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{{Infobox person
| name = Tony Danza
| name = Tony Danza
| image = Tony danza 2012.jpg
| image = Tony Danza.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Danza in 2003
| birth_name = Anthony Salvatore Iadanza
| caption = Tony Danza at the 2012 Texas Book Festival.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|04|21}}
| birth_name = Antonio Salvatore Iadanza
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|April 21, 1951}}
| height = 5 ft 9 in<ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/028927 | title=BoxRec: Tony Danza }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[University of Dubuque]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[television personality]], [[tap dancer]], [[Boxing|boxer]], [[teacher]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1978–present
| years_active = 1978–present
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Rhonda Yeoman|1970|1974|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Tracy Robinson|1986|February 6, 2013|end=divorced}}}}
| height = 5 ft 9 in
| children = 4
| spouse = Rhonda Yeoman (1970–1974; divorced) <br/>Tracy Robinson (1986–2011)
|children = 4
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'''Tony Danza''' (born '''Antonio Salvatore Iadanza'''; April 21, 1951)<ref name=filmref /> is an Italian-American [[actor]] and former professional [[Boxing|boxer]]. He is best known for starring on the TV series ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' and ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'', 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 (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]'' (not to be confused with his 2004-2006 daytime variety talk show [[The Tony Danza Show|of the same name]]).
'''Tony Danza''' (born '''Anthony Salvatore Iadanza'''; April 21, 1951)<ref name=filmref /> is an American actor and retired [[professional boxer]].<ref name="auto1" /> He is known for co-starring in the television series ''[[Taxi (TV 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 (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]'' (not to be confused with his 2004–2006 daytime variety talk show [[The Tony Danza Show (2004 talk show)|of the same name]]). He has also appeared in films such as ''[[The Hollywood Knights]]'' (1980), ''[[Going Ape!]]'' (1981), ''[[She's Out of Control]]'' (1989), ''[[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)|Angels in the Outfield]]'' (1994), ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' (2004), and ''[[Don Jon]]'' (2013).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Danza was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]],<ref name=filmref /> to parents Anne Cammisa (1925–1993) and Matty Iadanza (1920–1983) <ref name=vart1>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR108166?refCatId=25|title=Ann Iadanza|publisher=''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''|date=June 23, 1993|accessdate=May 26, 2012}}</ref> His mother was a bookkeeper and his father worked as a [[waste collector]] in Brooklyn.<ref name="filmref">{{cite web | url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/34/Tony-Danza.html | title= Tony Danza Biography (1951-) | publisher= FilmReference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-06-13/entertainment/17900765_1_tony-danza-show-meatball-recipe-song-and-dance|title=Tony Danza's the boss in the kitchen with new cookbook|last=Wharton|first=Rachel|date=13 June 2008|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York|accessdate=May 26, 2012}}</ref> Danza's father was an American of Italian ancestry and Danza's mother was an immigrant from the town of [[Campobello di Mazara]] in the [[Sicily|Sicilian]] province of [[Province of Trapani|Trapani]].<ref name=vart1/><ref>http://www.walkoffame.com/tony-danza</ref> He has a younger brother, Matty Jr. (born 1954), a Los Angeles restaurant owner.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=44161&apid=0 Tony Danza's TCM bio]</ref> When Danza was 14, he and his family relocated to [[Malverne, New York]], on [[Long Island]]. Danza attended Malverne High School, graduating in 1969.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/tony-danza-is-not-too-cool-for-school-1.2324169|title=Tony Danza is not too cool for school|author=Verne Gay|date=September 29, 2010|accessdate=May 26, 2012|work=[[Newsday]]}}</ref> In the first episode of his show ''Teach: Tony Danza'', Danza describes himself as a "bad student" in high school. He earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1972 from the [[University of Dubuque]],<ref>[http://www.dbq.edu/news/news1.cfm?ID=89 University of Dubuque website]</ref> which he attended on a wrestling scholarship. In 1975, as a joke, Danza's friends entered him in the New York City Golden Gloves. After knocking out his first six opponents all in the first round, Danza was knocked out in the finals.<ref>[http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=12264 Tony Danza profile], boxing-scoop.com; accessed May 20, 2014.</ref>
Danza was born on April 21, 1951, in [[Brooklyn, New York]],<ref name=filmref /> to parents Anna Mary (née Camisa; 1925–1993) and Matthew Anthony "Matty" Iadanza (1920–1983).<ref name=vart1>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR108166?refCatId=25|title=Ann Iadanza|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 23, 1993 |access-date=May 26, 2012}}</ref><ref name=fdr1>Stated on ''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', February 8, 2022</ref> His mother was a bookkeeper and his father worked as a [[waste collector]] in Brooklyn.<ref name="filmref">{{cite web |url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/34/Tony-Danza.html |title= Tony Danza Biography (1951–) |publisher= FilmReference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-06-13/entertainment/17900765_1_tony-danza-show-meatball-recipe-song-and-dance |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707085648/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-06-13/entertainment/17900765_1_tony-danza-show-meatball-recipe-song-and-dance |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=Tony Danza's the boss in the kitchen with new cookbook |last=Wharton |first=Rachel |date=June 13, 2008 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |access-date=May 26, 2012}}</ref> Danza's paternal grandparents were from [[Pietrelcina]], [[Benevento]], [[Campania]], [[Italy]], and his mother was an immigrant from the town of [[Campobello di Mazara]] in the [[Sicily|Sicilian]] [[province of Trapani]].<ref name=vart1/><ref name=fdr1/><ref>[http://www.walkoffame.com/tony-danza walkoffame.com]</ref> He has a younger brother, Matty Jr. (born 1954), a Los Angeles restaurant owner.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=44161&apid=0 Tony Danza's TCM bio]</ref> He lived in [[East New York, Brooklyn]]<ref name="Mozzarella">{{cite news |last1=Frishberg |first1=Hannah |title=Tony Danza Talks His New Play, Growing Up in Brooklyn, And Fresh Mozzarella |url=https://bklyner.com/tony-danza-talks-his-new-play-growing-up-in-brooklyn-and-fresh-mozzarella/ |access-date=February 20, 2019 |publisher=Bklynr |date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> until he was 14, and his family relocated to [[Malverne, New York]], on [[Long Island]]. Danza attended Malverne Senior High School, graduating in 1968. In the first episode of his show ''Teach: Tony Danza'', Danza describes himself as a "bad student" in high school. He earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1972 from the [[University of Dubuque]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dbq.edu/news/news1.cfm?ID=89 |title=University of Dubuque website |access-date=September 29, 2010 |archive-date=January 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119154005/http://www.dbq.edu/news/news1.cfm?ID=89 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which he attended on a [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]] scholarship. In 1975, as a joke, Danza's friends entered him in the New York City Golden Gloves Tournament. After knocking out his first six opponents all in the first round, Danza was knocked out in the finals.<ref>[http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=12264 Tony Danza profile], boxing-scoop.com. Retrieved May 20, 2014.</ref>


