Alessandro Gassman
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Alessandro Gassman (born February 27, 1965) is an Italian actor.
Born in Genoa, he is the son of the famous actor Vittorio Gassman and Juliette Maynel.
He debuted at 17 in Di padre in figlio, written and directed by his father, and later studied in the Teathre Workshop of Florence. Among his theatrical activity, he was noted for his playing in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Affabulazione (1984).
In 1993 he began a series of collaboration with Gianmarco Tognazzi with popular movies like Uomini senza donne, Facciamo festa, Teste di cocco and Lovest, and as dubbers and theatre actors as well. In 1997 he imposed internationally with Ferzan Ozpetek's Hamam.
He was subsequently chosen by Yves Saint Laurent as testimonial for his parfum Opium, and issued a sexy calendar for the Italian magazine Max. As an actor, he worked for several TV miniseries and, in France, in the action movie Transporter 2, produced by Luc Besson.
In 2006 Gassman played in the comedy Non prendere impegni stasera.
Gassman is reportedly 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall.
