Tony Danza

Tony Danza: Biography in Details

Who is Tony Danza?

Tony Danza is an Award-winning American professional actor. Tony is known for being a television personality, tap dancer, boxer, and teacher.

He starred in the TV series Taxi and Who’s the Boss?

In 2020, he is going to give voice to the movie, Rumble.

Tony Danza: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Tony Danza was born on 21st April 1951 in Brooklyn, New York City. As of 2021, he is 70 years old. He is the son of Matty Anthony Iadanza and Anne Cammisa. His father was a waste collecter in Brooklyn and his mother was a bookkeeper.

Tony’s father was of Italian ancestry and his mother was a Sicilian immigrant. His mother was born in Campobello di Mazara, Province of Agrigento, Sicily. His paternal grandparents were Antonio Iadanza and Jennie/Grazia De Stefano.

Similarly, his maternal grandparents were Anthony Camisa and Antoniano Tumbarello. His younger brother is Matty Jr. is a Los Angeles restaurant owner.

Likewise, his family relocated to Malverne, New York on Long Island.

Survived a deadly accident

In 1993, Tony lost his mother. On 28th December 1992, he was skiing in Utah’s Deer Valley when he impacted a tree at high speed.

After that, he was in critical condition for a month with a punctured lung, six broken ribs, and two broken vertebrae in his back. He revealed that he was thinking about his dead mother and he fell and hurt himself.

Likewise, on 9th May 2005, he escaped a serious injury when the mini-stock car which he was driving flipped over. At that time, he was not wearing a helmet.

Education

Tony attended Malverne Senior High School and graduated in 1968. He was not a good student according to him. In 1972, he earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the Universal of Dubuque. He got a scholarship in wrestling.

Tony Danza: Professional life, career

Boxing

Tony was a professional boxer who has a record of 9-3 with all but one of his fights, wins, and losses.

Acting

In the year 1978-1983, he played the role of Tony Banta in Taxi. After that, he appeared in the TV series Murder Can Hurt You, Doing Life, Freedom Fighter, Baby Talk, The Mighty Jungle, The Practice, Rita Rocks, Broad City, and The Good Cop.

His film role includes The Hollywood Knights, She’s Out of Control, Angels in the Outfield, Dear God, Meet Wally Sparks, Crash, Cloud 9, Don Jon, and Aftermath.

Teaching

In the 2009-2010 reality show Teach: Tony Danza, he co-instructed a 10th grade English Class at Northeast High School in Philadelphia. In 2012, a book I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High was based on his teaching.

Awards

In 1998, Tony won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in The Tony Danza Show. In 2007, he won the TV Land The Medallion Award for Taxi.

He was nominated for Emmy Award and four times Golden Globe Awards.

Tony Danza: Net worth, Salary

Tony has an estimated net worth of $40 million US. As an American actor, he has an average salary of $19,647-$210,569 US.

As a boxer, he earns around $51,370 US. He was part of the movie Don Jon which made a box office collection of $41.3 million US.

Similarly, he played Fred in Crash which made a box office collection of $101.2 million US. In 2014, he sold his Malibu beach house for $8 million US. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Tony has light hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall. In March 2017, Tony shared his weight loss meal plan.

Tattoos

When he was in the first year of college, he inked Robert Crumb’s “Keep on Truckin” character on his upper right arm. Similarly, he has a “Keep Punching” boxing gloves tattoo on his right shoulder.

Also, he has tattooed his ex-wife Tracy’s name on his chest.

Social Media

Tony has around 443k followers on Facebook and 55.4k on Twitter account. He has been active on Twitter since November 2008.

Likewise, he has 86.3k followers on Instagram and he has followed actress Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, and writer Stephen King.

From his Instagram, it is known that he is a foodie and enjoys cooking.

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