During his first year of college, he had a [[Robert Crumb]] "Keep on Truckin'" tattooed on his upper right arm. In a 1985 interview in ''[[Us Weekly]]'' magazine, Danza remarked, "I was playing pool with a guy who had all these tattoos, and I wanted to be friends."<ref>"Danza, Father and (Finally) Grown-up" by Steve Pond. ''Us Weekly'', August 26, 1985</ref> Danza also sports a "Keep Punching" boxing gloves tattoo on his right shoulder as well as "Tracy", his (former) wife's name, on his chest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Danza President Puncher|url=http://www.maxim.com/tv/guy-tv/70062/tony-danza-president-puncher.html|publisher=Maxim|accessdate=June 17, 2011}}</ref> In college, Danza met and married his first wife. Danza was a professional [[Boxing|boxer]] with a 9–3(9 knockouts, 7 in the first round) record, with all but one of his fights, wins and losses, ending in a [[knockout]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Dan|last=Rafael|title='The Contender' to feature two ex-title challengers; TV star Danza to host|date=2008-10-01|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3615214|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=2008-12-17}}</ref> He was ordained by the [[Universal Life Church]], and has been an ordained minister for many years.<ref>http://www.ulc.org/</ref> Shortly after his college graduation, Danza was discovered by a producer at a boxing gymnasium in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailydanza.com/about/|title=Meet Tony|publisher=dailydanza.com}}</ref> He then earned a spot on the television show ''Taxi''.
During his first year of college, he had the [[Robert Crumb]] "[[Keep on Truckin' (comics)|Keep on Truckin']]" character tattooed on his upper right arm. In a 1985 interview in ''[[Us Weekly]]'' magazine, Danza remarked, "I was playing pool with a guy who had all these tattoos, and I wanted to be friends."<ref>"Danza, Father and (Finally) Grown-up" by Steve Pond. ''Us Weekly'', August 26, 1985</ref> Danza also sports a "Keep Punching" boxing gloves tattoo on his right shoulder as well as "Tracy", his (former) wife's name, on his chest.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Danza President Puncher |url=http://www.maxim.com/tv/guy-tv/70062/tony-danza-president-puncher.html |work=Maxim |access-date=June 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614041647/http://www.maxim.com/tv/tony-danza-president-puncher |archive-date=June 14, 2012 }}</ref> In college, Danza met and married his first wife.


==Career==
==Acting, show business, and teaching==
===Boxing===
Danza is better known for his roles on ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]],'' in which he played a [[cab driver]] and [[part-time]] boxer Tony Banta, and ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'', in which he portrayed retired baseball player, housekeeper and single father Tony Micelli. For his contribution to the television industry, in 1988, Danza was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 7000 [[Hollywood Boulevard]]. Danza also plays the role of a baseball player in ''[[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)|Angels in the Outfield]]'' (1994).
Danza was a [[professional boxer]] with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses (8 knockouts, 6 in the first round). He competed from 1976 until 1979 in the [[middleweight]] division.<ref>{{cite news|first=Dan|last=Rafael|title='The Contender' to feature two ex-title challengers; TV star Danza to host|date=October 1, 2008|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3615214|work=ESPN|access-date=December 17, 2008}}</ref><ref name="auto1" />


===Acting and show business===
Danza also starred in the short-lived sitcoms ''[[Hudson Street (TV series)|Hudson Street]]'' (1995) and ''The Tony Danza Show'' (1997), not to be confused with his 2004-2006 talk show, ''[[The Tony Danza Show]]''. He had a role in the TV drama ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]]'' from 2000 until 2002.
[[File:Tony_Danza_1995.jpg|upright|thumb|Danza in 1995]]
[[File:Tony danza 2012.jpg|upright|thumb|Danza in 2012]]
Shortly after his college graduation from the University of Dubuque, Danza was discovered by a producer at a boxing gymnasium in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailydanza.com/about/|title=Meet Tony|publisher=dailydanza.com}}</ref> He then earned a spot on the television show ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' (1978-1983), playing a [[cab driver]] and part-time boxer Tony Banta, and later starred on ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' (1984–1992), in which he portrayed Tony Micelli, a former baseball player, housekeeper, and single father. For his contribution to the television industry, in 1988, Danza was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 7000 [[Hollywood Boulevard]].


He was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]]<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/tony-danza Tony Danza Emmy Nominated]</ref> for a guest-starring 1998 role in the TV series ''[[The Practice]]''. His [[film|movie]] debut was in the comedy ''[[The Hollywood Knights]]'' ([[1980 in film|1980]]), which was followed by ''[[Going Ape!]]'' ([[1981 in film|1981]]). He received critical acclaim for his performance in the 1999 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] revival of the [[Eugene O'Neill]] [[Play (theatre)|play]] ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]''. In 2002, Danza released his debut album ''The House I Live In'' as a 1950s-style [[crooner]].<ref>[http://www0.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-463434/content_258810023556 Opinion on Tony Danza's ''The House I Live In''.] ''epinions.com'' Retrieved 2010-08-10.</ref>
Danza's movie debut was in the comedy ''[[The Hollywood Knights]]'' (1980), which was followed by ''[[Going Ape!]]'' (1981), ''[[Cannonball Run II]]'' (1984), and ''[[She's Out of Control]]'' (1989). Later films included the role of Mel Clark, a baseball player, in ''[[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)|Angels in the Outfield]]'' (1994), Juror No. 7 in the TV-movie ''[[12 Angry Men (1997 film)|12 Angry Men]]'' (1997), and Fred in ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' (2004).


Danza also starred in the short-lived sitcoms ''[[Hudson Street (TV series)|Hudson Street]]'' (1995) and ''[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]'' (1997), not to be confused with his 2004–2006 talk show, ''[[The Tony Danza Show (2004 talk show)|The Tony Danza Show]]''. He had a role in the TV drama ''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]'' from 2000 until 2002.
Danza hosted his own TV [[talk show]], ''[[The Tony Danza Show]]'', that was produced each weekday morning in his hometown of New York and was [[television syndication|syndicated]] across the US. 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wallace swaps go-cart paint with Danza|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7794363/|accessdate=June 17, 2011|newspaper=MSNBC|date=May 10, 2005|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Neither he nor Wallace was wearing a [[motorcycle helmet|helmet]] at the time, but both were uninjured. Danza returned to go-kart racing on October 20, 2005, to challenge [[Indy Racing League|IndyCar]] driver [[Danica Patrick]], but his brakes malfunctioned and he skidded into a wall, unharmed. His daytime talk show ended in May 2006; the last live episode aired on May 26, 2006.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}


