Armand Anthony Assante (born October 4, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as mobster John Gotti in the 1996 HBO television film Gotti, Nietzsche in When Nietzsche Wept and Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer in 1982's I, the Jury.
Tony Soprano's origin story is set between 1973 - 1995. This is a fan sequel to The Many Saints Of Newark and bridges the gap between Dickie Moltisanti's death and the fall of Ercole Di Meo as a mob boss in 1995. 15 episodes in this series
Note: Certain casting has changed since Many Saints of Newark and includes fictionalized real-life crime figures to tie into the Sopranos lore along with having an influence on the NYC Five Families within the 1970s to mid-1980s segment.
