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Armand Anthony Assante, Jr. (born October 4, 1949) is an Emmy Award-winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... See also: 1973 in film 1974 1975 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... Present may mean: present (time): time that is neither past nor future a gift: thing given free of charge, gratis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An Emmy Award. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie winners: 1974: William Holden - The Blue Knight 1975: Peter Falk - Columbo 1976: Hal Holbrook - Sandburgs Lincoln 1977: Christopher Plummer - The Moneychangers 1978: Michael Moriarty - Holocaust 1979: Peter Strauss - The Jericho... Gotti DVD cover Gotti was a movie made for TV by HBO in 1996 starring Armand Assante (as the famous Gambino Crime Family Boss John Gotti) as well as many of the actors who would later play mob men on The Sopranos. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Assante was born in New York City of Irish and Italian heritage, the son of Katherine, a music teacher and poet, and Armand Anthony Assante, Sr., a painter and artist.^[1][2] His first film was The Lords of Flatbush (1974). His sinister look has made him a popular choice for villains and mobsters appearing in several films and TV shows. His most notable film appearances including The Mambo Kings opposite Antonio Banderas, the adaptation of Judge Dredd with Sylvester Stallone and American Gangster with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. He had a recurring guest star role in several episodes of NCIS, playing an international arms dealer. He won an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his title portrayal of Gotti. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Lords of Flatbush The Lords of Flatbush is a 1974 American motion picture drama about a 1950s street gang in leather jackets from the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. ... The Mambo Kings movie poster The Mambo Kings is a 1992 film starring Antonio Banderas and Armand Assante and directed by Arne Glimcher based on the novel by Oscar Hijuelos. ... José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960), better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor and singer who has starred in high-profile Hollywood films including Assassins, Interview with the Vampire, Mariachi sequels, Philadelphia, The Mask of Zorro, and the Shrek sequels. ... Judge Dredd is a 1995 action film based on the Judge Dredd strip in the British comic 2000 AD. Certain elements of the film were altered from the comic series, but it still did not find wide mainstream appeal. ... Sylvester Stallone (born Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone on July 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ... American Gangster is a 2007 crime film written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott. ... Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. ... Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand-Australian[1] actor. ... NCIS is a CBS network show about a team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie winners: 1974: William Holden - The Blue Knight 1975: Peter Falk - Columbo 1976: Hal Holbrook - Sandburgs Lincoln 1977: Christopher Plummer - The Moneychangers 1978: Michael Moriarty - Holocaust 1979: Peter Strauss - The Jericho... For other persons named John Gotti, see John Gotti (disambiguation). ... Gotti DVD cover Gotti was a movie made for TV by HBO in 1996 starring Armand Assante (as the famous Gambino Crime Family Boss John Gotti) as well as many of the actors who would later play mob men on The Sopranos. ...

He was married to Karen McArn from 1982 to 1994, and lives in upstate New York and has two daughters, Anya and Alessandra.

Golden Globe nominations

• 1989 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Jack the Ripper
• 1991 - Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Q&A
• 1997 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Gotti
• 1998 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for The Odyssey

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Filmography

Films

• The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
• Paradise Alley (1978)
• Prophecy (1979)
• Little Darlings (1980)
• Private Benjamin (1980)
• I, the Jury (1982)
• Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
• Belizaire the Cajun (1986)
• The Penitent (1987)
• Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987) (TV)
• Jack the Ripper (1988)
• Q&A (1990)
• The Mambo Kings (1992)
• 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
• Hoffa (1992)
• Fatal Instinct (1992)
• Kidnapped (1995) (TV)
• Judge Dredd (1995)
• Striptease (1996)
• Gotti (1996) (TV)
• The Odyssey (1997) (TV)
• The Hunley (1999) (TV)
• Looking For An Echo (1999)
• On the Beach (2000) (TV)
• Tough Luck (2003)
• Two for the Money (2005)
• California Dreamin' (Endless) (2006)
• Funny Money (2006)
• Souls Midnight (2006)
• American Gangster (2007)
• Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2007)
• When Nietzsche Wept (2007)
• Chicago Overcoat (2008)
• Killer By Nature (2008)
• La Linea (2008)