He was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]]<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/tony-danza | title= Tony Danza: Awards and Nominations| website= Emmys.com| publisher= Academy of Television Arts & Sciences| access-date= February 6, 2017}}</ref> for a guest-starring 1998 role in the TV series ''[[The Practice]]''. He received critical acclaim for his performance in the 1999 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] revival of the [[Eugene O'Neill]] play ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]''. In 2002, Danza released his debut album ''The House I Live In'' as a 1950s-style [[crooner]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www0.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-463434/content_258810023556 | title= The House I Live in by Tony Danza| website= epinions.com|year= 2011| url-status= dead| archive-date= April 26, 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120426174036/http://www.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-463434/content_258810023556| access-date= February 6, 2017}}</ref>
He starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as "[[Max Bialystock]]" in ''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]]'', from December 19, 2006, to March 11, 2007<ref>{{cite news|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=He's the Boss: Tony Danza Joins Broadway's Producers Dec. 19|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/104298-Hes-the-Boss-Tony-Danza-Joins-Broadways-Producers-Dec-19|accessdate=June 17, 2011|newspaper=Playbill|date=December 19, 2006}}</ref> and reprised his role at the [[Paris Las Vegas]] from August 13, 2007,<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108942.html Playbill News: Tony Danza to "Flaunt It" in Las Vegas Producers This Summer]</ref> to February 9, 2008.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114948.html Playbill News: Vegas Production of The Producers Ends Feb. 9]</ref>


Danza hosted his own TV talk show, ''[[The Tony Danza Show (2004 talk show)|The Tony Danza Show]]'' (2004-2006), that was produced each weekday morning in his hometown of New York and was [[television syndication|syndicated]] across the US. 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wallace swaps go-cart paint with Danza|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7794363/|access-date=June 17, 2011|publisher=MSNBC|date=May 10, 2005|agency=Associated Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112160434/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7794363/|archive-date=January 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Neither he nor Wallace was wearing a helmet at the time, and both were uninjured. Danza returned to go-kart racing on October 20, 2005, to challenge [[Indy Racing League|IndyCar]] driver [[Danica Patrick]], but his brakes malfunctioned and he skidded into a wall, unharmed. His daytime talk show ended in May 2006; the last live episode aired on May 26, 2006.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}
In September 2008, it was reported that Danza would host the 4th season of ''[[The Contender (TV series)|The Contender]]'', which was filmed in [[Singapore]] and began airing in December 2008 on the [[Versus (TV channel)|Versus]] TV sports channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/the-contender-reveals-fourth-season-cast-tony-danza-host-7804.php|title=Danza hosts ''The Contender''|author=John Bracchitta|date=September 30, 2008|publisher=Realitytvworld.com|accessdate=October 24, 2010}}</ref>


He starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as [[Max Bialystock]] in ''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]]'', from December 19, 2006, to March 11, 2007,<ref>{{cite news|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=He's the Boss: Tony Danza Joins Broadway's Producers Dec. 19|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/104298-Hes-the-Boss-Tony-Danza-Joins-Broadways-Producers-Dec-19|access-date=June 17, 2011|newspaper=Playbill|date=December 19, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021204635/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/104298-Hes-the-Boss-Tony-Danza-Joins-Broadways-Producers-Dec-19|archive-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> and reprised his role at the [[Paris Las Vegas]] from August 13, 2007,<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108942.html| title= Tony Danza to 'Flaunt It' in Las Vegas Producers This Summer| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081204133503/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108942.html| archive-date= December 4, 2008| first= Kenneth| last= Jones| date= June 19, 2007 | access-date= February 6, 2017}}</ref> to February 9, 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114948.html |title= Vegas Production of The Producers Ends Feb. 9| first= Kenneth| last= Jones| date= February 9, 2008 | url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080415030620/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114948.html| archive-date= April 15, 2008 | access-date= February 6, 2017}}</ref>
In August 2009, it was reported that Danza would appear in a new [[A&E Network|A&E]] [[reality show]] ''[[Teach: Tony Danza]]'', in which he would co-instruct a 10th Grade English class at [[Northeast High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Northeast High School]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]. The series was filmed during the 2009-2010 school year and premiered on October 1, 2010. The book ''I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High'', which was released in 2012, was based on his year of teaching.


Danza hosted the 4th season of ''[[The Contender (TV series)|The Contender]]'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/the-contender-reveals-fourth-season-cast-tony-danza-host-7804.php|title=Danza hosts ''The Contender''|first= John| last= Bracchitta|date=September 30, 2008|website= RealityTVWorld.com|access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref>
A Broadway adaptation of 1992 film ''[[Honeymoon in Vegas]]'' opened on a pre-Broadway run at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse on September 26, 2013, co-starring Danza and Tony nominee [[Rob McClure]] with [[Gary Griffin]] directing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwaytour.net/tony-danza-leads-honeymoon-in-vegas-in-pre-broadway-run-in-new-jersey|title=Tony Danza Leads ''Honeymoon in Vegas'' in Pre-Broadway Run in New Jersey|author=Diamond Grant|date=September 26, 2013|publisher=BroadwayTour.net|accessdate=September 28, 2010}}</ref> Danza was inducted into the [[Ride of Fame]] in December 2014 and the double decker sightseeing bus commemorated his role in the Broadway musical.<ref>[http://www.reellifewithjane.com/2014/12/tony-danza-dedicates-doubledecker-bus/ Tony Danza Dedicates Doubledecker Bus in NYC] Reel Life With Jane. 1 December 2014</ref>

A Broadway adaptation of the 1992 film ''[[Honeymoon in Vegas]]'' opened on a pre-Broadway run at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse on September 26, 2013, co-starring Danza and Tony nominee [[Rob McClure]], with [[Gary Griffin (director)|Gary Griffin]] directing.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://broadwaytour.net/tony-danza-leads-honeymoon-in-vegas-in-pre-broadway-run-in-new-jersey| title= Tony Danza Leads ''Honeymoon in Vegas'' in Pre-Broadway Run in New Jersey| first= Diamond| last= Grant| date= September 26, 2013| website= BroadwayTour.net| access-date= September 28, 2010| archive-date= September 29, 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130929234656/http://broadwaytour.net/tony-danza-leads-honeymoon-in-vegas-in-pre-broadway-run-in-new-jersey| url-status= dead}}</ref> Danza was inducted into the [[Ride of Fame]] in December 2014, and the double-decker sightseeing bus commemorated his role in the Broadway musical.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.reellifewithjane.com/2014/12/tony-danza-dedicates-doubledecker-bus/ | title= Tony Danza Dedicates Doubledecker Bus in NYC| first= Melanie| last= Voltaw| website= ReelLifeWithJane.com| date= December 1, 2014| access-date= February 6, 2017}}</ref>

