Tony Bellissimo
Tony Bellissimo was born on April 17, 1989 in Springville, New York, USA. He is known for La La Land (2016), Step Up All In (2014) and Step Up Revolution (2012).
Tony Beltran
Tony Beltran is known for 20 Dates (1998), Feedback (2002) and Titanica (1992).
Tony Benedict
Tony Benedict is known for Santa and the Three Bears (1970), The Jetsons (1962) and Daffy Duck's Easter Show (1980).
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett, one of the legends of jazz and popular music who served during the Second World War and then developed a career spanning over half a century, is now giving another concert tour across the United States and Europe. He was born Anthony (Antonio) Dominick Benedetto on August 3, 1926, in Astoria, Queens, in New York City. His father, Giovanni "John" Benedetto, was a grocer, his mother, Anna Maria (Suraci), was a seamstress, and his uncle was a tap dancer. His parents were both from poor farming families in Calabria, Italy. Young Tony gave a singing performance at the opening of the Triborough Bridge at the age of 10. He studied music and painting at the New York High School of Industrial Arts but dropped out at the age of 16. He had to support his family and he performed as a singing waiter in Italian restaurants. During the Second World War Tony Bennett was drafted into the US Army. He served on the front lines until April 1945 and was involved in the liberation of a Nazi concentration camp at Landsberg, Germany. After the WWII he sang with the Army military band under the stage name "Joe Bari" until his discharge and return to the US in 1946. He studied the Bel Canto singing discipline at the American Theater Wing on the GI Bill and continued singing while waiting on tables at New York restaurants. At the beginning of his career he drew from such influences as Judy Garland, Louis Armstrong, and Bing Crosby among others and eventually created his own style of singing. He also integrated jazz-style phrasing into his singing by imitating the instrumental solos with his own voice. In 1949, Bennett was invited on a concert tour by Bob Hope, who suggested him to use the name Tony Bennett. In 1950, he was signed to Columbia Records and made his first big hit 'Because of You', produced by Mitch Miller with orchestration by Percy Faith. It sold over a million copies, reaching #1 in 1951 pop charts. His other #1 hits were 'Blue Velvet', 'Rags to Riches', and "Stranger in Paradise" in 1952-54. Bennett was able to do five to seven shows a day in New York to crowds of screaming teenagers. In 1956, he hosted The Tony Bennett Show (1956), which replaced The Perry Como Show (1948). He continued making recordings with the top jazz musicians of the day and his collaboration with Count Basie brought two albums, with 'Chicago' and 'Jeepers Creepers' becoming popular songs. His landmark concert at the Carnegie Hall in June of 1962 featured 44 songs and was accompanied by an all-star band. The same year he released 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco', which remained on the charts for a year and has become his signature song. The eponymous album became a gold record. Bennett had a change of fortune after 1964, with strong competition from The Beatles and the British Invasion. In 1965, he separated from his first wife, artist Patricia Beech, with whom he had two sons. The marriage did not work under the pressures of being too much on the road and eventually ended in divorce. At the same time, his first acting role in the film The Oscar (1966) was not a success; he received poor reviews, and the film was lambasted by critics, ignored by audiences and became one of the biggest flops of the year. His singing career took a downturn when his bosses at Columbia Records, worried about competition from The Beatles, forced him to change his image and style, which pleased no one. He left Columbia in 1972. A brief contract with MGM Records yielded no hits, and Bennett was left without a recording job. He married again. He started his own record company and made two highly praised albums with Bill Evans. He moved to England for a while, where he once performed for the Queen. Back in the US, Bennett found only one regular gig in Las Vegas, but no recording deals or concert tours. His debts grew to the point of bankruptcy, and the IRS was trying to seize his house in L.A. By the late 1970s, his second marriage to actress Sandra Grant, with whom he had two daughters, was failing. He also suffered from a drug addiction, and after an overdose in 1979, he called for help from his son Danny Bennett. Danny signed on as his father's manager, and it turned out to be a smart move. Tony Bennett rejuvenated his career by bringing back his original style, tuxedo and the Great American Songbook. He staged a strong comeback during the 1980s and 1990s, signed with Columbia again, and made two gold albums in 1992 and 1993, and developed a surprising and loyal following among audiences in their 20s and 30s. He also received a Grammy Award, the first since 1962. He again performed and recorded with Frank Sinatra, and extended musical collaboration to gigs with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elvis Costello, and k.d. lang among others. Bennet also appeared as himself on MTV's documentary series Unplugged (1989) in 1994 and 2000. His resilience and successful comeback became a sensation in the modern day entertainment industry. Bennett appeared as himself in the films Analyze This (1999), The Scout (1994), and Bruce Almighty (2003). He has sold over 50 million records worldwide, was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame (1997), published an autobiography "The Good Life: The Autobiography of Tony Bennett" (1998), received a lifetime achievement award from ASCAP (2002), and was the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor in December of 2005. Honored by the United Nations with its Citizen of the World award, he is widely considered an International treasure. On his 80th anniversary, Tony Bennett enjoyed congratulations from millions of fans from all over the world. In November 2006, Bennett hosted a Gala-party in his honor at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. There he enjoyed live performances by numerous celebrities. The party came to culmination when Mr. Bennett entertained his guests by singing his best known hits: 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco' and 'What A Good Life.'
