Anthony Denison
Biography
Anthony Denison, also credited as Tony Denison, began his acting career on the New York stage and then moved into films and television. Tony got his big break in 1986 on the critically acclaimed NBC hour long series Crime Story, from producer Michael Mann. Tony was heralded by Time Magazine as television's best villain of the 1980s. He has become a familiar and revered presence on shows like JAG, The District, Cold Case, The O. C., ER, Charmed, The D.A., CSI, Boston Legal, and is currently set to reoccur on the FOX series Prison Break. Tony is also renowned for his work on ESPN's first scripted series, Playmakers, where he played Head Coach Mike George. In addition to starring in several television movies and mini-series such as Getting Gotti, and the Great Escape. His motion picture appearances include, Little Vegas, City Of Hope, Men Of War, Island Prey, Chasing Papi, Wild Things 2 and most recently, Art Of Revenge.
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Anthony currently appears as Detective Andy Flynn in the TNT hit series 'The Closer' and has been nominated, along with his castmates, for a Screen Actor's Guild Ensemble Award.
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Tony Denison
Sometimes Credited As:Anthony Denison Anthony John Denison Tony Dennison
Born:New York, New York on 9/20/1950
Professions:Actor, theatre producer, theatre manager, after-hours club owner, construction, chess tournament promoter, backgammon tournament promoter, life insurance salesperson, chauffeur, newspaper editor
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With the edge of someone from the streets of New York--he was born in Harlem--Denison has essayed tough guys, thugs and hoodlums as well as sympathetic urban characters for more than a decade on TV and in feature films. He used the profits from his own construction company to pay for his college education and after graduation moved back to NYC where he bounced around in a variety of jobs, including some on the fringes of show business. A chance encounter put him in a touring theatre group and after stage productions in New York--some of which he also produced--Denison was cast as the charmingly evil hoodlum Ray Luca in the critically-praised but short-lived drama series "Crime Story" (NBC, 1986). He went on to appear in "The Great Escape II: The Untold Story" (NBC, 1988) and replaced an injured Ken Wahl on four episodes of the "Wiseguy" (CBS, 1988-89). Denison began to earn romantic leads with "I Love You Perfect" (ABC, 1989), opposite Susan Dey and in the series "Under Cover," (ABC, 1991-92), in which he and Linda Purl were married spies. The same year, Denison starred as an evil priest in "Child of Darkness, Child of Light", a USA Network movie. He received much screen time in John Sayles' "City of Hope" (1991) and in the miniseries "Jackie Collins' 'Lady Boss'" (NBC, 1992). His portrayal of Joey Buttafuoco (opposite Drew Barrymore) in "The Amy Fisher Story" (ABC, 1993) was praised while most critics dismissed the film over its subject matter. Variously billed in his career as Anthony Denison, Anthony John Denison and Tony Denison, he returned to series TV in 1996 with the short-lived Fox sitcom "Love and Marriage".
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EducationState University of New York, New Paltz New Paltz, New York BA
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1997 Joined cast of Fox primetime series "Melrose Place"
1996 Co-starred in the short-lived (2 episode) Fox series "Love and Marriage"
1995 Co-starred in feature "Men of War"
1994 Starred in CBS TV-movie "Getting Gotti"
1993 Played Joey Buttafuoco opposite Drew Barrymore in ABC version of "The Amy Fisher Story"
1992 Starred in NBC miniseries "Jackie Collins' Lady Boss"
1991 Was in ensemble cast of John Sayles' feature "City of Hope"
1990 Starred in ABC series, "Under Cover"
1989 Played opposite Susan Dey in "I Love You Perfect" (ABC)
1988 Starred in NBC miniseries "The Great Escape II: The Untold Story"
1986 Cast as evil Ray Luca in "Crime Story" (NBC)
Joined the Community Experimental Repertory Theatre, touring in stage productions in New York
Sometimes Credited As:Anthony Denison Anthony John Denison Tony Dennison
Born:New York, New York on 9/20/1950
Professions:Actor, theatre producer, theatre manager, after-hours club owner, construction, chess tournament promoter, backgammon tournament promoter, life insurance salesperson, chauffeur, newspaper editor
Photos
News
Interviews
Premieres
Filmography
Biography
With the edge of someone from the streets of New York--he was born in Harlem--Denison has essayed tough guys, thugs and hoodlums as well as sympathetic urban characters for more than a decade on TV and in feature films. He used the profits from his own construction company to pay for his college education and after graduation moved back to NYC where he bounced around in a variety of jobs, including some on the fringes of show business. A chance encounter put him in a touring theatre group and after stage productions in New York--some of which he also produced--Denison was cast as the charmingly evil hoodlum Ray Luca in the critically-praised but short-lived drama series "Crime Story" (NBC, 1986). He went on to appear in "The Great Escape II: The Untold Story" (NBC, 1988) and replaced an injured Ken Wahl on four episodes of the "Wiseguy" (CBS, 1988-89). Denison began to earn romantic leads with "I Love You Perfect" (ABC, 1989), opposite Susan Dey and in the series "Under Cover," (ABC, 1991-92), in which he and Linda Purl were married spies. The same year, Denison starred as an evil priest in "Child of Darkness, Child of Light", a USA Network movie. He received much screen time in John Sayles' "City of Hope" (1991) and in the miniseries "Jackie Collins' 'Lady Boss'" (NBC, 1992). His portrayal of Joey Buttafuoco (opposite Drew Barrymore) in "The Amy Fisher Story" (ABC, 1993) was praised while most critics dismissed the film over its subject matter. Variously billed in his career as Anthony Denison, Anthony John Denison and Tony Denison, he returned to series TV in 1996 with the short-lived Fox sitcom "Love and Marriage".
