Tony Danza

American actor

Photo by: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:April 21, 1951

Age:75

Zodiac Sign:Taurus

Children:4

Born in:Brooklyn, United States

Languages:English

Film Actor Stage Actor Musician Teacher Actor Television Actor Television Presenter Film Producer Boxer

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Famous For

Movies & TV

CrashDon JonCannonball Run IITaxiAngels in the Outfield

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Tony Danza

American actor

Biography

Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1951) is an American actor and retired professional boxer. He is known for co-starring in the television series Taxi (1978–1983) and Who's the Boss? (1984–1992), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards. In 1998, Danza won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series for his work on the 1997 sitcom The Tony Danza Show (not to be confused with his 2004–2006 daytime variety talk show of the same name). He has also appeared in films such as The Hollywood Knights (1980), Going Ape! (1981), Cannonball Run II (1984), She's Out of Control (1989), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Crash (2004), and Don Jon (2013).

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Actor Tony Danza at the 2012 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, United States.

Tony Danza, Julianne Moore, Brie Larson, Jeremy Luke, Rob Brown and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Tony Danza draws upon his own real-life experiences in his portrayal of Tony Banta in the ABC Television Network's new comedy series, Taxi, which premieres this fall. In Taxi, which will air TUESDAYS (9:30-10:00 p.m., EDT), Danza plays a driver and part-time prizefighter who often feels he has been defeated by life. In real life, Danza has fought numerous fights as a middlewight.