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Tony Danza

Acting

Born April 21, 1951 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1950) is an Italian-American actor best known for starring on the TV series Taxi and Who's the Boss?, for which Danza 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 sitcom The Tony Danza Show.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Actor · 1990 · nominated

Filmography42 titles

Kids' Choice Awards

as Himself - Host

Blue Bloods

2010as Raymond Moretti

Tacoma FD

2019as Lawrence

12 Angry Men

1997as Juror 7

The Practice

1997as Tommy Silva

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Family Guy

1999as Tony Danza (voice)

King of the Hill

1997as Self (voice)

Who's the Boss?

1984as Tony Micelli

And Just Like That...

2021as Tony Danza

Taxi

1978as Tony Banta

Crash

2004as Fred

Outmatched

2020as Jay Bennett

Broad City

2014as Mr. Abrams

Say Yes to the Dress

2007as Self

Mad TV

1995as Self

The Colbert Report

2005

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

Rumble

2021as Siggy (voice)

HitRECord on TV

2014as Self

The Daily Show

1996as Self

The Good Cop

2018as Tony Caruso Sr.

Don Jon

2013as Jon Martello, Sr.

Illtown

1996as D'Avalon

Angels in the Outfield

1994as Mel Clark

Darby and the Dead

2022as Gary

The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone

2009as Chickie

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

1991as Costabile 'Gus' Farace

The Hollywood Knights

1980as Duke

Dear God

1996as Tony Danza (uncredited)

Cannonball Run II

1984as Terry

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self

Deadly Whispers

1995as Tom Acton

She's Out of Control

1989as Doug Simpson

Stealing Christmas

2003as Jack Clayton

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest

The Girl Gets Moe

1997as Moe

Meet Wally Sparks

1997as New York Cab Driver

Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17

1996Executive Producer

Going Ape!

1981as Foster

The View

1997as Self

Re-Election

2025as Stan