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Tony Musante

トニー・ムサンテ　/　とにー・むさんて

American actor

June 30, 1936 – November 26, 2013　・　Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Connecticut
actor
television actor
film actor

My Take

Tony Musante is the sort of rugged character actor I instinctively root for. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1936 and trained at Northwestern, he carried genuine intelligence into roles that demanded grit. He earned wide recognition as Detective David Toma, then later showed real menace as Nino Schibetta in Oz. What I value is his range: he could anchor a series as the hero and then turn around and play unsettling villainy with conviction. He passed in 2013, but that shaded, weighty style of acting hasn't aged. He never chased flash, just delivered, and I quietly applaud that kind of career.

Overview

Anthony Peter Musante Jr. (June 30, 1936 – November 26, 2013) was an American actor, best known for the TV series Toma as Detective David Toma, Nino Schibetta in Oz (1997), and Joe D'Angelo in As the World Turns (2000–2003).

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1. Profile

Name (English): Tony Musante
Name (Japanese): トニー・ムサンテ
Reading: とにー・むさんて
Born: June 30, 1936 – November 26, 2013
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rat
Origin: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / television actor / film actor / stage actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Northwestern University

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86

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