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As his fame grew,<ref name="assmania10">{{Cite news|date=9 August 1995|title=Assmania goes on tour|publisher=[[Waterloo Region Record]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/275439121 |id={{ProQuest|275439121}} }}</ref><ref name="gasman"/><ref name="pal">{{cite news|date=28 July 1995|title=Letterman's Regina pal takes the Late Night ribbing in his stride|publisher=[[Waterloo Region Record]]|url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/275606091 |id={{ProQuest|275606091}} }}</ref> Vancouver polling company [[Angus Reid Public Opinion]] reported that 49 percent of surveyed Canadians in September 1995 had heard of his name.<ref name="luscombe">{{cite news|last=Luscombe|first=Belinda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717031814/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983508,00.html|archive-date=2007-07-17|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983508,00.html|title=NEXT: I.P. DALY ON NIGHTLINE|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=October 2, 1995}}</ref> | As his fame grew,<ref name="assmania10">{{Cite news|date=9 August 1995|title=Assmania goes on tour|publisher=[[Waterloo Region Record]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/275439121 |id={{ProQuest|275439121}} }}</ref><ref name="gasman"/><ref name="pal">{{cite news|date=28 July 1995|title=Letterman's Regina pal takes the Late Night ribbing in his stride|publisher=[[Waterloo Region Record]]|url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/275606091 |id={{ProQuest|275606091}} }}</ref> Vancouver polling company [[Angus Reid Public Opinion]] reported that 49 percent of surveyed Canadians in September 1995 had heard of his name.<ref name="luscombe">{{cite news|last=Luscombe|first=Belinda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717031814/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983508,00.html|archive-date=2007-07-17|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983508,00.html|title=NEXT: I.P. DALY ON NIGHTLINE|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=October 2, 1995}}</ref> He received a request to judge a [[Swimsuit competition|bikini contest]] in August 1995 for the Janetville Jamboree and Truck Pull in [[Janetville, Ontario]].<ref name="gasman" /> "Assmania" came to a close in August when Assman visited the [[Ed Sullivan Theater]] and was presented with a bouquet of roses by Letterman.<ref name="visit1">{{Cite news |publisher=Free Lance-Star|title=What's in a name? Ask Letterman guest |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5ukyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zgcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3868,4595682&dq= |access-date=2023-07-26 |date=21 August 1995}}</ref> | ||
In October 1995, [[James Blanchard]], the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada|U.S. ambassador to Canada]], paid a visit to Assman at his gas station, citing his status as "an international celebrity".<ref name="inter">{{cite news|date=5 October 1995|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/275425185|title=Ambassador visits Assman|publisher=[[Waterloo Region Record]]|id={{ProQuest|275425185}} }}</ref> | In October 1995, [[James Blanchard]], the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada|U.S. ambassador to Canada]], paid a visit to Assman at his gas station, citing his status as "an international celebrity".<ref name="inter">{{cite news|date=5 October 1995|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/275425185|title=Ambassador visits Assman|publisher=[[Waterloo Region Record]]|id={{ProQuest|275425185}} }}</ref> | ||
Dick Assman himself, who took all this ribbing good-naturedly, pronounced his name "oss-man".<ref name="Retirement"/> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Assman was born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan, to Adolf and Elizabeth Assman.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite web|url=http://speersfuneralchapel.com/tribute/details/6377/Richard--Assman/obituary.html#content-start|title=Obituary of Richard Assman|work=speersfuneralchapel.com|date=August 15, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2016|archive-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820113210/http://speersfuneralchapel.com/tribute/details/6377/Richard--Assman/obituary.html#content-start|url-status=live}}</ref> He died on August 15, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2016/08/19/dick-assman-of-letterman-fame-dies-at-82.html|title=Dick Assman of Letterman fame dies at 82|last=Hudes|first=Sammy|work=thestar.com|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2016|archive-date=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819160832/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2016/08/19/dick-assman-of-letterman-fame-dies-at-82.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | Assman was born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan, to Adolf and Elizabeth Assman.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite web|url=http://speersfuneralchapel.com/tribute/details/6377/Richard--Assman/obituary.html#content-start|title=Obituary of Richard Assman|work=speersfuneralchapel.com|date=August 15, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2016|archive-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820113210/http://speersfuneralchapel.com/tribute/details/6377/Richard--Assman/obituary.html#content-start|url-status=live}}</ref> He died on August 15, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2016/08/19/dick-assman-of-letterman-fame-dies-at-82.html|title=Dick Assman of Letterman fame dies at 82|last=Hudes|first=Sammy|work=thestar.com|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2016|archive-date=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819160832/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2016/08/19/dick-assman-of-letterman-fame-dies-at-82.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:20, 26 October 2025
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Richard Arthur Assman (February 14, 1934 – August 15, 2016) was a Canadian gas station employee whose name propelled him to celebrity status across North America for four months in 1995.
Career
In 1995, Assman moved from working at one Petro-Canada station to another. The latter station's owner took out an advertisement in the local newspaper that was sent anonymously to David Letterman, who was amused by Assman's name.[1] Assman was introduced on July 24, 1995, on the Late Show with David Letterman, where he was a nightly feature for about a month. During this time, he was known as "Assman the Gasman".[2]
Live field units in Canada interviewed him for the show. Over the weeks, Joe Namath declared himself an "Ass-maniac", while Assman received a musical tribute from Tony Orlando[3] on Letterman:
Northgate Petro-Canada
Oh, they're relocating
Their new office at Victoria Square
They're celebrating
Oh vaya con dios, Dick Assman
Vaya con dios, my love
As his fame grew,[4][2][5] Vancouver polling company Angus Reid Public Opinion reported that 49 percent of surveyed Canadians in September 1995 had heard of his name.[6] He received a request to judge a bikini contest in August 1995 for the Janetville Jamboree and Truck Pull in Janetville, Ontario.[2] "Assmania" came to a close in August when Assman visited the Ed Sullivan Theater and was presented with a bouquet of roses by Letterman.[7]
In October 1995, James Blanchard, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, paid a visit to Assman at his gas station, citing his status as "an international celebrity".[8]
Dick Assman himself, who took all this ribbing good-naturedly, pronounced his name "oss-man".[1]
Personal life
Assman was born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan, to Adolf and Elizabeth Assman.[9] He died on August 15, 2016.[10]
References
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External links
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