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
Di padre in figlio, written and directed by his father, and 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 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.