Armand Assante is an Emmy-winning American Actor. Born and raised in New York, Assante was the son of artistic parents. His mother was a teacher and a poet, while his father was an painter. Assante attended Cornwall central High School, before pursuing his dramatic training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his screen debut as a "Wedding Guest" in the 1974 film Lords of Flatbush, which starred Henry Winkler and Sylvester Stallone. Assante's breakthrough role came in the film Private Benjamin starring Goldie Hawn. Other notable Assante films include The Mambo Kings, Hoffa, Gotti, for which he won an Emmy, Judge Dredd, and American Gangster.
Armand Assante Timeline
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1949: Born
1979: Prophecy
1982: Love and Money
1986: Belizaire the Cajun
1988: Jack the Ripper
1991: The Marrying Man
1992: The Mambo Kings
1992: Hoffa
1993: Fatal Instinct
1996: Gotti
1997: The Odyssey
2005: Two for the Money
2007: When Nietzsche Wept
2007: NCIS
2007: American Gangster