Danza portrayed Jon Martello Sr. in ''[[Don Jon]]'' (2013). He also starred as Tony Caruso Sr. in the 2018 Netflix series ''[[The Good Cop (American TV series)|The Good Cop]]'' as "a disgraced, former NYPD officer who never followed the rules." It was cancelled after one season.<ref>[https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tony-danza-netflix-series-the-good-cop-1202469779/ Otterson, Joe, "Tony Danza to Star in Netflix Series ‘The Good Cop’,"] ''Variety'', June 19, 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.avclub.com/article/tony-danza-play-bad-cop-netflixs-good-cop-257008 Zuckerman, Esther, "Tony Danza to play a bad cop in Netflix’s The Good Cop,"] A.V. Club, June 19, 2017</ref>

===Teaching===
During the 2009–2010 school year Danza filmed [[A&E Network|A&E]] reality show ''[[Teach: Tony Danza]]'', in which he co-instructed a 10th grade English class at [[Northeast High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Northeast High School]] in [[Philadelphia]]. It premiered on October 1, 2010. The book ''I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High'' ({{ISBN|9780307887863}}), which was released in 2012, was based on his year of teaching.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Tony Danza has a son, Marc, from his first marriage, to Rhonda Yeoman, whom he wed in 1970 and divorced in 1974. He and Yeoman have a daughter, Gina, from a reconciliation in 1983.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/08/entertainment/la-et-mg-tony-danza-divorce-final-20130208</ref>
Danza's first marriage was to Rhonda Yeoman. They wed in 1970 and divorced in 1974. They have two children, a boy and a girl. Their son Marc appeared with Danza on ''Taxi'' in two episodes as Brian Sims.<ref name="LATimes finally">{{cite news| url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2013-feb-08-la-et-mg-tony-danza-divorce-final-20130208-story.html| title= Tony Danza's divorce finalized – finally!| date= February 8, 2013| first= Christie| last= D'Zurilla| website= Los Angeles Times| access-date= February 6, 2017}}</ref>

In 1986 Danza married Tracy Robinson. The couple separated in 2006 and filed for divorce on March 10, 2011; the divorce was finalized on February 6, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=TONY DANZA DIVORCED Officially The Boss ... OF HIMSELF|url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/02/07/tony-danza-divorced/#ixzz2KFtiVBrl Visit the TMZ Store: http://tmzstore.com|publisher=TMZ|accessdate=7 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Danza Files for Divorce After 24 Years of Marriage|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Tony-Danza-Divorce-1030559.aspx?rss=breakingnews|work=TV Guide|accessdate=June 17, 2011|date=March 10, 2011}}</ref> They have two daughters, Katherine (born 1987) and Emily (born 1993).
In 1986, Danza married Tracy Robinson. The couple separated in 2006 and filed for divorce on March 10, 2011; the divorce was finalized on February 6, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Danze Divorced: Officially The Boss ... of Himself |url= https://www.tmz.com/2013/02/07/tony-danza-divorced/| website= TMZ.com | date= February 7, 2013| access-date= February 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Danza Files for Divorce After 24 Years of Marriage|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Tony-Danza-Divorce-1030559.aspx |work= TV Guide|access-date=June 17, 2011|date=March 10, 2011}}</ref> They have two daughters.<ref name="LATimes finally" />

In 2008, Danza and his son Marc co-authored a cookbook, ''Don't Fill Up on the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tony and Mark Danza's Favorite Family Recipes|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/story?id=4884807&page=1|access-date=June 17, 2011|publisher= ABC News|date=May 20, 2008}}</ref>


At one point Danza was a partner in [[Alleva Dairy]], promoted as America's oldest cheese shop, on [[Grand Street (Manhattan)|Grand Street]] in the [[Little Italy, Manhattan|Little Italy]] section of [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/tony-danza-partners-italy-dairy-store-article-1.2620834|title=Tony Danza is partners at Alleva Dairy in Little Italy, says election race is 'bizarre' and 'very unsettling'|website=[[New York Daily News]]|date=May 2016 }}</ref>
In 2008, Danza and his son Marc published a cookbook, ''Don't Fill Up on the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tony and Mark Danza's Favorite Family Recipes|url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/story?id=4884807&page=1|accessdate=June 17, 2011|newspaper=ABC News|date=May 20, 2008}}</ref>


