FINALLY! Tony Danza gets a talk show

[underpants]

The long national nightmare of a Danza-free television is OVER!

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/8904-ent-danza.html

LOS ANGELES (AP) _August 9, 2004 — Tony Danza is coming back to T-V with a new daytime talk show, debuting next month.

One of the main reasons, he says, is the opportunity to book some really interesting guests. He's hoping to dip into the pool of older Hollywood actors he's friends with.

Danza also says there's an added perk to being a talk-show host. He says, "You find out as a host you got a lot of power." He says, "You get to guide the conversation where you want it to go." Former "Apprentice" contestant Ereka Vetrini will be Danza's announcer and sidekick.

[matcom]

1. YYYYYAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

until now, life was pretty much worthless and meaningless :D

[terrya]

2. There's this weird conspiracy to keep Tony Danza on television.

And damned if I know why.

[Beware the Beast Man]

3. What's his character's name...Tony?

brrrum, *CRASH*

Oh, I slay me...

[sniffa]

5. but is he the boss?

[dolo amber]

4. Well, now I can die happy

:D

[Lavender Brown]

6. Eh-oh, oh-eh!

[chiburb]

7. First show's line-up:

1. Erik Estrada
2. David Brenner
3. Debbie Gibson

Anybody else?

[Lavender Brown]

8. Scott Baio, of course

[lapfog_1]

16. Very first guest

Mary Lou Henner.

I'm joking here, but then again...

Wasn't Danza the inspiration for the character "Joey" on Friends?

[Gildor Inglorion]

9. Hooray! Tony Danza is da bomb!

Plus, he's H*O*T* - maybe I'll start watching TV again. :P

[freetobegay]

10. I loved him on "Who's the Boss"!

[ronnykmarshall]

12. I liked his tight t-shirts on "Taxi" too.

[freetobegay]

13. I still dream about him

Those looks! And on who the Boss He cleaned. What more could a man ask for!

[antigone382]

19. I saw him on Broadway

In a revival of "A View From the Bridge" (a play by Arthur Miller, about the only sane Miller left in the world). He was actually really good. That was what inspired me to get involved in theatre; before then I was extremely shy...now I'm a spotlight hog!

[underpants]

20. Wow Tony Danza inspired you?

Actually I think he keeps getting work because he is a pro and is relable....that and the tight t-shirts apparently.

[antigone382]

21. LOL, tight shirts always help

Well, it wasn't just him, it was the whole performance. The woman who played his wife (don't remember her name, I was 13) was incredibly truthful.

I think another big part of it was the convincing Brooklyn accents.

[antigone382]

22. Oops, dupe

self delete

[ronnykmarshall]

11. Oh for the love of Ryan Seacrest!

When will this madness end?

[underpants]

15. End? Who wants it to end?

The "otts" ('00's) could be the new 70's when we actually had "celebrities" -people famous for being famous.

[redqueen]

17. Can't... resist... repressed.... spelling... nazi....

'aughts'... it's 'aughts'

[ronnykmarshall]

18. The other Partridge Kids Show!

The two Chris' and Tracey.

Ya know the other kids that probably had 5 lines on the show for the whole run.

[redqueen]

14. The commercial for that show is ... not appealing

His smile looks way too fake to me. Well... I guess it worked for Kathie Lee for a while.

[shadu]

23. You truly LIKE tony Danza?

Perhaps I need to review this matter

[underpants]

24. You don't?-WHY DO YOU HATE TONY DANZA SO MUCH?

I think you are showing your true colors. :evilgrin:

[baldguy]

25. Don't you need to be able to *talk* in order to have a *talk show*?

[chiburb]

26. They applied that standard to Magic Johnson...

But only after his ratings sucked. Nobody noticed beforehand...

[Room101]

27. Tony is for BUSH - GRRRR

He hinted at his support of Bush on the Howard Stern show yesterday.