado (2000) as Tzekel-Kan |
| The Third Wish (2005) as Benefactor |
| Tough Luck (2003) as Ike |
| Trial by Jury (1994) as Rusty Pirone |
| Unfaithfully Yours (1984) as Maxmillian Stein |
| When Nietzsche Wept (2007) as Nietzsche |
Trivia
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* He is the son of an Irish mother and an Italian father, but contrary to many popular beliefs, he was born in New York City. * Graduated from Cornwall Central High School in upstate New York. * Reportedly gained nearly 50 lbs for his role in Gotti. * Friends with Jennifer Blanc since they filmed The Third Wish. * Lives on a 225 acre farm in upstate New York. * Living in upstate New York, he has been separated from wife Karen since 1994 and has two daughters, Anya and Alessandra. * Came from a creative, arts-related family. His Irish mother, Katherine, was a music teacher and poet; his Italian father, Armand Sr., a painter and artist. * Christopher Reeve was scheduled to play the lead role in Kidnapped (1995) (TV); Armand replaced him following Reeve's paralyzing horse-riding accident. |
Quotes
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* I go out there and make a fool of myself. It's inevitable. * It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be in. As a profession, I don't recommend acting at all. |
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