Birthday: April 21, 1950.
Birthplace: Brooklyn.
Occupation: Actor.
Current home: Los Angeles.
Marital status: Married to Tracy Danza for 11 years.
Children: Marc, 26, Katie, 10, and Emily, 4.
Car: I have a Cadillac and a 1960 Corvette. I buy American.
Working on: I have a new TV series starting, “The Tony Danza Show,” on NBC-TV. I play a sportswriter and a single dad.
Worst job: I was a dishwasher at a Jewish caterer.
The last good movie I saw: “The Shop Around the Corner.”
The book I’ve been reading: “Angela’s Ashes” by Frank McCourt.
Favorite pigout foods: Chocolate and anything crunchy.
Favorite performers: Sinatra and Astaire.
Favorite childhood memory: My old man chasing me down Euclid Avenue.
Personal heroes: Colin Powell, my father and my Uncles Phil and John.
Nobody knows I’m: Sensitive.
If I could do it over: I would have studied harder and gotten better grades in school.
I’d give anything to meet: J.D. Salinger.
My fantasy is: To be a recording artist.
A really great evening to me is: A couple of martinis and dinner with the wife.
The one thing I can’t stand: People with no manners.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: OK.
If I weren’t an actor, I’d be a: Teacher.
If I’ve learned one thing in life, it’s: Keep your chin down and your spirits up.
Most humbling experience: Having my TV series, “Hudson Street,” fail.
The three words that best describe me: Loyal, tough and determined.
