The Tony Danza Show was a daytime talk show hosted by Tony Danza. It debuted to mixed reviews in 2004. The series, syndicated by Buena Vista Television, was produced live from New York City at 10:00 AM Eastern. Many East Coast markets carried the live feed.
Tony's sidekick, Ereka Vetrini (from The Apprentice), did not have her contract renewed for the show's second season; in addition, two of the show's producers were fired. Tony had an on-air pi...
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The Tony Danza Show was a daytime talk show hosted by Tony Danza. It debuted to mixed reviews in 2004. The series, syndicated by Buena Vista Television, was produced live from New York City at 10:00 AM Eastern. Many East Coast markets carried the live feed.
Tony's sidekick, Ereka Vetrini (from The Apprentice), did not have her contract renewed for the show's second season; in addition, two of the show's producers were fired. Tony had an on-air pianist, Nadia DiGiallonardo, with whom he performed a song and/or dance with at the end of each episode. Her contract was renewed for the second season and she took over many of the segment hosting/sidekick duties that belonged to Vetrini the first season.
On May 9, 2005, during a go-kart race with NASCAR star Rusty Wallace (who was a guest that day), Danza's kart flipped after Wallace accidentally bumped him. Danza got a concussion; neither he nor Wallace was wearing a helmet.
In March 2006, the show was put on a two-week hiatus with Danza...
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