==Boxing record==
==Boxing record==
Source:<ref>{{boxrec|id=28927}}</ref>
{{Boxing record start}}
{{Boxing record start}}
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win || 9–3 || align=left|{{sort|Heard|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Heard}} || KO || 3 {{small|(8)}} || {{sort|3045|0:45}} || {{dts|1979|5|14}} || [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]], [[United States|USA]] ||
|11 || {{yes2}}Win || 8–3 || align=left|{{sort|Heard|Johnny Heard}} || KO || 3 {{small|(8)}} || {{sort|3045|0:45}} || {{dts|1979|5|14}} || [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], Arizona, US ||
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win || 8–3 || align=left|{{sort|Hord|{{flagicon|USA}} Max Hord}} || KO || 1 {{small|(10)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1979|4|27}} || [[Madison Square Garden#The Theater at Madison Square Garden|Felt Forum]], [[New York City, New York|New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], USA ||
|10 || {{yes2}}Win || 7–3 || align=left|{{sort|Hord|Max Hord}} || KO || 1 {{small|(10)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1979|4|27}} || [[Madison Square Garden#The Theater at Madison Square Garden|Felt Forum]], New York City, New York City ||
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win || 7–3 || align=left|{{sort|Perez|{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Perez}} || KO || 1 {{small|(8)}} || {{sort|1044|0:44}} || {{dts|1978|5|26}} || [[Brooklyn]], New York, USA ||
|9 || {{yes2}}Win || 6–3 || align=left|{{sort|Perez| Billy Perez}} || KO || 1 {{small|(8)}} || {{sort|1044|0:44}} || {{dts|1978|5|26}} || [[Brooklyn]], New York City ||
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win || 6–3 || align=left|{{sort|Rodriguez|{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Rodriguez}}&nbsp;&nbsp; || KO || 1 {{small|(6)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1978|4|9}} || Brooklyn, New York, USA ||
|8 || {{yes2}}Win || 5–3 || align=left|{{sort|Bryant|Ray Bryant}} || KO || 1 {{small|(8)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || &nbsp;&nbsp;{{dts|1977|12|21}}&nbsp;&nbsp; || Roll-a-Rama, Brooklyn, New York City ||
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win || 5–3 || align=left|{{sort|Bryant|{{flagicon|USA}} Ray Bryant}} || KO || 1 {{small|(8)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || &nbsp;&nbsp;{{dts|1977|12|21}}&nbsp;&nbsp; || Roll-a-Rama, Brooklyn, New York, USA ||
|7 || {{no2}}Loss || 4–3 || align=left|{{sort|Watkins|Morris Watkins}} || TKO || 1 {{small|(8)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1977|11|9}} || &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Westchester County Center]], [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], New York City&nbsp;&nbsp; ||
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{no2}}Loss || 4–3 || align=left|{{sort|Watkins|{{flagicon|USA}} Morris Watkins}} || TKO || 1 {{small|(8)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1977|11|9}} || &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Westchester County Center]], [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], New York, USA&nbsp;&nbsp; ||
|6 || {{yes2}}Win || 4–2 || align=left|{{sort|Garcia|Ralph Garcia}} || TKO || 1 {{small|(8)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1977|9|9}} || [[Nanuet, New York|Nanuet]], New York City ||
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win || 4–2 || align=left|{{sort|Garcia|{{flagicon|USA}} Ralph Garcia}} || TKO || 1 {{small|(8)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1977|9|9}} || [[Nanuet, New York|Nanuet]], New York, USA ||
|5 || {{yes2}}Win || 3–2 || align=left|{{sort|Mascetti|Joey Mascetti}} || TKO || 1 {{small|(6)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1977|5|24}} || &nbsp;&nbsp;Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York City&nbsp;&nbsp; ||
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win || 3–2 || align=left|{{sort|Mascetti|{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Mascetti}} || TKO || 1 {{small|(6)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1977|5|24}} || &nbsp;&nbsp;Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, USA&nbsp;&nbsp; ||
|4 || {{yes2}}Win || 2–2 || align=left|{{sort|Molloy|Tom Molloy}} || KO || 3 {{small|(6)}} || {{sort|3124|1:24}} || {{dts|1977|5|6}} || [[Long Island Arena]], [[Commack, New York|Commack]], New York City ||
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win || 2–2 || align=left|{{sort|Molloy|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Molloy}} || KO || 3 {{small|(6)}} || {{sort|3124|1:24}} || {{dts|1977|5|6}} || [[Long Island Arena]], [[Commack, New York|Commack]], New York, USA ||
|3 || {{no2}}Loss || 1–2 || align=left|{{sort|Hill|Barry Hill}} || Points || 4 || {{sort|4000|}} || {{dts|1977|4|21}} || [[Dover, New Jersey|Dover]], New Jersey, USA ||
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{no2}}Loss || 1–2 || align=left|{{sort|Hill|{{flagicon|USA}} Barry Hill}} || Points || 4 || {{sort|4000|}} || {{dts|1977|4|21}} || [[Dover, New Jersey|Dover]], [[New Jersey]], USA ||
|2 || {{no2}}Loss || 1–1 || align=left|{{sort|LoCicero|John LoCicero}} || KO || 1 {{small|(4)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1976|10|1}} || [[Sunnyside Gardens, Queens|Sunnyside Gardens]], Queens, New York City ||
|-align=center
|- align=center
|{{no2}}Loss || 1–1 || align=left|{{sort|LoCicero|{{flagicon|USA}} John LoCicero}} || KO || 1 {{small|(4)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1976|10|1}} || [[Sunnyside Gardens, Queens|Sunnyside Gardens]], [[Queens]], New York, USA ||
|1 || {{yes2}}Win || 1–0 || align=left|{{sort|Harris|Earl Harris}} || KO || 1 {{small|(4)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1976|8|13}} || New York City ||
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win || 1–0 || align=left|{{sort|Harris|{{flagicon|USA}} Earl Harris}} || KO || 1 {{small|(4)}} || {{sort|1000|}} || {{dts|1976|8|13}} || New York City, New York, USA ||
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| 1988
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| ''Mr. Thompson and His Bananas''
| ''Mr. Thompson and His Bananas''
| Geraldo Thompson
| Tony Thompson
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| 1988
| ''Wall of Tyranny (a.k.a. Freedom Fighter)''
| ''Wall of Tyranny (a.k.a. Freedom Fighter)''
| Victor Ross
| Victor Ross
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| 1989
| rowspan=2|1989
| ''[[She's Out of Control]]''
| ''[[She's Out of Control]]''
| Doug Simpson
| Doug Simpson
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| Nominated—[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor]]
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| ''[[I'm from Hollywood]]''
| 1992
| ''[[I'm From Hollywood]]''
| Himself
| Himself
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| 1996
| rowspan=2|1996
| ''[[Illtown]]''
| ''[[Illtown]]''
| D'Avalon
| D'Avalon
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| 1996
| ''[[Dear God (film)|Dear God]]''
| ''[[Dear God (film)|Dear God]]''
| Himself
| Himself
| Uncredited
| Uncredited
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| 1997
| rowspan=4|1997
| ''Glam''
| ''[[Glam (film)|Glam]]''
| Sid
| Sid Dalgren
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| 1997
| ''The Girl Gets Moe''
| ''The Girl Gets Moe''
| Moe
| Moe
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| 1997
| ''A Brooklyn State of Mind''
| ''A Brooklyn State of Mind''
| Louie Crisci
| Louie Crisci
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|-
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Meet Wally Sparks]]''
| ''[[Meet Wally Sparks]]''
| New York Cab Driver
| New York Cab Driver
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|-
| rowspan=2|2004
| 1998
| ''[[The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon]]''
| Barney Gorman
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| 2004
| ''The Whisper''
| ''The Whisper''
| Simon
| Simon
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|-
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]''
| ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]''
| Fred
| Fred
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| 2013
| rowspan=2|2013
| ''[[Don Jon]]''
| ''[[Don Jon]]''
| Jon, Sr.
| Jon Martello Sr.
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|-
|-
| ''[[Aftermath (2013 film)|Aftermath]]''
| 2013
| ''Aftermath''
| King
| King
|
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|-
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Rumble (2021 film)|Rumble]]''
| Siggy (voice)
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| 2022
| ''[[Darby and the Dead]]''
| Gary
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| 1978–1983
| 1978–1983
| ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]''
| ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]''
| Tony Banta
| Tony Banta
| 114 episodes
| 114 episodes<br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
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|-
| 1980
| 1980
| ''[[Murder Can Hurt You]]''
| ''[[Murder Can Hurt You]]''
| Pony Lambretta
| Pony Lambretta
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
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| 1983
| 1983
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| ''Single Bars, Single Women''
| ''Single Bars, Single Women''
| Dennis
| Dennis
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
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|-
| 1984–1992
| 1984–1992
| ''[[Who's the Boss?]]''
| ''[[Who's the Boss?]]''
| Tony Micelli
| Tony Micelli
| 196 episodes
| 196 episodes<br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy]] <small>(1986–1987, 1989)</small><br>Nominated—[[TV Land Awards|TV Land Award for Single Dad of the Year]]
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| rowspan=2|1986
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| Himself
| 3 episodes
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| 1986
| ''Doing Life''
| ''Doing Life''
| Jerry Rosenberg
| Jerry Rosenberg
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
|-
|-
| 1988
| rowspan=2|1988
| ''[[1988 Kids' Choice Awards]]''
| ''[[1988 Kids' Choice Awards]]''
| Host
| Host
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| 1988
| ''Freedom Fighter''
| ''Freedom Fighter''
| Vic Ross
| Vic Ross
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration]]''
| Host
| Television film
|-
|-
| 1991
| rowspan=2|1991
| ''The Whereabouts of Jenny''
| ''The Whereabouts of Jenny''
| Rowdy Patron
| Rowdy Patron
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
|-
|-
| 1991
| ''Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace''
| ''Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace''
| Constabile «Gus» Farace
| Constabile "Gus" Farace
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
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| 1991–1992
| 1991–1992
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| 35 episodes
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|-
| 1994
| rowspan=2|1994
| ''[[The Mighty Jungle (family sitcom)|The Mighty Jungle]]''
| ''[[The Mighty Jungle (family sitcom)|The Mighty Jungle]]''
| Vinnie the alligator (voice)
| Vinnie, The Alligator (voice)
| unknown episodes
| Unknown episodes
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|-
| 1994
| ''The Mighty Jungle''
| ''The Mighty Jungle''
| Vinnie, the Alligator (voice)
| Vinnie, The Alligator (voice)
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
|-
|-
| 1995
| 1995
| ''Deadly Whispers''
| ''[[Deadly Whispers (1995 television movie)|Deadly Whispers]]''
| Tom Acton
| Tom Acton
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
|-
|-
| 1995–1996
| 1995–1996
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| ''North Shore Fish''
| ''North Shore Fish''
| Sal
| Sal
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
| ''[[12 Angry Men (1997 film)|12 Angry Men]]''
| ''[[12 Angry Men (1997 film)|12 Angry Men]]''
| Juror #7
| Juror #7
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
|-
|-
| 1997–1998
| 1997–1998
| ''[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]''
| ''[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]''
| Tony DiMeo
| Tony DiMeo
| 14 episodes
| 14 episodes<br>[[People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a Television Series]]
|-
|rowspan=4|1998
| ''[[The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon]]''
| Barney Gorman
| Television film
|-
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Practice]]''
| ''[[The Practice]]''
| Tommy Silva
| Tommy Silva
| 4 episodes
| 4 episodes<br>Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]]
|-
|-
|''[[Noah (1998 film)|Noah]]''
| 1998
| ''[[Noah (1998 film)|Noah]]''
| Norman Waters
| Norman Waters
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
|-
| ''[[A Capitol Fourth]]''
| Himself (host)
|
|-
|-
| 2000–2002
| 2000–2002
| ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]]''
| ''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]''
| Joe Celano
| Joe Celano
| 25 episodes
| 25 episodes
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| 2000
| 2000
| ''[[King of the Hill]]''
| ''[[King of the Hill]]''
| Himself (voice)
| rowspan=2|Himself (voice)
| Episode: "Peggy's Fan Fair"
| Episode: "Peggy's Fan Fair"
|-
|-
| 2001
| rowspan=2|2001
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Episode: "[[Ready, Willing and Disabled]]"
| Himself (voice)
|-
| Episode: "Ready, Willing and Disabled"
| ''[[Bette (TV series)|Bette]]''
| Himself
| Episode: “Of Men and Meatballs”
|-
|-
| 2003
| 2003
| ''[[Stealing Christmas]]''
| ''[[Stealing Christmas]]''
| Jack Clayton
| Jack Clayton / Santa
| [[Television movie]]
| Television film
|-
| 2004–2006
| ''[[The Tony Danza Show (2004 talk show)|The Tony Danza Show]]''
| Himself
| Host; 330 episodes
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
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| Hotel Manager
| Hotel Manager
| Episode: "May 18, 2005"
| Episode: "May 18, 2005"
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| 2007
| ''[[A Capitol Fourth]]''
| Himself (host)
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| 2008
| 2008
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| 7 episodes
|-
|-
| 2016
| rowspan=2|2016
| ''[[Broad City]]''
| ''[[Broad City]]''
| Mr. Abrams
| Abbi's father
| Episode: "Philadelphia"
| Episode: "Philadelphia"
|-
|-
| ''Sebastian Says''
| Salvo
| Television film
|-
| 2017
| ''[[There's... Johnny!]]''
| [[Fred de Cordova]]
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Good Cop (American TV series)|The Good Cop]]''
| Tony Caruso Sr.
| 10 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Outmatched]]''
| Jay Bennett
| Episode: "Grandparents"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20220210cbs09/ |title=Listings - BLUE BLOODS on CBS |publisher=The Futon Critic |access-date=2022-02-26}}</ref>
| Lieutenant Raymond Moretti
| Episode: "[[Blue Bloods (season 12)#ep248|Allegiance]]"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Finding Your Roots]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Fighters"
|-
| 2022–present
|''[[Power Book III: Raising Kanan]]''
| Stefano Marchetti
| Guest (season 2)<br />Recurring role (season 3–)
|-
|2023
|''[[And Just Like That...]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "The Real Deal"
|-
|2023
|Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic
|Himself
|
|-
| 2023
|''[[Tacoma FD]]''
| Lawrence
| S4E11 'It's a Penisi-ful Life'
|}
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==Books==
* {{Cite book|last= Danza |first= Tony and Marc |year=2008 | title=Don't Fill Up on the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook |publisher = Scribner |isbn=978-1-41654-487-6}}
* {{Cite book|last= Danza |first= Tony |year=2012 | title=I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High |publisher = Crown Archetype |isbn=978-0-30788-786-3}}

