Tony Danza
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| Tony Danza | |
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Tony Danza in 2005 |
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| Born | Anthony Salvatore Iadanza April 21, 1950 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, television personality, tap dancer, boxer, teacher |
| Years active | 1978 ─ present |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse | Rhonda Yeoman Iadanza (1970-1974; 2 children) Tracy Robinson (1986-2007; 2 children) |
Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television personality, tap dancer, boxer and teacher. His mother was an immigrant from Sicily; his father was of Italian descent. Danza made his big screen debut in the 1981 movie Going Ape!. Danza was also the host of the ESPY Awards in 1996 and Miss America in 2002.
Filmography [change]
- Going Ape! as Foster (1981)
- Cannonball Run II as Terry (1984)
- Mr. Thompson and His Bananas as Geraldo Thompson (1988)
- She's Out of Control as Doug Simpson (1989)
- I'm From Hollywood (1992) (Cameo)
- Angels in the Outfield as Mel Clark (1994)
- Illtown as D'Avalon (1996)
- Dear God as Himself (1996)
- Glam as Sid (1997)
- The Girl Gets Moe as Moe (1997)
- A Brooklyn State of Mind as Louie Crisci (1997)
- Meet Wally Sparks as New York Cab Driver (1997)
- The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon as Barney Gorman (1998)
- The Whisper as Simon (2004)
- Crash as Fred (2005)
- The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone as Chickie (2009)
- Aftermath as King (2009)
- Firedog as Rocky (2010)