Tony Bentley
Tony Bentley was born in St. Louis, Mo. in 1951 and moved to New Orleans in 1974 to be the announcer at the New Orleans Fair Grounds racetrack which he did for 27 years. He had done local theater and commercials as well and started acting in movies when "Hollywood South" got underway in La. in 2004. He still can be heard announcing every major race meet of the National Steeplechase Association in the north and southeast. He lives in New Orleans.
Tony Bernal
Tony Bernal is an actor and director, known for Pelukang itim: Agimat ko ito for victory again (2005), Tomagan (2003) and Lisensyadong kamao (2005).
Tony Besson
Born into an entrepreneurial family in Omaha, Nebraska, Tony Besson began his life in a constant state of change. Moving between 14 different schools from California to Hawaii, ending in Las Vegas, Tony was always the new kid in school. Due to the need to continually introduce himself, Tony naturally became an outgoing and witty person, which consistently put him in the center of attention. Whether animatedly reenacting a story about a past school to his friends in the cafeteria, or impeccably drifting inches between light poles and cars before e-braking into his spot in the parking lot; when you met Tony, you were not likely to forget him. Tony loved engaging people into his stories and plots, and later realized he had a natural talent for stage, which was for him like telling a story in the cafeteria. However, despite the natural talent of this young man, his aspirations to pursue his passion of acting were hindered by the upheavals of an inconsistent place to call "home." Entering his freshman year of high school, Tony took a stand against his inconsistencies, and enrolled in acting classes to focus on his passion. This however was a short lived commitment, as Tony was forced to move to Las Vegas during his senior year of high school, unwillingly removing him from his acting classes and training. Once in Las Vegas, and starting to "grow-up," Tony embodied the entrepreneurial and independent spirit he had grown up around in his family, and moved out of his loving parent's house at age 17. Tony began his "professional life" managing multiple cell phone accessory stores, until he purchased the company for himself, all before he was 20. With his life following the familiar successful path of his business savvy father, Tony realized he was successful, however not passionate about his work; as his passion was still pursuing a career in acting and that dream was slipping away. So, in 2005 Tony sold his company, packed his life up and moved to Hollywood. It took a few trials in Los Angeles before he made a final and permanent plunge into Hollywood when his hard work began to bring to fruition his dreams. Since being in Hollywood, Tony studied at Howard Fine, completed Improvisation at Groundings, and studied stunts at XMA World Headquarters. His natural talents and desire to learn brought in a fairly consistent string of work including parts in Spiderman 3, episodes on Entourage and Nip/Tuck and several smaller appearances. Still a new actor to Hollywood he still finds himself with streaks of down time in Hollywood, where he enjoys taking those times to engage in classes, international opportunities, as well as returning back "home" to Las Vegas to try and capture some luck, and bring it back to California with him.
Tony Bevilacqua
Tony Bevilacqua is known for Minutes Past Midnight (2016), Seven Hells (2014) and Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return (2017).
Tony Biancosino
Tony Biancosino is known for The Marriage Ref (2010), LYFT Comics (2021) and Man v. Food (2008).
Tony Bifano
Tony Bifano is an actor, known for Hell, or Tidewater (2020).