==Awards and nominations==
*Nominated - [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] for ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' (1979)
*Nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy]] for ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' (1986)
*Nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy]] for ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' (1987)
*Nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy]] for ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' (1989)
*Nominated - [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor]] for ''[[She's Out of Control]]'' (1989)
*Nominated - [[TV Land Awards|TV Land Award for Single Dad of the Year]] for ''[[Who's the Boss?]]''
*Won the [[People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a Television Series]] for ''[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]'' (1997)
*Nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] for ''[[The Practice]]'' (1998)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{BoxRec|28927}}
* [http://www.thetonydanzashow.com ''The Tony Danza Show'' website]
* {{emmytvlegends name|tony-danza}}
* [http://boxrec.com/boxer/28927 Professional Boxing Record]
* [http://www.famousinterview.ca/interviews/tony_danza.htm Interview with Tony Danza]
* [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=543433 Q&A: Tony Danza]
* [http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/tony-danza Tony Danza at Emmys.com]


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Tony Danza
Danza in 2003
Born
Anthony Salvatore Iadanza

(1951-04-21) April 21, 1951 (age 73)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Dubuque (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Spouses
  • Rhonda Yeoman
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1970; div. 1974)​
  • Tracy Robinson
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1986; div. 2013)​
Children4

Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1951)[2] is an American actor and retired professional boxer.[1] 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), She's Out of Control (1989), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Crash (2004), and Don Jon (2013).

