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Tony Danza

Age: 58
Height: 5' 9"

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Born: Apr. 21st, 1951

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Tony Danza's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Taxi	Tony Banta
Who's the Boss?	Tony Micelli
Hudson Street	Tony Canetti
Just Men!	Tony Danza
Revealed with Jules Asner	Tony Danza
The Mighty Jungle	Vinnie
The Tony Danza Show	Himself - Host
The Tony Danza Show (1997)	Tony DiMeo

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:

Danza scored first round knockouts over Earl Harris, Joe Marcetti, Ralph Garcia, Ray Bryant, Tony Rodriguez, Billy Perez, and Max Hord.
Children with ex-wife Rhonda "Yeoman" Ladanza: Marc Anthony Danza '71 and Gina Danza '83. Gina was born during a reconciliation. Tony and Rhonda later separated again.
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.
Tony Micelli, Danza's character on _"Who's the Boss?" (1984)_ (qv), was ranked #23 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
On September 9, 1977, he was knocked down by Ralph "Rocky" Garcia, but climbed off the canvas to knock out Garcia in the 1st round.
Before he starred in _"Taxi" (1978)_ (qv), Tony was a boxer and was still fighting professionally during the first few seasons.
Became a grandfather for the first time on August 27th 2005 when son, 'Marc Anthony Danza' (qv), 34, and wife Julie, also 34, welcomed baby Nicholas David.
Children with ex-wife Tracy Robinson: Katherine Danza '87 and Emily Danza '93.