Tony Danza

In his two-hour interview, Tony Danza talks about his early life and his career as a professional boxer before getting into acting. He describes being cast in the feature film The Warriors, which led directly to him auditioning for the role of "Tony Banta" on the critically acclaimed comedy series Taxi. He discusses his Taxi co-stars, including Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner, Christopher Lloyd, and Jeff Conaway, and shares Andy Kaufman's antics on the set of the show. Danza outlines ABC canceling Taxi and NBC later picking it up. He details his years as "Tony Micelli" on Who's the Boss?, describes working with co-star Judith Light, and explains the special responsibility he felt on the show as both an on-screen and symbolic father to actors Alyssa Milano and Danny Pintauro. He speaks of his two-year stint as a talk show host on The Tony Danza Show, and recalls his time as an English teacher for the reality show Teach: Tony Danza. He wraps up by talking about then-current projects including charity work and his role in the Broadway musical Honeymoon in Vegas. Adrienne Faillace conducted the interview on December 15, 2014 in New York, NY.