Tony Danza (born April 21, 1951) is an American actor.

Born Antonio Salvatore Iadanza in Brooklyn, New York, he attended the University of Dubuque in Iowa. He was a boxer when he began his acting career.

Danza is probably best-known for his appearances in the TV sitcoms Taxi (1978-1983) and Who's the Boss? (1984-1992). He was nominated for an Emmy Award for a guest-starring role in the TV series The Practice.

His movie debut was in the comedy The Hollywood Knights (1980), which was followed by Going Ape! (1981).

He received critical acclaim for his performance in the 1999 Broadway revival of the Eugene O'Neill play The Iceman Cometh.

Danza now hosts his own TV talk show, The Tony Danza Show.

Filmography

• The Hollywood Knights (1980) ... Duke
• Going Ape! (1981) ... Foster
• Cannonball Run II (1984) ... Terry
• She's Out of Control (1989) ... Doug Simpson
• I'm From Hollywood (1992) ... Cameo
• Angels in the Outfield (1994) (Disney) ... Mel Clark
• Illtown (1996) ... D'Avalon
• Dear God (1996) ... Himself
• Glam (1997) ... Sid
• The Girl Gets Moe (1997) (on video) ... Moe
• A Brooklyn State of Mind (1997) ... Louie Crisci
• Meet Wally Sparks (1997) ... New York Cab Driver

TV appearances

• Taxi (1978) (series) ... Tony Banta
• Murder Can Hurt You (1980) ... Pony Lambretta
• Single Bars, Single Women (1984) ... Dennis
• Who's the Boss? (1984) (series) ... Tony Micelli
• Doing Life (1986) ... Jerry Rosenberg
• Freedom Fighter (1988) ... Vic Ross
• The Whereabouts of Jenny (1991) ... Rowdy Patron
• Baby Talk (1991) (series) (voice) ... Mickey Campbell
• Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (1991) ... Constible Farace
• The Mighty Jungle (1994) (series) (voice) ... Vinnie, the Alligator
• Deadly Whispers (1995) ... Tom Acton
• Hudson Street (1995) (series) ... Tony Canetti
• Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995) ... Cameo
• Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents (1996) ... Co-host
• North Shore Fish (1996) ... Sal
• 12 Angry Men (1997) ... Juror #7
• The Tony Danza Show (1997) (series) ... Tony DiMeo
• The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (1998) ... Barney Gorman
• Noah (1998) ... Norman Waters
• The Practice (1999)
• Family Law (2000) ... Joe Cortese

External links

• Tony Danza (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001103/) at the Internet Movie Database
• Tony Danza (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=37296) at the Internet Broadway Database