Tony Denison Biography
Tony Denison is an American Award-winning actor. Denison has received a Prism Award from the Entertainment Industry Council for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series and five SAG nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
How old is Tony Denison?- Age
He is 73 years old as of September 2022. Tony was born Anthony John Sarrero on September 20, 1949, in New York, New York, United States of America.
Tony Denison Education
He earned a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) in New Paltz, New York.
Tony Denison Height
Tony stands at a height of 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) tall.
Tony Denison Family
He was born in Harlem to Sicilian parents and was raised in Queens. The eldest of three children.
Tony Denison Wife
Denison was married to Jennifer Evans in June 1986 but later divorced in 2008. Has been married twice. His first marriage was in 1970.
Tony Denison’s Sons of Anarchy
He appeared in Sons of Anarchy an American action crime drama television series as Desmond Harnigan. Sons of Anarchy follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California’s Central Valley. Charlie Hunnam stars as Jackson “Jax” Teller, who is initially the vice president and subsequently the president of the club. After discovering a manifesto written by his late father, John, who previously led the club, he begins to question himself, his relationships, and the club. The themes throughout the show include love, brotherhood, loyalty, betrayal, and redemption. It explored vigilantism, government corruption, and racism. The show’s plot depicted an outlaw motorcycle club as an analogy for human transformation. David Labrava, a real-life member of the Oakland chapter of Hells Angels, served as a technical adviser and also played the recurring character Happy Lowman, the club’s assassin.
Tony Denison Career
In 1977, he worked as a John Hancock Life Insurance agent in Poughkeepsie, New York. In his spare time, he participated in several stage plays in New Paltz, New York, about 80 miles north of New York City. Has worked in construction, as a chess and backgammon tournament promoter, as a life insurance salesperson, as a chauffeur, and as a newspaper editor. He paid for his college education with the profits from his own construction company. Tony Denison, an award-winning actor, joined the cast of The Closer, starring Kyra Sedgwick, as Det. Andy Flynn in 2005, and the show quickly became TNT’s number-one drama. Lt. Flynn is a consistent fan favorite on the spin-off series Major Crimes, known for his antics opposite GW Bailey’s Lt.
Denison has received a Prism Award for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series from the Entertainment Industry Council, as well as five SAG nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. He has appeared as a popular television guest star on ABC’s Castle, in the final season of FX’s hit show Sons of Anarchy, and in a recurring arc on FOX’s Prison Break. Denison makes a delicious French Toast Italia Style with Ricotta Cheese and a mean Eggplant Parmesan, which can also be found in the Major Crimes Cast & Crew cookbook to benefit The Sunshine Kids Foundation.
He has appeared on CBS, The Better Show, Hallmark’s Home & Family, and FOX preparing his signature dishes. He has also appeared on Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Hollywood Today Live, Hell’s Kitchen, and KTLA’s Morning Show. He also completed four independent films, including Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?, in which he co-starred with Backstrom’s Kristoffer Polaha, the modern-day thriller Dirty with Chaz Bono and Alexandra Paul, Clarity with former Major Crimes co-star Nadine Velazquez, and another thriller called Dementia. Denison made his television debut as Ray Luca in Michael Mann’s critically acclaimed drama Crime Story.
TIME Magazine named him “Television’s Best Villain of the Decade,” and he received a standing ovation for his portrayal of the infamous John Gotti. Denison’s personal mission is to maintain his blue-collar values in a gold collar profession. He is a sought after celebrity presenter and host at entertainment industry award shows, and he can be seen participating in many charity poker tournaments. He is committed to assisting others whenever possible and donates his free time to The Sunshine Kids Foundation, which grants the wishes of chronically ill and physically challenged children.
Tony Denison’s Net Worth
Antony has an estimated net worth of 6 million dollars as of 2022.
Tony Denison Movies
- 2000 Walker, Texas Ranger
- 2000 Rocket’s Red Glare
- 2001 The Lone Gunmen
- 2001 The Haunted Heart
- 2002–2005 JAG
- 2003 The District
- 2003 She Spies
- 2003 Playmakers
- 2004 NYPD Blue
- 2004 The D.A.
- 2004 ER
- 2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- 2005 Cold Case
- 2005 The O.C.
- 2005–2012 The Closer
- 2005, 2020 Criminal Minds
- 2006 Murder 101
- 2006 Boston Legal
- 2006 Prison Break
- 2007 Crash and Burn
- 2011 The Whole Truth
- 2012 Castle
- 2012–2018 Major Crimes
- 2014 Sons of Anarchy
- 2019 Murder In-Law Will
- 2019–2020 All Rise
