The Tony Danza Show (2004 talk show)
The Tony Danza Show | |
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Presented by | Tony Danza |
Starring | Ereka Vetrini Nadia DiGiallonardo |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 330 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Katie Face Productions Redmann Productions (season 1) Riverward Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Syndicated |
Release | September 13, 2004 May 26, 2006 | –
The Tony Danza Show is a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004, in
The program was hosted by actor and New York native Tony Danza. For the first season Danza was joined by Ereka Vetrini as his co-host, with music provided by pianist Nadia DiGiallonardo. After the first season, Vetrini, who gained fame appearing on The Apprentice, was let go from the program, and DiGiallonardo took over most of her co-hosting duties.
On May 9, 2005, during a go-kart race with NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace (who was a guest that day), Danza's kart flipped after Wallace accidentally bumped him. Danza suffered a concussion; neither he nor Wallace were wearing a helmet.
The most-viewed episode of the series featured the heavy metal band, The
Extravadanza
"Extravadanza" was a game played once each day with a home viewer via telephone. Danza (or, more often, his co-host) would drop a chip on a
References
- ^ Kaye, Don. "Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza Interview". Metal Injection TV. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
External links
- The Tony Danza Show at IMDb