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Alessandro Gassmann
Gassmann in 2008
Born
Alessandro Gassman[1]

(1965-02-24) 24 February 1965 (age 59)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Sabrina Knaflitz
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(m. 1998)​
ChildrenLeo Gassmann
Parent(s)Vittorio Gassman
Juliette Mayniel

Alessandro Gassmann (né Gassman; born 24 February 1965) is an Italian actor and film director.

Early life

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Born in Rome, he is the son of Italian actor Vittorio Gassman and French actress Juliette Mayniel. He is of Italian, German, Jewish and French descent.[2]

Career

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He debuted at 17 in the autobiographical film Di padre in figlio, written and directed with his father, under whose tutoring he later studied in the Theatre Workshop of Florence. Among his theatrical activity, he was noted for his playing in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Affabulazione (1984).

In 1996 he began an artistic partnership with his friend Gianmarco Tognazzi with whom he co-acted in popular movies like Uomini senza donne, Facciamo festa, Teste di cocco, Lovest, I miei più cari amici and Natale a Beverly Hills, in the theatrical version of Some Like It Hot and as dubbers of the Disney cartoon Eldorado. In 1997 he won international acclaim with Ferzan Özpetek's Hamam.

He was subsequently chosen by Yves Saint Laurent as testimonial for his perfume Opium, and posed in a nude calendar for the Italian magazine Max. He also became a testimonial for Lancia of Musa, as well as appearing in an ad for the Glen Grant liquor. As an actor, he worked for several TV miniseries and, in France, in the action movie Transporter 2 (opposite Jason Statham), produced by Luc Besson. In 2006, Gassmann appeared in the comedy Non prendere impegni stasera.

He then took part in TV dramas such as Piccolo mondo antico, Le stagioni del cuore, La guerra è finita and La Sacra Famiglia; he also acted in the US action film Transporter 2 and in Italy in the comedy Non prendere impegni stasera.

In 2008 he acted in the film Caos calmo as the brother of the main lead, interpreted by Nanni Moretti. For this role, he was honoured by many awards: the David di Donatello award for a supporting actor, the Ciak d'oro, the Nastro d'Argento and the Globo d'oro of the foreign press. In the same year, he adapted for the stage the teleplay 12 Angry Men, written by Reginald Rose in 1954 that was made into a film by Sidney Lumet in 1957: the performance was taken up again in 2009, year in which he also appeared as leading actor in 4 padri single by Paolo Monico, Ex by Fausto Brizzi and Il compleanno by Marco Filiberti as well in the TV miniseries Pinocchio directed by Alberto Sironi.

He is acting Tutor in Cinecittà at Act Multimedia.

Personal life

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Since 1998, Gassmann has been married to actress Sabrina Knaflitz. They have a son, Leo.

