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Tony Danza (born '''Anthony Salvatore Iadanza'''http://www.mooviees.com/2219-Tony-Danza/celebrity April 21 , 1951 in Brooklyn, New York ), is an American Actor best known for starring in two popular TV series, '' Taxi '' and '' Who's The Boss? '', as well as appearing in the Academy Award -winning motion picture, '' Crash ''. He also hosted his own talk show, '' The Tony Danza Show ''. PERSONAL LIFE Danza grew up in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Matteo "Matty" Iadanza, was a sanitation worker for the city of New York; his mother, Anna, was a Sicilian-born immigrant. Anna was the subject of a short film produced by Tony called "Mamma Mia." Danza has a younger brother, Matteo Jr. (like their father, he is also known as "Matty"). Matty formerly owned a restaurant named Matty's on Melrose in Los Angeles. At the age of 15, Danza's family moved to Malverne, New York, where he graduated from Malverne High School. He attended the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa, on a wrestling scholarship and majored in history. At 18, he got a tattoo on his upper arm of the Robert Crumb illustration Keep on Truckin'. It was removed in the late 1990s via laser surgery. He married his college sweetheart, Rhonda Yeoman, in 1971. Together they had a son, Marc Anthony Iadanza (born 1971), but divorced several years after his birth. Danza married Tracy Robinson in 1986, with whom he has two daughters, Katherine Anne (19) and Emily Lyn (14). He and Tracy filed for separation in 2006. {Link without Title} ACTING CAREER From 1976 to 1979, Danza was a professional Boxer with a 9-3 record. All his wins and losses were by Knockout . He quit fighting when he landed a role on the TV Situation Comedy '' Taxi ''. Danza is best known for his roles in ''Taxi'' ( 1978 - 1983 ), in which he played cab driver and part-time boxer Tony Banta, and '' Who's The Boss? '' ( 1984 - 1992 ), portraying Housekeeper and single father Tony Micelli. Danza also starred in the short-lived sitcoms '' Hudson Street '' ( 1995 ) and ''The Tony Danza Show'' ( 1997 ), not be confused with his Talk Show of the same name. He had a role on the TV drama '' Family Law '' from 2000 until 2002 . He was nominated for an Emmy Award for a guest-starring 1998 role in the TV series '' The Practice '', but he did not win. His Movie debut was in the comedy '' The Hollywood Knights '' ( 1980 ), which was followed by '' Going Ape! '' ( 1981 ). He received critical acclaim for his performance in the 1999 Broadway revival of the Eugene O'Neill Play '' The Iceman Cometh ''. Danza hosted his own TV Talk Show , '' The Tony Danza Show '', a nationally Syndicated program produced each weekday morning in his hometown of New York (where it aired live). 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. Neither he nor Wallace was wearing a Helmet at the time. Danza returned to go-kart racing on October 20 , 2005 , to challenge IndyCar driver Danica Patrick , but he was defeated. His daytime talk show ended in May 2006; the last live episode aired in May 26 , 2006 . He starred on Broadway as Max Bialystock in '' The Producers '' from December 19, 2006 to March 11, 2007.http://www.producersonbroadway.com/ As of August 2007, he is continuing his starring role in ''The Producers'' at the Paris Las Vegas .http://www.harrahs.com/EventsDetail.do?locationCode=PLV&detailName=the-producers-detail&eventTitle=The%20Producers FILMOGRAPHY
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