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| birth_name = Tony Alvarez
| birth_name = Tony Alvarez
| birth_date = December 19, 1956
| birth_date = 19 December 1956
| birth_place = [[Velez-Malaga]], [[Spain]]
| birth_place = [[Velez-Malaga]], [[Spain]]
| death_date = {{Dda|1997|7|21|1956|12|19}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1997|7|21|1956|12|19}}
| death_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| death_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
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| occupation = [[Television actor]]
| occupation = [[actor]], singer
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'''Tony Alvarez''' (1956 – 1997) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] born actor resident in [[Australia]].
'''Tony Alvarez''' (19 December 1956 – 21 July 1997) was a [[Spanish Australian]] actor and singer. Born in [[Velez-Malaga]], he was best known for his television roles in Australia and the US.


==Television in Australia==
He is probably best remembered for his on-going role as Dr Tony Garcia in the long running Australian [[soap opera]] ''[[The Young Doctors]]''. He appeared in the role from 1977 until 1979. His character was love interest of characters Lisa Brooks and Tania Livingstone in the serial.
He is probably best remembered for his ongoing role as Dr Tony Garcia in the long running Australian [[soap opera]] ''[[The Young Doctors]]''. He appeared in the role from 1977 until 1979. His character was a love interest of characters Lisa Brooks ([[Paula Duncan]]) and Tania Livingston ([[Judy McBurney]]).


==UK stage and music==
After leaving ''The Young Doctors'' Alvarez starred on the stage in ''Evita'' and toured the UK with [[Ronnie Corbett]] in ''Cabaret''. Alvarez was also a singer, and around the early 1980s he released a cover of ''Talking In My Sleep''.
After leaving ''The Young Doctors'' Alvarez starred on the stage in ''Evita'' and toured the UK with [[Ronnie Corbett]] in ''Cabaret''. Alvarez was also a singer, and in the early 1980s he released a cover of ''Talking In My Sleep''.
He also had a brief guest role in television serial ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' in 1983 playing a man, also named Tony, revealed to be a vicious rapist. He followed this with a six month stint as a fiery Spanish servant in drama series ''[[Carson's Law]]'' in 1984.
He had a brief guest role in television serial ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' in 1983 playing a man, also named Tony, revealed to be a vicious rapist. He followed this with a six-month stint as a fiery Spanish servant in drama series ''[[Carson's Law]]'' in 1984.


==US television roles==
After ''Carson's Law'', Alvarez worked in the US on the series ''[[General Hospital]]'' and ''[[The Bold And The Beautiful]]''.
After ''Carson's Law'', Alvarez worked in the US on the series ''[[General Hospital]]'' and ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''.


During Alvarez' career, he worked alongside [[Antonio Banderas]] and subsequently discovered they were born in the same town. <ref>http://www.classicaussiesoaps.com/actors/tonyalvarez.htm</ref>
During Alvarez' career, he worked alongside [[Antonio Banderas]] and subsequently discovered they were born in the same town.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classicaussiesoaps.com/actors/tonyalvarez.htm |title=Tony Alvarez: Spanish actor and singer |accessdate=2009-01-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409114724/http://www.classicaussiesoaps.com/actors/tonyalvarez.htm |archivedate=9 April 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==Death==
Alvarez was diagnosed with cancer and died in Sydney at age 40 not far from the Mitchell Street studios where he first shot to fame in [[The Young Doctors]].
Alvarez was diagnosed with an AIDS related cancer and died in Sydney at age 40 not far from the Mitchell Street studios where he first shot to fame in ''The Young Doctors''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thateden.co.uk/prisoner/news21.htm |title=Prisoner Cell Block H Escapees - The Recroom - Newspapers and Magazines |website=www.thateden.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021104235658/http://www.thateden.co.uk/prisoner/news21.htm |archive-date=2002-11-04}} </ref>


==References==
==References==
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| NAME = Alvarez, Tony
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| DATE OF BIRTH = December 19, 1956
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Velez-Malaga]], [[Spain]]
| DATE OF DEATH = July 21, 1997
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
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[[Category:Australian male television actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian male actors]]
[[Category:People from Vélez-Málaga]]




Latest revision as of 11:18, 24 September 2024

Tony Alvarez
Born
Tony Alvarez

19 December 1956
Velez-Malaga, Spain
Died21 July 1997(1997-07-21) (aged 40)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)actor, singer

Tony Alvarez (19 December 1956 – 21 July 1997) was a Spanish Australian actor and singer. Born in Velez-Malaga, he was best known for his television roles in Australia and the US.

Television in Australia

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He is probably best remembered for his ongoing role as Dr Tony Garcia in the long running Australian soap opera The Young Doctors. He appeared in the role from 1977 until 1979. His character was a love interest of characters Lisa Brooks (Paula Duncan) and Tania Livingston (Judy McBurney).

UK stage and music

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After leaving The Young Doctors Alvarez starred on the stage in Evita and toured the UK with Ronnie Corbett in Cabaret. Alvarez was also a singer, and in the early 1980s he released a cover of Talking In My Sleep.

He had a brief guest role in television serial Prisoner in 1983 playing a man, also named Tony, revealed to be a vicious rapist. He followed this with a six-month stint as a fiery Spanish servant in drama series Carson's Law in 1984.

US television roles

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After Carson's Law, Alvarez worked in the US on the series General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful.

During Alvarez' career, he worked alongside Antonio Banderas and subsequently discovered they were born in the same town.[1]

Death

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Alvarez was diagnosed with an AIDS related cancer and died in Sydney at age 40 not far from the Mitchell Street studios where he first shot to fame in The Young Doctors.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Tony Alvarez: Spanish actor and singer". Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Prisoner Cell Block H Escapees - The Recroom - Newspapers and Magazines". www.thateden.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 November 2002.


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