Early life

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Danza was born on April 21, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York,[2] to parents Anna Mary (née Camisa; 1925–1993) and Matthew Anthony "Matty" Iadanza (1920–1983).[3][4] His mother was a bookkeeper and his father worked as a waste collector in Brooklyn.[2][5] Danza's paternal grandparents were from Pietrelcina, Benevento, Campania, Italy, and his mother was an immigrant from the town of Campobello di Mazara in the Sicilian province of Trapani.[3][4][6] He has a younger brother, Matty Jr. (born 1954), a Los Angeles restaurant owner.[7] He lived in East New York, Brooklyn[8] until he was 14, and his family relocated to Malverne, New York, on Long Island. Danza attended Malverne Senior High School, graduating in 1968. In the first episode of his show Teach: Tony Danza, Danza describes himself as a "bad student" in high school. He earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1972 from the University of Dubuque,[9] which he attended on a wrestling scholarship. In 1975, as a joke, Danza's friends entered him in the New York City Golden Gloves Tournament. After knocking out his first six opponents all in the first round, Danza was knocked out in the finals.[10]

During his first year of college, he had the Robert Crumb "Keep on Truckin'" character tattooed on his upper right arm. In a 1985 interview in Us Weekly magazine, Danza remarked, "I was playing pool with a guy who had all these tattoos, and I wanted to be friends."[11] Danza also sports a "Keep Punching" boxing gloves tattoo on his right shoulder as well as "Tracy", his (former) wife's name, on his chest.[12] In college, Danza met and married his first wife.

Career

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Boxing

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Danza was a professional boxer with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses (8 knockouts, 6 in the first round). He competed from 1976 until 1979 in the middleweight division.[13][1]

Acting and show business

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Danza in 1995
Danza in 2012

Shortly after his college graduation from the University of Dubuque, Danza was discovered by a producer at a boxing gymnasium in New York.[14] He then earned a spot on the television show Taxi (1978-1983), playing a cab driver and part-time boxer Tony Banta, and later starred on Who's the Boss? (1984–1992), in which he portrayed Tony Micelli, a former baseball player, housekeeper, and single father. For his contribution to the television industry, in 1988, Danza was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard.

Danza's movie debut was in the comedy The Hollywood Knights (1980), which was followed by Going Ape! (1981), Cannonball Run II (1984), and She's Out of Control (1989). Later films included the role of Mel Clark, a baseball player, in Angels in the Outfield (1994), Juror No. 7 in the TV-movie 12 Angry Men (1997), and Fred in Crash (2004).

Danza also starred in the short-lived sitcoms Hudson Street (1995) and The Tony Danza Show (1997), not to be confused with his 2004–2006 talk show, The Tony Danza Show. He had a role in the TV drama Family Law from 2000 until 2002.

He was nominated for an Emmy Award[15] for a guest-starring 1998 role in the TV series The Practice. He received critical acclaim for his performance in the 1999 Broadway revival of the Eugene O'Neill play The Iceman Cometh. In 2002, Danza released his debut album The House I Live In as a 1950s-style crooner.[16]

Danza hosted his own TV talk show, The Tony Danza Show (2004-2006), that was produced each weekday morning in his hometown of New York and was syndicated across the US. 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.[17] Neither he nor Wallace was wearing a helmet at the time, and both were uninjured. Danza returned to go-kart racing on October 20, 2005, to challenge IndyCar driver Danica Patrick, but his brakes malfunctioned and he skidded into a wall, unharmed. His daytime talk show ended in May 2006; the last live episode aired on May 26, 2006.[citation needed]

He starred on Broadway as Max Bialystock in The Producers, from December 19, 2006, to March 11, 2007,[18] and reprised his role at the Paris Las Vegas from August 13, 2007,[19] to February 9, 2008.[20]

Danza hosted the 4th season of The Contender in 2008.[21]

A Broadway adaptation of the 1992 film Honeymoon in Vegas opened on a pre-Broadway run at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse on September 26, 2013, co-starring Danza and Tony nominee Rob McClure, with Gary Griffin directing.[22] Danza was inducted into the Ride of Fame in December 2014, and the double-decker sightseeing bus commemorated his role in the Broadway musical.[23]

Danza portrayed Jon Martello Sr. in Don Jon (2013). He also starred as Tony Caruso Sr. in the 2018 Netflix series The Good Cop as "a disgraced, former NYPD officer who never followed the rules." It was cancelled after one season.[24][25]

Teaching

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During the 2009–2010 school year Danza filmed A&E reality show Teach: Tony Danza, in which he co-instructed a 10th grade English class at Northeast High School in Philadelphia. It premiered on October 1, 2010. The book I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High (ISBN 9780307887863), which was released in 2012, was based on his year of teaching.

Personal life

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Danza's first marriage was to Rhonda Yeoman. They wed in 1970 and divorced in 1974. They have two children, a boy and a girl. Their son Marc appeared with Danza on Taxi in two episodes as Brian Sims.[26]

In 1986, Danza married Tracy Robinson. The couple separated in 2006 and filed for divorce on March 10, 2011; the divorce was finalized on February 6, 2013.[27][28] They have two daughters.[26]

In 2008, Danza and his son Marc co-authored a cookbook, Don't Fill Up on the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook.[29]

At one point Danza was a partner in Alleva Dairy, promoted as America's oldest cheese shop, on Grand Street in the Little Italy section of Manhattan.[30]

Boxing record

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Boxing record
No. Result Record Opponent Method Round Time Date Location Notes
11 Win 8–3 Johnny Heard KO 3 (8) 0:45 May 14, 1979 Phoenix, Arizona, US
10 Win 7–3 Max Hord KO 1 (10) April 27, 1979 Felt Forum, New York City, New York City
9 Win 6–3 Billy Perez KO 1 (8) 0:44 May 26, 1978 Brooklyn, New York City
8 Win 5–3 Ray Bryant KO 1 (8)   December 21, 1977   Roll-a-Rama, Brooklyn, New York City
7 Loss 4–3 Morris Watkins TKO 1 (8) November 9, 1977   Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York City  
6 Win 4–2 Ralph Garcia TKO 1 (8) September 9, 1977 Nanuet, New York City
5 Win 3–2 Joey Mascetti TKO 1 (6) May 24, 1977   Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York City  
4 Win 2–2 Tom Molloy KO 3 (6) 1:24 May 6, 1977 Long Island Arena, Commack, New York City
3 Loss 1–2 Barry Hill Points 4 April 21, 1977 Dover, New Jersey, USA
2 Loss 1–1 John LoCicero KO 1 (4) October 1, 1976 Sunnyside Gardens, Queens, New York City
1 Win 1–0 Earl Harris KO 1 (4) August 13, 1976 New York City

