Alessandro Gassman Movies and Career Information

Alessandro Gassman (born February 24, 1965) is an Italian actor. Born in Rome, he is the son of actors Vittorio Gassman and Juliette Mayniel. 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 imposed internationally with Ferzan Ozpetek'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, produced by Luc Besson. In 2006,