What will Tony Danza be doing in a new reality series?
Actor Tony Danza is heading back to the classroom to front his own reality TV show about education. The former Taxi star, 58, admits he is struggling to find work as an actor, so he has decided to spend a year teaching 10th grade English at a New York City school – and film it for an as-yet-untitled series. And Danza, who earned a degree in history education from Iowa’s University of Dubuque before launching his acting career, insists the program will carve out a new genre for reality TV. He says, “I was talking about going back and answering the call to service and doing something different with my life. I’m going to teach 10th grade English and have some other duties, maybe a drama class, and all of the things that come with teaching, like cafeteria duty.” “I’m trying to do what I call ‘responsible reality’. I don’t want to do that other (reality) stuff and I don’t want to do a game show, and nobody’s knocking down my door for acting jobs. I’m hoping that I’m going to move into the c
Tony Danza hosted “The Contender 4” The Contender 4 is a reality television show based on the sport of boxing, but with an added element of insight into the competitor’s lives and relationships with each other within the show’s living quarters. The fourth season of the show was recorded in Singapore (with the exception of the live finale), and premiered on Versus on December 3, 2008. The show is on its third network, with the first season being broadcast on NBC, with the following second and third seasons being shown on ESPN. The Contender Season 4 Format Reality/Sport Created by Mark Burnett Starring Tony Danza Country of origin U.S. Production Location(s) Singapore Running time Varies Broadcast Original channel Versus Original run 2005 – Present Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
