Tony Danza Biography (1951-)

Original name, Antonio Salvatore Iadanza (some sources cite given name as Anthony or surname as Ladanza); born April 21, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York, NY;son of Matty (a garbage collector) and Anne (a bookkeeper) Iadanza; married Rhonda Yeomen (divorced); married Tracy Robinson, June 28, 1986; children: (first marriage) Marc Anthony; (second marriage) Katherine Anne, Emily Lyn. Addresses: Office: Katie Face Productions, 13351 Riverside Dr., Suite 610,Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.; Agent: Jim Wiatt, William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (some sources cite 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211).

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, director
Birth Details: April 21, 1951; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Tony Banta, Taxi, ABC, 1978-82, NBC, 1982-83
Likely Stories, Vol. 4, Cinemax, beginning c. 1983
Anthony Morton "Tony" Micelli, Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1984-92
Voice of Mickey Campbell, Baby Talk, ABC, 1991-92
Voice of Vinnie (the alligator), The Mighty Jungle, ABC Family Channel, 1993-94
Tony Canetti, Hudson Street, ABC, 1995-96
Tony DiMeo, The Tony Danza Show, NBC, 1997
Joe Celano, Family Law, CBS, 2000-2002
Host, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004-
Miniseries
(In archive footage) Retrosexual: The 80s, VH1, 2004
Movies
Pony Lambretta, Murder Can Hurt You, 1981
Dennis, Singles Bars, Single Women, ABC, 1984
Host, "Disney Goes to the Oscars," Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986
Jerry Rosenberg, Doing Life (also known as Truth or Die), NBC, 1986
Victor "Vic" Ross, Freedom Fighter (also known as Wall of Tyranny), NBC, 1987
Gus Farace, Mob Justice (also known as Dead and Alive, Dead and Alive--The Race for Gus Farace, and In the Line of Duty: Mob Justice), ABC, 1991
Rowdy bar patron, The Whereabouts of Jenny, ABC, 1991
Tom Acton, Deadly Whispers, CBS, 1995
Juror number seven, 12 Angry Men, Showtime, 1997
Sal Matilla, North Shore Fish, Showtime, 1997
Barney Gorman, "The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon" (also known as "The Philadelphia Phenomenon"), The Wonderful Worldof Disney, ABC, 1998
Moe, The Girl Gets Moe (also known as Love to Kill), HBO, 1998
Norman Waters, "Noah," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998
Jack Clayton, Stealing Christmas, USA Network, 2003
Specials
ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XVII, ABC, 1984
Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (also known as Bob Hope's "Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars"), NBC, 1984
ABC team captain, Battle of the Network Stars XVIII, ABC, 1985
Cohost, 99 Ways to Attract the Right Man, ABC, 1985
Member of team two, The Real Trivial Pursuit, ABC, 1985
The ABC All-Star Spectacular, ABC, 1985
Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), ABC, 1985
(Uncredited) Member of audience, Comic Relief, HBO, 1986
Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, ABC, 1987
Grand marshal, The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1988
Host, Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (also known as A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera), TNT,1989
Host, "Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1990
Himself, The Wonderful World of Oz: 50 Years of Magic, CBS, 1990
Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1990
Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (also known as Frank Sinatra: 75th Birthday Celebration), CBS, 1990
Welcome Home, America!--A USO Salute to America's Sons and Daughters, ABC, 1991
Back to School '92 (also known as Education First!), CBS, 1992
Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration, ABC, 1992
The 61st Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1992
Host, Gettin' Over (series of specials), ABC, 1992, 1993, 1995
Host, The Road to Hollywood, NBC, 1993
Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood, ABC, 1993
The Best of Taxi (also known as Hey Taxi), CBS, 1994
Movie News Hot Summer Sneak Preview, CBS, 1994
Himself, Sinatra: 80 Years My Way, ABC, 1995
Himself, Television's Greatest Performances, ABC, 1995
Video profile presenter, The Opening Ceremonies of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games, NBC, 1995
Let's Make Sure Everybody Eats '95, Food Network, 1995
The NFL at 75: An All-Star Celebration (also known as The NFL 75th Anniversary Special), ABC, 1995
The Tony Bennett Special: Here's to the Ladies; A Concert of Hope,CBS, 1995
Cohost, Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents, NBC, 1996
Host, Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1996
Voice of a cigarette, Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth about Cigarettes, HBO, 1996
The MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon (also known as The 32nd Anniversary MDA Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon), syndicated, 1997
National Memorial Day Concert, PBS, 1997
(Uncredited) Sports on the Silver Screen, HBO, 1997
Host, A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 1998
The Goodwill Games Opening Celebration, TBS, 1998
Skitch Henderson at 80, PBS, 1998
Host, CBS and VH1: Live at the Grammys, VH1, 2001
Host, Miss America, ABC, 2001
TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2002
Himself, VH1 Goes inside the Miss America Pageant, VH1, 2003
(In archive footage) TV's Greatest Sidekicks, Lifetime, 2004
Awards Presentations
Host, American Video Awards, 1983
Host, American Video Awards, ABC, 1985
The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
Guest, The Stuntman Awards, syndicated, 1986
The 38th Annual Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986
The All-Star Pro Sports Awards, ABC, 1990
The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, TheDisney Channel, 1990
Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1992, 1993, 1994
Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards Presented by Footlocker, ABC, 1993
Presenter, The 48th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1994
Presenter, The 17th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1995
Host, The 1996 ESPY Awards, ABC and ESPN, 1996
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 13th Annual Hall of Fame,Showtime, 1998

