Tony LaFortezza

Tony LaFortezza was born on Aug 29, 1943 in USA. Tony LaFortezza's big-screen debut came with The Verdict directed by Sidney Lumet in 1982, strarring Sheraton Bartender. Tony LaFortezza is known for The Street directed by George Mihalka, Bruce MacVittie stars as Bud Peluso and Stanley Tucci as Arthur Scolari. The upcoming new movie Tony LaFortezza plays is Cookie which will be released on Aug 23, 1989.

Tony LaFortezza - was born and raised in Queens, New York....he attended Saint Francis Prep High School in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Hunter College-CUNY, NYC receiving both a BA & MA degree in Theater and Cinema.... Professionally Tony studied acting & directing at HB Studios with Bill Hickey & Aaron Frankel and also with the Group Theater founders Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg as well as with Lloyd Richards, Gene Frankel, Michael Rutenberg and Jerry Brody...Tony was a founding member back in the early 60's of The Playbox Studio (1963) a pioneer theater of the Off Off Broadway Theater Movement in New York City's, East Village as well as other New York City venues, namely: The Walden Theater (1974)...plus he was Artistic Director of The Citylights Theater (1980) and The Working Actors Ensemble (1986)...