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Prophecy is a 1979 horror film starring Robert Foxworth, Talia Shire and Armand Assante. ... // Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. ... Little Darlings is a 1980 teen film starring Tatum ONeal, Kristy McNichol, Cynthia Nixon, Matt Dillon and Armand Assante, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. ... The year 1980 in film involved some significant events. ... Private Benjamin is a 1980 comedy film which tells the story of Judy, a wealthy Jewish woman, who joins the army when her new husband dies on their wedding night. ... I, the Jury is a 1982 film based on the best selling detective novel of the same name by Mickey Spillane. ... // This is the year of film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which will become the highest grossing movie for almost 15 years (until Titanic), earning double or triple against any major film of the 1980s. ... Unfaithfully Yours is a 1948 film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell and Rudy Vallee. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... // April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... // May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... Jack the Ripper is the pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area of London, England in the second half of 1888. ... // Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis The Naked Gun... Q & A is a 1990 crime film co-written and directed by Sidney Lumet, about a young assistant district attorney named Aloysius Al Francis Reilly (Timothy Hutton) seeking to prove a case against a corrupt NYPD police detective, Michael Brennan (Nick Nolte). ... The Mambo Kings movie poster The Mambo Kings is a 1992 film starring Antonio Banderas and Armand Assante and directed by Arne Glimcher based on the novel by Oscar Hijuelos. ... The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. ... 1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 American/Spanish adventure/drama film. ... Hoffa is a 1992 biographical film based on the life and mysterious death of Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa. ... Fatal Instinct is a 1993 comedy spoof movie directed by Carl Reiner which spoofs movies such as Basic Instinct & Fatal Attraction. ... The year 1995 in film involved some significant events. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... Judge Dredd is a 1995 action film based on the Judge Dredd strip in the British comic 2000 AD. Certain elements of the film were altered from the comic series, but it still did not find wide mainstream appeal. ... Striptease is a 1996 erotic comedy film starring Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Ving Rhames. ... The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ... Gotti DVD cover Gotti was a movie made for TV by HBO in 1996 starring Armand Assante (as the famous Gambino Crime Family Boss John Gotti) as well as many of the actors who would later play mob men on The Sopranos. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... The Odyssey was a 1997 miniseries on NBC. For other uses of Odyssey see Odyssey (disambiguation). ... This is a list of television-related events in 1997. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... The year 1999 in television involved some significant events. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... In 2000 the film was remade for TV. It starred Armand Assante and Rachel Ward and was directed by Russell Mulcahy. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... Tough Luck is the twenty-second episode of the American animated television series Ben 10, which first aired on July 12, 2006. ... For the 1950s game show, see Two for the Money (game show). ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... I think we are in Romania, I guess —Captain Jones California Dreamin[1] (Romanian: ) is a 2007 Romanian film by Cristian Nemescu. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Funny Money is one of the many farces written by Ray Cooney. ... American Gangster is a 2007 crime film written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises which premiered or had installments released in 2004, which appear again this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Ocean... Confessions of a Pit Fighter is a film slated for release in late 2007. ... Chicago Overcoat is an upcoming crime/gangster film. ... 2008 in film is expected to feature another battle of the sequels, as many properties release new installments, including: Ace Ventura Jr. ...

Television

• The Doctors (1975–1977)
• Push, Nevada (2002)
• ER (2006)
• NCIS (2007)
• October Road (2008)

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In popular culture

• His name appears on the long list of "A" names that is given to Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) in the film the Santa Clause and Calvin reads it in disbelief.

Tim Allen (born Timothy Allen Dick on June 13, 1953) is an American comedian, character actor, voice-over artist, and entertainer perhaps best known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement and his roles in Disney films, such as The Santa Clause and Toy Story. ... A common portrayal of Santa Claus. ...

References

External links

• Armand Assante at the Internet Movie Database
• Armand Assante at the TCM Movie Database
• Armand Assante at TV.com
• Assante unofficial site
• Assante unofficial site
• MailSpaces group