The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1998
The 27th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2001
Presenter, The 28th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2002
Host, The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2003
Presenter, The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005
Episodic
"Pirouette," Supertrain, NBC, 1979
"When Worlds Collide," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
"Fall Preview Party," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
"Albert James Myer," An American Portrait, CBS, 1986
Himself, "Separation," Mr. Belvedere, ABC, 1987
Himself, "The Final Show" (also cited as "The Last Show"), It's GarryShandling's Show, Showtime and Fox, 1990
Tommy Silva, "Love and Honor," The Practice, ABC, 1998
Tommy Silva, "State of Mind," The Practice, ABC, 1998
Tommy Silva, "Swearing In," The Practice, ABC, 1998
(Uncredited) Tommy Silva, "Trench Work," The Practice, ABC, 1998
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Judith Light, Lifetime, 1998
Voice of man sitting in woods, "Rainforest, Schmainforest," South Park (animated), Nickelodeon, 1999
Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Marilu Henner, Lifetime, 1999
Voice, "Peggy's Fan Fair," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2000
Himself, "Of Men and Meatballs," Bette, CBS, 2001
Voice of Joe, "Ready, Willing, and Disabled," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2001
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Doris Roberts, Lifetime, 2002
(In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Himself, "Tony Danza," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Tony Danza), Arts and Entertainment, 2004
"Being Bad behind the Scenes," TV Land Confidential, TV Land, 2005
"Characters You Love to Hate," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
"Small Screen, Big Stars," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
(Uncredited) "Survival of the Fittest," The Contender, NBC, 2005
"Perfect 10s the Women," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
"When Real Life and Screen Life Collide," TV Land Confidential, TVLand, 2005
Erica Kane's wedding planner, All My Children, ABC, 2005
Television Guest Appearances
Episodic
(Uncredited) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1982
Just Men!, NBC, 1983
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1983, 1984, 1986
Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1984
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1986, 1989
(In archive footage) "Andy Kaufman's Really Big Show," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Andy Kaufman), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Guest host, Studio 59 (also known as Into the Night), ABC,multiple episodes in 1991
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Mad TV, Fox, 2001
"Alyssa Milano," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Inside Dish with Rachael Ray, Food Network, 2004
Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2004
The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, 2004
Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2004
Guest cohost, Life with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004, 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004, 2005
The View, ABC, 2004, 2005
Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2005
Appeared as a host, Friday Comedy Videos, NBC; also appeared as guest in A Conversation with Dinah, The Nashville Network.
Television Appearances
Pilots
Anthony Morton "Tony" Micelli, Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1984
Tony Micelli, Living Dolls, ABC, 1989
Tony Canetti, Hudson Street, ABC, 1995
Tony DiMeo, The Tony Danza Show, NBC, 1997
Appeared as Joe Crane in the unaired pilot Homewood P.I., CBS; appeared in the unaired pilot Fast Lane Blues.
Television Executive Producer
