Armand Truisi

**Armand Truisi** is a main character of the Paramount+ series, *Tulsa King*. He is portrayed by Max Casella.

Armand is an ambitious criminal who once operated under the patronage of the Invernizzi family.

## Biography

Armand Truisi grew up in New York, where he became affiliated with the Invernizzi crime family. He served under Pete Invernizzi. Dwight Manfredi was put in prison for 25-years, which made Pete nervous, as he believed Dwight would flip on him. He ordered Armand to orchestrate Dwight's death who would have him stabbed. After Dwight survived and killed his assassin, Armand left New York for Tulsa, Oklahoma to start a new life. He met and married Clara and they had two sons together. He became a ranch hand at Fennario Ranch and kept his past a secret and taking the name Manny.

## Series

### Season One

In "*Go West, Old Man*", Armand is at the mall when he spots Dwight Manfredi strutting towards the bathroom. He watches in surprise, keeping an eye on him. The next morning, he calls a man named Eddie, saying it's The Oklahoma Kid. He tells Eddie to listen, asking if there's "any fucking possibility he just saw Dwight Manfredi in Tulsa."

In "*Center of the Universe*", Armand bets on baseball teams at Fennario Ranch. The receptionist tells him that he has a call, so he answers the phone as Manny. Eddie mocks the nickname then tells him that Dwight is in Tulsa, but he doesn't know why. Armand tries to press him for more information, but Eddie doesn't have any. He suggests looking for Dwight at the fanciest hotel in Tulsa.

Once home, Armand goes out on his lawn to find a dog going to the bathroom. He yells at his neighbor, Larry, for letting his dog crap on his lawn. Larry asks how he knows it was his dog, and Armand said he just saw him. Larry brushes it off as being good for the grass since its fertilizer. He pulls his dog inside and Armand grumbles from across the street to let the dog fertilize his own yard instead.

Armand calls The Mayo searching for his "friend" Manfredi, or Ike. The clerk informs him that no one under that name is staying at the hotel. He does recognize the first name Dwight as belonging to "Mr. Manse" from New York. The clerk offers to connect him, but Armand declines, lying that someone just walked in and he'll call him back.

In "*Caprice*", a desperate Armand decides to take Dwight out. He wears a mask and drives up next to Dwight, who is taking his driver's test. He shoots out the window which angers Dwight but injures the driving instructor. Armand speeds off, and a car chase ensues, as Dwight crashes into the car purposefully, but also causes a traffic jam that allows Armand to flee.

That night, he takes the car to an abandoned parking lot and lights it on fire. Dwight finds the car, which isn't burnt too badly because Armand left the windows up, suffocating the fire. Dwight tracks down the Fennario Ranch logo, interrogating Margaret about any of her employees who might be capable of committing a crime. She isn't sure what her many employees do outside of work - it isn't her business. Dwight stakes out the ranch and watches Armand leave the ranch. He follows the man to his house, gripping at a gun as he watches Armand. A little boy and a woman run out of the house to greet Armand, who embraces his son. Dwight glares at the family from across the street.

The next day, Armand tries to clean the dog feces from his neighbor's dog but Dwight ambushes him and takes him into the house to interrogate him. Armand reveals that Pete ordered his death since he believed Dwight would rat out the family and the reason why he tried to kill Dwight in the first place because he thought Dwight figured out his role and came to take revenge. Realizing that Armand tried to kill him out of misunderstanding. Dwight spares Armand but demands 300 dollars per week as punishment for concocting the assassination against Dwight.

## Appearances

* Go West, Old Man
* Center of the Universe
* Caprice

## References

1. ↑ Armand refers to himself as such in "Center of the Universe".