Tony Danza Add to My Celebs Age 61 Birthday Apr. 21st, 1951 Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA Height 5' 9"

Tony Danza's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Taxi Tony Banta Who's the Boss? Tony Micelli Teach: Tony Danza Tony Danza Family Law Joe Celano Baby Talk Mickey Camp… Hudson Street Tony Canetti Just Men! Tony Danza Revealed with Jules Asner Tony Danza The Mighty Jungle Vinnie The Tony Danza Show Himself - H… The Tony Danza Show (1997) Tony DiMeo

Main Movie Roles 2006 - Cloud 9 2004 - Crash 1997 - Meet Wally Sparks 1996 - Dear God 1994 - Angels in the Outfield 1989 - She's Out of Control 1984 - Cannonball Run II 1980 - The Hollywood Knights

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Tony Danza received an Emmy nomination for a guest-starring role in "The Practice" (1997) and acclaim for his performance in the Broadway revival of "The Iceman Cometh" by 'Eugene ONeill (I). He is best known, however, for his lovable sitcom personae. Following a five-year run in "Taxi" (1978), he starred in "Who's the Boss?" (1984) for eight seasons. He also starred in the comedy series "Hudson Street" (1995) and "The Tony Danza Show" (1997), for which he was executive producer. His additional television credits include an acclaimed performance opposite George C. Scott and Jack Lemmon (I) in the remake of the film classic 12 Angry Men (1997) (TV) and the television movies The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (1998) (TV), Noah (1998) (TV), The Girl Gets Moe (1997), North Shore Fish (1997) (TV) and Deadly Whispers (1995) (TV). Danza's additional stage credits include the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller (I)'s Tony Award-winning "A View From the Bridge". His theatrical debut in "Wrong Turn" at Lungfish earned him an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination. Among his motion picture credits are Angels in the Outfield (1994), She's Out of Control (1989), A Brooklyn State of Mind (1997), Glam (1997) and Illtown (1996). He also wrote, directed and starred in the short film Mamamia (1998) and continues to garner accolades performing in his song-and-dance stage show, which debuted in Atlantic City in 1995. He has since taken it on the road to major venues throughout the country, from Las Vegas to New York. Danza earned a bachelor's degree in history education from the University of Dubuque, which he attended on a wrestling scholarship. Shortly after graduation, he was discovered by a producer at a boxing gymnasium in New York, and "Taxi" (1978) rolled into his life. Danza was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Tracy, and three children.

Grew up in a Long Island suburb, Malverne, New York.


TRIVIA:

• Has two daughters Katie (b. 1987), Emily (b. 1993) and one son, 'Marc Anthony Danza' (qv) (b. 1971). Marc Anthony guest starred in an episode of _"Taxi" (1978)_ (qv) playing a handicapped kid.
• Escaped serious injury on 9 May 2005 when the mini stock-car he was driving flipped over and he wasn't wearing a helmet.
• Tony's son, 'Marc Anthony Danza' (qv), also appeared in another episode of _"Taxi" (1978)_ (qv) in which Marc portrayed a foster child that Tony wanted to adopt.
• He broke his back skiing in Utah in 1993, and has plates, rods, and screws in his spine. He lost his house in the Northridge quake January 17, 1994.
• As a professional boxer, he fought in such cities as Brooklyn, New York, Long Island, Nanuet, White Plains, and Phoenix.
• He graduated from the University of Dubuque.
• Has an Italian-Canadian cousin named Daniel Gianotti.
• First "Hollywood girlfriend" was _"Taxi" (1978)_ (qv) costar 'Marilu Henner' (qv).

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