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.

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2013
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1991
The Daily Show
2002
Family Guy
2001
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2026
Late Show with David Letterman
1996
Saturday Night Live
1982
The View
2003
The Colbert Report
2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Blue Bloods
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
99
Producing
13
2026
Three Generations, One Christmas
· unreleased
2026
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2025
Re-Election
as Stan
2024
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
2023
And Just Like That…
as Tony Danza
2023
Tacoma FD
as Lawrence
2022
Darby and the Dead
as Gary
2022
Blue Bloods
as Raymond Moretti
2021
Rumble
as Siggy (voice)
2020
Outmatched
as Jay Bennett
2018
The Good Cop
as Tony Caruso Sr.
2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017
There's... Johnny!
as Fred de Cordova
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016
Broad City
as Mr. Abrams
2016
Sebastian Says
as Salvo
2015
Say Yes to the Dress
as Self
2014
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Self
2013
Don Jon
as Jon Martello, Sr.
2013
Aftermath
as King
2013
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
2010
Teach: Tony Danza
2010
The Fran Drescher Show
2009
The Nail
as Chickie
2009
The Colbert Report
2009
Shatner's Raw Nerve
as Self
2006
Cloud 9
as Tony Danza
2005
Crash
as Fred
2004
Goodnight, We Love You
as Self
2004
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Host
2004
Retrosexual: The '80s
as (archive footage)
2003
Stealing Christmas
as Jack Clayton
2003
Christmas from Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
The View
as Self
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
Revealed with Jules Asner
2003
Good Day Live
as Self
2003
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Host
2002
The Daily Show
as Self
2001
Family Guy
as Tony Danza (voice)
2001
MADtv
as Self
2000
King of the Hill
as Self (voice)
2000
Family Law
as Joe Celano
1998
Glam
as Sid Dalgren
1998
Noah
as Norman Waters
1998
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
as Barney Gorman
1998
A Brooklyn State of Mind
as Louie Crisci
1998
The Practice
as Tommy Silva
1997
12 Angry Men
as Juror 7
1997
Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes
as Premium
1997
The Girl Gets Moe
as Moe
1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Meet Wally Sparks
as New York Cab Driver
1997
North Shore Fish
as Sal
1997
The Tony Danza Show
as Tony DiMeo
1996
Illtown
as D'Avalon
1996
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
as Self - Co-Host
1996
Dear God
as Tony Danza (uncredited)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1995
Deadly Whispers
as Tom Acton
1995
Hudson Street
as Tony Canetti
1994
Angels in the Outfield
as Mel Clark
1994
The Mighty Jungle
1992
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
1991
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
as Costabile 'Gus' Farace
1991
The Whereabouts of Jenny
as Rowdy Patron
1991
Baby Talk
as Mickey Campbell (Voice)
1991
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Self - Host
1989
She's Out of Control
as Doug Simpson
1989
I'm from Hollywood
as Self
1989
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
as Self - Host
1988
Wall of Tyranny
as Victor Ross
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Kids' Choice Awards
as Himself - Host
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
Mr. Belvedere
1987
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
1986
Doing Life
as Jerry Rosenberg
1986
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
as Self
1986
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1984
Cannonball Run II
as Terry
1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Italian Soldier
1984
Single Bars, Single Women
as Dennis
1984
Who's the Boss?
as Tony Micelli
1984
Battle of the Network Stars
1983
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
1982
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1981
Going Ape!
as Foster
1980
The Hollywood Knights
as Duke
1980
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Pony Lambretta
1980
A Capitol Fourth
as Self
1979
Supertrain
as Snelling
1978
Taxi
as Tony Banta
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Host