Tony Danza

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

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April 21 - 1951 - American - Actor

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Tony Danza was born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza in Brooklyn, New York, the elder of 2 sons. He lived with his family in Brooklyn until they moved to Malverne, NY, when he was a teenager. Both of his parents died from cancer. He attended the University of Dubuque in Iowa on a wrestling scholarship (he majored in History). When he was 18, he got a tattoo on his upper right arm that was based on a design by the comic book artist Robert Crumb. The tattoo says "Keep on Truckin'." Danza was a boxer when he began his acting career on the TV sitcom Taxi. He married his college sweetheart in 1970 and the couple had a son, Marc (born 1971), together. Danza and his first wife divorced a few years after Marc's birth, and Danza married Tracey Robinson in the late 1980s. He has 2 daughters from his second marriage.

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Brooklyn - New York - University of Dubuque - Iowa - Robert Crumb - Boxer - Career - Taxi

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Danza is probably best-known for his appearances in the TV sitcoms Taxi (1978-1983) and Who's the Boss? (1984-1992).

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TV - Sitcoms - Taxi - 1978 - 1983 - Who's the Boss? - 1984 - 1992

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Danza also starred in the short-lived sitcoms Hudson Street (1995) and The Tony Danza Show (1997, not to be confused with his current talk show). He had a role on the TV drama Family Law from 2000 until 2002.

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Hudson Street - 1995 - 1997 - Talk show - Family Law - 2000 - 2002

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He was nominated for an Emmy Award for a guest-starring 1998 role in the TV series The Practice.

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Emmy Award - 1998 - The Practice

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

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Movie - The Hollywood Knights - 1980 - Going Ape! - 1981

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

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1999 - Broadway - Eugene O'Neill - Play - The Iceman Cometh

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Danza now hosts his own TV talk show, The Tony Danza Show. On May 9, 2005, during a go-kart race with NASCAR star Rusty Wallace, who was a guest on the show, Danza's kart flipped after Wallace accidentally bumped him. Danza wasn't injured, which was miraculous, because neither Danza nor Wallace was wearing a helmet. Danza is also an Ordained Minister with the Universal Life Church and performed a marriage on his show.

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Talk show - The Tony Danza Show - May 9 - 2005 - Go-kart - NASCAR - Rusty Wallace - Helmet - Universal Life Church

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