Series
George, ABC, 1993-94
(With others) Hudson Street, ABC, 1995-96
(With others) Before They Were Stars, ABC, beginning 1996
The Tony Danza Show, NBC, 1997
(With others) The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004-
Television Executive Script Consultant
Series
Living Dolls, ABC, 1989
Television Executive Producer
Movies
(With others) "Disney Goes to the Oscars," Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986
(With others) Doing Life (also known as Truth or Die), NBC,1986
(With others) Freedom Fighter (also known as Wall of Tyranny), NBC, 1987
(With Steve Sauer) The Whereabouts of Jenny, ABC, 1991
(With Stephen McPherson and Elizabeth Bradley) Bermuda Triangle (also known as Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle), ABC, 1996
(With Michael Greenfield) Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus Number 17 (also known as The Miami School Bus Hijacking), ABC, 1996
Crowned and Dangerous, ABC, 1997
Out of Time, Showtime, 2000
Specials
(With others) Gettin' Over (series of specials), ABC, 1992, 1993,1995
(With Steve Sauer and Scott Sternberg) The Road to Hollywood, NBC,1993
An All-New Before They Were Stars, ABC, 1994
Before They Were Stars, ABC, 1994
(With others) Before They Were Stars III, ABC, 1995
(With others) Before They Were Stars IV, ABC, 1995
(With others) A Special Half-Hour Edition of Before They Were Stars, ABC, 1995
Television Director
Episodic
"Jr. Executive," Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1986
Television Executive Producer
Pilots
Executive producer of the unaired pilot Homewood P.I., CBS.
Film Appearances
Duke, The Hollywood Knights, Columbia, 1980
Foster, Going Ape!, Paramount, 1981
Terry, Cannonball Run II, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Doug Simpson, She's Out of Control, Columbia, 1989
Peter Barth, The Joke (short film), 1992
Himself, I'm from Hollywood (documentary), Koch Vision, 1992
Mel Clark, Angels in the Outfield (also known as Angels), Buena Vista, 1994
D'Avalon, illtown (also known as Cocaine Kids and Wrecking Crew), Shooting Gallery, 1996
Himself, Dear God, Paramount, 1996
Louis "Louie" Crisci, A Brooklyn State of Mind, Miramax, 1997
Tony "Boom Boom" Banta, Meet Wally Sparks, Trimark Pictures, 1997
Sid Dalgren, Glam, Storm Entertainment, 2001
Simon, The Whisper, 2004
Goodnight, We Love You (documentary), Mansfield Avenue Productions, 2004
Fred, Crash, Lions Gate Films, 2005
Voice of Rocko, Firedog (animated), c. 2005
King, Aftermath, Ronin Films, 2006
Film Work
Executive producer, The Jerky Boys, Buena Vista, 1995
(With John "Cha Cha" Ciarcia) Director, Mamamia (short film; alsoknown as Mamma Mia), 1998
Stage Appearances
Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985
Dominic De Caesar, Wrong Turn at Lungfish, Promenade Theatre, NewYork City, 1993
Eddie, A View from the Bridge, Roundabout Theatre Company, New York City, 1998
Rocky Pioggi, The Iceman Cometh, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New YorkCity, 1999
Fiorello LaGuardia (title role), Fiorello!, (musical), Broadway'sBest series, Reprise!, University of California, Los Angeles, Freud Playhouse, Macgowan Hall, Los Angeles, 1999
Radio Appearances
Episodic
The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2004
RECORDINGS
Albums
The House I Live In, Sin-Drome Music, 2002
Videos
(In archive footage) Christmas from Hollywood, Koch Vision, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Lovece, Frank, and Jules Franco, Hailing Taxi, Prentice-Hall, 1988

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, February 7, 1997, p. 16
People Weekly, October 30, 1995, p. 63; June 26, 2000, p. 101; September 20, 2004, p. 211; September 19, 2005, p. 210
Woman's Day, November 6, 2005, p. 128
Woman's World, January 11, 2005, p. 20

Electronic

Theatermania, http://www.theatermania.com, April 24, 2000

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