Family
EducationState University of New York, New Paltz New Paltz, New York BA
Companion
Awards
Milestones
1997 Joined cast of Fox primetime series "Melrose Place"
1996 Co-starred in the short-lived (2 episode) Fox series "Love and Marriage"
1995 Co-starred in feature "Men of War"
1994 Starred in CBS TV-movie "Getting Gotti"
1993 Played Joey Buttafuoco opposite Drew Barrymore in ABC version of "The Amy Fisher Story"
1992 Starred in NBC miniseries "Jackie Collins' Lady Boss"
1991 Was in ensemble cast of John Sayles' feature "City of Hope"
1990 Starred in ABC series, "Under Cover"
1989 Played opposite Susan Dey in "I Love You Perfect" (ABC)
1988 Starred in NBC miniseries "The Great Escape II: The Untold Story"
1986 Cast as evil Ray Luca in "Crime Story" (NBC)
Joined the Community Experimental Repertory Theatre, touring in stage productions in New York
AJD more info
Anthony Denison
Denison as Lincoln Burrows' father in The Key, an episode of the television series Prison Break
Anthony John Sarrero was born in New York in 1950. The eldest of three, he was raised in Harlem. Before acting he worked for John Hancock Insurance as a life insurance agent in Poughkeepsie, New York. At the same time he was acting, starring in several stage productions in the New Paltz, New York locale. His surname "Denison" was taken from his friend Jan Denison during his days as an actor and director at a nonprofit theater in the late 1970s.
He is well known for his role as mob boss Ray Luca on the 1980s NBC television show Crime Story which ran from 1986 to 1988. Afterwards he starred in several crime movies, notably Getting Gotti, 1994 (in which he portrayed John Gotti), Criminal Passion (1994), and The Amy Fisher Story, 1993, where he played Joey Buttafuoco. His latest work is the recently completed movie Karla, in which he plays Detective Burows. Denison is part of the regular cast in The Closer airing on TNT and he also has a recurring role as Aldo Burrows on the Fox series Prison Break.
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Anthony John Denison at the Internet Movie Database
Denison as Lincoln Burrows' father in The Key, an episode of the television series Prison Break
Anthony John Sarrero was born in New York in 1950. The eldest of three, he was raised in Harlem. Before acting he worked for John Hancock Insurance as a life insurance agent in Poughkeepsie, New York. At the same time he was acting, starring in several stage productions in the New Paltz, New York locale. His surname "Denison" was taken from his friend Jan Denison during his days as an actor and director at a nonprofit theater in the late 1970s.
He is well known for his role as mob boss Ray Luca on the 1980s NBC television show Crime Story which ran from 1986 to 1988. Afterwards he starred in several crime movies, notably Getting Gotti, 1994 (in which he portrayed John Gotti), Criminal Passion (1994), and The Amy Fisher Story, 1993, where he played Joey Buttafuoco. His latest work is the recently completed movie Karla, in which he plays Detective Burows. Denison is part of the regular cast in The Closer airing on TNT and he also has a recurring role as Aldo Burrows on the Fox series Prison Break.
External links
Anthony John Denison at the Internet Movie Database
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He is the eldest of three children and is born to Sicilian parents. He was raised in Harlem. In late 1979 he had a job as an actor and director for a nonprofit theater. He took the name Denison from his friend Jan Denison, who supported him in his pursuit to act.
In 1977 he was a life insurance agent for John Hancock Insurance in Poughkeepsie, New York. He spent his spare time in various stage plays that occurred in the New Paltz, NY locale.
Denison is his Godmother's name.
When Ken Wahl, the star of "Wiseguy" (1987), suffered an injury that incapcitated him, Denison was chosen to fill the gap by playing another agent, who appeared for the duration of storyline that the show was engaged in at the time.
In 1977 he was a life insurance agent for John Hancock Insurance in Poughkeepsie, New York. He spent his spare time in various stage plays that occurred in the New Paltz, NY locale.
Denison is his Godmother's name.
When Ken Wahl, the star of "Wiseguy" (1987), suffered an injury that incapcitated him, Denison was chosen to fill the gap by playing another agent, who appeared for the duration of storyline that the show was engaged in at the time.
Anthony John Denison (Ray Luca) Biog
Broadway Theater under his belt, Tony Denison made his momentous television debut starring in producer/director Michael Mann's critically acclaimed drama, Crime Story. As Ray Luca in the NBC one-hour television drama series, Tony received a fistful of kudos, including Time magazine recognition as "television's best villain of the 1980's". Since then, Tony has appeared in more than two dozen motion pictures, with Columbia Tri Star's Art of Revenge being the most recent. Following Crime Story and an impressive list of dozens of television appearances that include notable guest stars on such shows as The District, J.A.G., She Spies and Charmed. Tony recently landed the role of recurring character Paul Harper in the new one-hour television drama series, The D.A. Not too shabby for a Manhattan born and bred son of Sicilian immigrant parents and a Jose Torres trained amateur pugilist. Before Crime Story and the dozen career changes he made before discovering that acting was the profession he wanted most, Tony learned a few other skills, including carpentry, racquetball, handball, squash and chess, a skill he turned into championship recognition. When not acting, Tony and Jenny, his wife of twenty three years, enjoy their four cats, designing furniture and their beautiful California home in Sherman Oaks. Tony also loves baseball and the conversations he has in Italian with his family and friends.
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The aim of this blog is to eventually find enough information on the fantsatic TV show CRIME STORY to publish a companion book.
If you know of anywhere where info can be found please drop us a line or publish it yourself right here.
Please note that this is a fan site and is in no way officially linked to the NBC TV show.
Thanks for checking us out and enjoy.
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