RECENT CREDITS
Rita Rocks (TV)  Nov. 18, 2008
A Capitol Fourth (TV)  Jul. 4, 2007
Generation Boom (TV)  Sep. 26, 2006
The Tony Danza Show (Syndicated) (TV)  Sep. 12, 2005


HIGHLIGHTS
2009 Will begin teaching at Northeast High School for a reality TV show, titled "Teach," which will air on the cable channel A&E
2008 Published the cookbook, Don't Fill Up On the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook, with son Marc, a chef
2008 Hosted the fourth season of the reality series, "The Contender 4," on the Versus cable network
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Teach   -Cast
Actor
TV


Firedog   -Rocko
Voice
Film


Shatner's Raw Nerve  2008 -Cast
Actor
TV


Rita Rocks  2008 -Matt Moratti
Actor
TV
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Host
TV


Generation Boom  2006 -Cast
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Crash  2005 -Fred
Actor
Film


The Contender  2005
Host
TV


Co-Executive Producer, Host
TV


Stealing Christmas  2003 -Jack Clayton
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Intimate Portrait: Doris Roberts  2003 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Miss America  2001 -Host
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Bette!  2000 -Himself
Actor
TV


Out of Time  2000
Executive Producer
TV


Narrator
TV


Family Guy  1999 -of Joe
Voice
TV
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Noah  1998 -Norman Waters
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Glam  1998 -Sid Dalgren
Actor
Film


Intimate Portrait: Judith Light  1998 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


The Girl Gets Moe  1998 -Moe
Actor
TV


illtown  1998 -D'Avalon
Actor
Film


The Tony Danza Show  1997 -Tony DiMeo
Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Executive Producer
TV


Actor
TV


12 Angry Men  1997 -Juror No 7
Actor
TV


North Shore Fish  1997 -Sal Matilla
Actor
TV


The Practice  1998 -Tommy Silva
Actor
TV
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Meet Wally Sparks  1997 -Tony "Boom Boom" Banta
Actor
Film


King of the Hill  1997 -of Tony Danza
Voice
TV


Actor
TV


Executive Producer
TV


Executive Producer
TV


The 1996 ESPY Awards  1996 -Host
Actor
TV


Executive Producer
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Executive Producer
TV


Hudson Street  1995 -Tony Canetti
Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Executive Producer
TV


Deadly Whispers  1995 -Tom Acton
Actor
TV


Executive Producer
Film


Best of Taxi  1994
Actor
TV


Executive Producer
TV


Angels in the Outfield  1994 -Mel Clark
Actor
Film


The 48th Annual Tony Awards  1994 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Executive Producer
TV


The Mighty Jungle  1994 -of Vinnie the Alligator
Voice
TV


George  1993
Executive Producer
TV


Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Executive Producer, Actor
TV


The Road to Hollywood  1993 -Host
Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Studio 59  1991 -Guest Host
Actor
TV


Baby Talk  1991 -of Mickey Campbell
Voice
TV


The Whereabouts of Jenny  1991 -Rowdy Bar Patron
Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


She's Out Of Control  1989 -Doug Simpson
Actor
Film


The Hollywood Christmas Parade  1988 -Grand Marshall
Actor
TV


Freedom Fighter  1988 -Victor Ross
Co-Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Doing Life  1986 -Jerry Rosenberg
Co-Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Comic Relief  1986
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


American Video Awards  1985 -Host
Actor
TV


Battle of the Network Stars XVIII  1985 -ABC Team Captain
Actor
TV


The Real Trivial Pursuit  1985 -Team 2 Member
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Battle of the Network Stars XVII  1984 -ABC Team Member
Actor
TV


Single Bars, Single Women  1984 -Dennis
Actor
TV


Who's the Boss?  1984 -Tony Micelli
Actor
TV


Cannonball Run II  1984 -Terry
Actor
Film


Going Ape!  1981 -Foster
Actor
Film


Murder Can Hurt You!  1980 -Pony Lambretta
Actor
TV


The Hollywood Knights  1980 -Duke
Actor
Film


Taxi  1978 -Tony Banta
Actor
TV


The Joke   -Peter Barth
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
TV


Family Law  2001-2002 -Joe Celano
Actor
TV
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Highlights

2009 Will begin teaching at Northeast High School for a reality TV show, titled "Teach," which will air on the cable channel A&E
2008 Published the cookbook, Don't Fill Up On the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook, with son Marc, a chef
2008 Hosted the fourth season of the reality series, "The Contender 4," on the Versus cable network
2006 Starred on Broadway as Max Bialystock in "The Producers"
2004 - 2006 Hosted a day time talk show called "The Tony Danza Show"
2000 - 2002 Joined cast of the CBS drama "Family Law" as Joe Celano
1999 Returned to Broadway as the bartender in the acclaimed revival of Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh"
1999 Had title role in L.A. "Reprise!" staging of "Fiorello!"
1998 Made Broadway acting debut, succeeding Anthony LaPaglia, in an acclaimed revival of "A View From the Bridge"
1998 Had a recurring role on the ABC drama series "The Practice"; nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor
1997 - 1998 Returned to series TV as star of the short-lived NBC series, "The Tony Danza Show"
1995 - 1996 Returned to series TV as executive producer and star of the ABC sitcom, "Hudson Street"
1994 Returned to features for a supporting role in the remake of "Angels in the Outfield"
1994 Supplied the voice of Vinnie the Alligator for the Family Channel series, "The Mighty Jungle"
1994 Directed first film, a 20 minute short about his mother, "Mamma Mia"
1993 Made New York stage debut in Garry Marshall and Lowell Ganz's Off-Broadway play, "Wrong Turn at Lungfish"
1993 Executive produced first regularly scheduled TV series, the short-lived ABC sitcom, "George," starring George Foreman
1992 Executive produced and hosted a series of reality-based TV specials, "Gettin' Over" (ABC)
1992 Acted in the comic short film, "The Joke"
1991 Founded Katie Face Productions; first production was an ABC TV-movie, "The Whereabouts of Jenny"
1991 Guest hosted (for a week) the short-lived ABC latenight talk show, "Studio 59"
1991 Supplied the voice of the baby Mickey Campbell on the ABC sitcom, "Baby Talk"
1990 Performed song "Candy Man" for TV special, "Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration"
1989 Played the lead role in the film, "She's Out of Control"
1989 Served as an executive script consultant for the short-lived ABC sitcom, "Living Dolls"
1986 TV directorial debut, co-directed (with Gail L. Bergmann) an episode of "Who's the Boss?" entitled "Jr. Executive"
1986 Co-executive produced first TV-movie, "Doing Life" (NBC); also starred as a real-life convict
1984 - 1992 Played the leading role of Tony Micelli on the hit ABC sitcom, "Who's the Boss?; nominated for Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor (1986, 1987, 1989)
1981 First lead in a feature film, "Going Ape!"
1980 Feature acting debut, "The Hollywood Knights"
1980 Acted in first TV-movie, "Murder Can Hurt You!" (ABC)
1978 Settled in Los Angeles and briefly considered for a film role in "The Warriors"
1978 - 1983 Played Tony Banta on the popular ABC sitcom, "Taxi"; series aired on NBC for its last season; nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1980
1976 - 1979 Became a professional boxer; compiled 12-3 record in the ring, with all of his fights, wins and losses, ending by knockout
Raised in Brooklyn and on Long Island
Made semi-finals and finals in New York Golden Gloves


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