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 The Hollywood Knights Duke
1981 Going Ape! Foster
1984 Cannonball Run II Tony
1988 Mr. Thompson and His Bananas Tony Thompson
Wall of Tyranny (a.k.a. Freedom Fighter) Victor Ross
1989 She's Out of Control Doug Simpson
I'm from Hollywood Himself
1994 Angels in the Outfield Mel Clark
1996 Illtown D'Avalon
Dear God Himself Uncredited
1997 Glam Sid Dalgren
The Girl Gets Moe Moe
A Brooklyn State of Mind Louie Crisci
Meet Wally Sparks New York Cab Driver
2004 The Whisper Simon
Crash Fred
2006 Cloud 9 Himself Uncredited
2009 The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone Chickie
2010 Firedog Rocky
2013 Don Jon Jon Martello Sr.
Aftermath King
2021 Rumble Siggy (voice)
2022 Darby and the Dead Gary

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1978–1983 Taxi Tony Banta 114 episodes
1980 Murder Can Hurt You Pony Lambretta Television film
1983 The Love Boat Bud O'Hara 2 episodes
1984 Single Bars, Single Women Dennis Television film
1984–1992 Who's the Boss? Tony Micelli 196 episodes
1986 Sesame Street Himself 3 episodes
Doing Life Jerry Rosenberg Television film
1988 1988 Kids' Choice Awards Host
Freedom Fighter Vic Ross Television film
1989 Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration Host Television film
1991 The Whereabouts of Jenny Rowdy Patron Television film
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace Constabile "Gus" Farace Television film
1991–1992 Baby Talk Baby Mickey Campbell (voice) 35 episodes
1994 The Mighty Jungle Vinnie, The Alligator (voice) Unknown episodes
The Mighty Jungle Vinnie, The Alligator (voice) Television film
1995 Deadly Whispers Tom Acton Television film
1995–1996 Hudson Street Tony Canetti 22 episodes
1996 North Shore Fish Sal Television film
1997 12 Angry Men Juror #7 Television film
1997–1998 The Tony Danza Show Tony DiMeo 14 episodes
1998 The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon Barney Gorman Television film
The Practice Tommy Silva 4 episodes
Noah Norman Waters Television film
A Capitol Fourth Himself (host)
2000–2002 Family Law Joe Celano 25 episodes
2000 King of the Hill Himself (voice) Episode: "Peggy's Fan Fair"
2001 Family Guy Episode: "Ready, Willing and Disabled"
Bette Himself Episode: “Of Men and Meatballs”
2003 Stealing Christmas Jack Clayton / Santa Television film
2004–2006 The Tony Danza Show Himself Host; 330 episodes
2005 All My Children Hotel Manager Episode: "May 18, 2005"
2007 A Capitol Fourth Himself (host)
2008 Rita Rocks Matt Morelli Episode: "The Crying Game"
2010 Teach: Tony Danza Himself 7 episodes
2016 Broad City Mr. Abrams Episode: "Philadelphia"
Sebastian Says Salvo Television film
2017 There's... Johnny! Fred de Cordova 6 episodes
2018 The Good Cop Tony Caruso Sr. 10 episodes
2020 Outmatched Jay Bennett Episode: "Grandparents"
2022 Blue Bloods[31] Lieutenant Raymond Moretti Episode: "Allegiance"
2022 Finding Your Roots Himself Episode: "Fighters"
2022–present Power Book III: Raising Kanan Stefano Marchetti Guest (season 2)
Recurring role (season 3–)
2023 And Just Like That... Himself Episode: "The Real Deal"
2023 Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic Himself
2023 Tacoma FD Lawrence S4E11 'It's a Penisi-ful Life'

Books

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  • Danza, Tony and Marc (2008). Don't Fill Up on the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook. Scribner. ISBN 978-1-41654-487-6.
  • Danza, Tony (2012). I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High. Crown Archetype. ISBN 978-0-30788-786-3.

Awards and nominations

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References

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  2. ^ a b c "Tony Danza Biography (1951–)". FilmReference.com.
  3. ^ a b "Ann Iadanza". Variety. June 23, 1993. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Stated on Finding Your Roots, February 8, 2022
  5. ^ Wharton, Rachel (June 13, 2008). "Tony Danza's the boss in the kitchen with new cookbook". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  6. ^ walkoffame.com
  7. ^ Tony Danza's TCM bio
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  9. ^ "University of Dubuque website". Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
  10. ^ Tony Danza profile, boxing-scoop.com. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  11. ^ "Danza, Father and (Finally) Grown-up" by Steve Pond. Us Weekly, August 26, 1985
  12. ^ "Tony Danza President Puncher". Maxim. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  13. ^ Rafael, Dan (October 1, 2008). "'The Contender' to feature two ex-title challengers; TV star Danza to host". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  14. ^ "Meet Tony". dailydanza.com.
  15. ^ "Tony Danza: Awards and Nominations". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  16. ^ "The House I Live in by Tony Danza". epinions.com. 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  17. ^ "Wallace swaps go-cart paint with Danza". MSNBC. Associated Press. May 10, 2005. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  18. ^ Gans, Andrew (December 19, 2006). "He's the Boss: Tony Danza Joins Broadway's Producers Dec. 19". Playbill. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  19. ^ Jones, Kenneth (June 19, 2007). "Tony Danza to 'Flaunt It' in Las Vegas Producers This Summer". Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  20. ^ Jones, Kenneth (February 9, 2008). "Vegas Production of The Producers Ends Feb. 9". Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  21. ^ Bracchitta, John (September 30, 2008). "Danza hosts The Contender". RealityTVWorld.com. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  22. ^ Grant, Diamond (September 26, 2013). "Tony Danza Leads Honeymoon in Vegas in Pre-Broadway Run in New Jersey". BroadwayTour.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  23. ^ Voltaw, Melanie (December 1, 2014). "Tony Danza Dedicates Doubledecker Bus in NYC". ReelLifeWithJane.com. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  24. ^ Otterson, Joe, "Tony Danza to Star in Netflix Series ‘The Good Cop’," Variety, June 19, 2017
  25. ^ Zuckerman, Esther, "Tony Danza to play a bad cop in Netflix’s The Good Cop," A.V. Club, June 19, 2017
  26. ^ a b D'Zurilla, Christie (February 8, 2013). "Tony Danza's divorce finalized – finally!". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  27. ^ "Tony Danze Divorced: Officially The Boss ... of Himself". TMZ.com. February 7, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  28. ^ "Tony Danza Files for Divorce After 24 Years of Marriage". TV Guide. March 10, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  29. ^ "Tony and Mark Danza's Favorite Family Recipes". ABC News. May 20, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  30. ^ "Tony Danza is partners at Alleva Dairy in Little Italy, says election race is 'bizarre' and 'very unsettling'". New York Daily News. May 2016.
  31. ^ "Listings - BLUE BLOODS on CBS". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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