Filmography

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Film

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Title Year Role(s) Director Notes
Di padre in figlio 1982 Himself Vittorio Gassman Biographical film
Devils of Monza 1987 Osio Luciano Odorisio
Big Deal After 20 Years Waiter Amanzio Todini Cameo appearance
When We Were Repressed 1992 Federico Pino Quartullo
Ostinato destino Marcello Rambaldi Gianfranco Albano
Golden Balls 1993 Miguel Bigas Luna
A Month by the Lake 1995 Vittorio Balsari John Irvin
Uomini senza donne 1996 Alex Angelo Longoni
Stella's Favor Rodolfo Giancarlo Scarchilli
Facciamo fiesta 1997 Sandro Angelo Longoni
Lovest Johnny Giulio Base
Hamam Francesco Ferzan Özpetek
My Dearest Friends 1998 Rossano Alessandro Benvenuti
Toni 1999 Toni Philomène Esposito
La bomba Nino Giulio Base
The Road to El Dorado 2000 Miguel (voice) Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul Italian dub
Teste di cocco Pietro Tiraboschi Ugo Giordani
The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair 2002 Francesco Pazienza Giuseppe Ferrara
Guardians of the Clouds 2004 Batino Luciano Odorisio
La separazione 2005 Antonio Mariano Provenzano Short film
Transporter 2 Gianni Chellini Louis Leterrier
Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight 2006 Giorgio Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
Monday Alex Simone Catania Short film
Quiet Chaos 2008 Carlo Paladini Antonello Grimaldi
The Seed of Discord Mario Pappi Corsicato
Carnera: The Walking Mountain None Renzo Martinelli Co-writer
Many Kisses Later 2009 Davide Fausto Brizzi
David's Birthday Diego Marco Filiberti
Natale a Beverly Hills Marcello Neri Parenti
Basilicata Coast to Coast 2010 Rocco Santamaria Rocco Papaleo
The Father and the Foreigner Diego Ricky Tognazzi
The Woman of My Dreams Giorgio Luca Lucini
Baciato dalla fortuna 2011 Silvano Paolo Costella
Ex 2: Still Friends? Massimo Marangoni Carlo Vanzina
Viva l'Italia 2012 Valerio Spagnolo Massimiliano Bruno
The Mongrel 2013 Roman Alessandro Gassman Also director
Tutta colpa di Freud 2014 Alessandro Paolo Genovese
The Dinner Massimo Ivano De Matteo
An Italian Name 2015 Paolo Pontecorvo Francesca Archibugi
God Willing Father Pietro Edoardo Falcone
The Little Prince Snake (voice) Mark Osborne Italian dub
The Last Will Be the Last Stefano Colacci Massimiliano Bruno
Torn Himself Alessandro Gassman Documentary; also writer and director
Onda su onda 2016 Ruggero Rocco Papaleo
Non c'è più religione Marietto / Bilal Luca Miniero
Ignorance Is Bliss 2017 Filippo Massimiliano Bruno
Cinderella the Cat Primo Gemito (voice) Alessandro Rak, Marino Guarnieri Italian dub
The Prize Oreste Passamonte Alessandro Gassman Also writer and director
Una storia senza nome 2018 Alessandro Pes Roberto Andò
The Grinch Grinch (voice) Scott Mosier, Yarrow Cheney Italian dub
All You Need Is Crime 2019 Sebastiano Massimiliano Bruno
An Almost Ordinary Summer Carlo Simone Godano
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs Davide Mazzariol Stefano Cipani
The Croods: A New Age 2020 Phil Betterman (voice) Joel Crawford Italian dub
Thou Shalt Not Hate Simone Segre Mauro Mancini
Ritorno al crimine 2021 Sebastiano Massimiliano Bruno Direct-to-video
Il silenzio grande Gianluca Fideschi Alessandro Gassman Cameo; also writer and director
Il pataffio 2022 Frate Cappuccio Francesco Lagi
My Name Is Vendetta Santo Romeo Cosimo Gomez
The Order of Time 2023 Pietro Balestrieri Liliana Cavani
Bare Hands 2024 Minuto Mauro Mancini

Television

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Title Year Role(s) Network Notes
Un bambino di nome Gesù 1987 Adult Jesus Canale 5 Television film
A Season of Giants 1990 Francesco Granacci Rai 1 Television film
Il commissario Corso 1991 Giulio Rai 2 Episode: "La confessione"
Sněhurka a sedm trpasliku 1992 Prince Andreas ZDF Television film
La famiglia Ricordi 1995 Gaetano Donizetti Rai 1 Main role
Samson and Delilah 1996 Amrok Rai 1 Television film
Nessuno escluso 1997 Nicola Fiorillo Rai 2 Television film
Lourdes 2000 Henri / Bernard Guillaumet Rai 1 Television film
Piccolo mondo antico 2001 Franco Maironi Canale 5 Television film
La guerra è finita 2002 Claudio Varzi Rai 1 Television film
Le stagioni del cuore 2004 Sergio Valenti Canale 5 Lead role
Dalida 2005 Luigi Tenco Canale 5 Television film
Codice rosso 2006 Pietro Vega Canale 5 Lead role
The Holy Family Saint Joseph Canale 5 Television film
I Cesaroni 2008 Oreste Canale 5 2 episodes
Pinocchio 2009 Carlo Collodi Rai 1 Television film
Un Natale per due 2011 Claudio Colonna Sky Cinema Television film
Una grande famiglia 2012–2015 Edoardo Rengoni Rai 1 Main role
Un Natale con i fiocchi 2012 Alex Morelli Sky Cinema Television film
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone 2017–2023 Giuseppe Lojacono Rai 1 Lead role
Io ti cercherò 2020 Valerio Frediani Rai 1 Lead role
Un professore 2021–present Dante Balestra Rai 1 Lead role

References

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  1. ^ Aldo Grasso (16 October 2011). "Gassman e la nuova "n": l' ho aggiunta al cognome". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Vittorio Gassman Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". Ovguide.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
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