Tony Danza

Tony Danza was born and raised in New York City. It was a rough neighborhood where he lived and he earned his street smarts at a young age. Tony attended college and had plans to be a teacher. But his life went in unexpected ways. He got into boxing and then into acting. He had great successes on the hit TV series "Taxi" and "Who's the Boss?" Most recently, Tony was the host of a local New York City TV talk show but the show was eventually canceled and Tony found himself without a job and without a plan. On top of that, his marriage of twenty years was faltering. At nearly sixty-years-old, how could he start over?

Tony's thoughts returned to his old dream and he decided to pursue a teaching position. When A&E executives found out about his plans, they met with him about...