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| Tony Scotti | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony Joseph Scotti |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, television and film producer, businessman |
| Years active | 1967-present |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvie Vartan (1984-present) Susan Denberg (?-1968) (divorced) |
Anthony "Tony" Joseph Scotti (born December 22, 1939) is an American actor, television and film producer, and co-founder of Scotti Brothers Records.
Career
Acting
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Scotti began his career as an actor, portraying Sharon Tate's love interest, Tony Polar, in the 1967 film, Valley of the Dolls. For his role in Valley, Scotti was required to sing and performed the song "Come Live With Me" in the film and on the film's soundtrack. Scotti's second and last acting appearance was the title role of an unaired 1968 television series, Nick Quarry, based on the 1967 film, Tony Rome.
Scotti Bros.
While pursuing his film career, Tony Scotti had a mildly successful singing career with 3 low-chart national singles as a soloist, and two as the leader of Heaven Bound.
In 1971, Scotti abandoned his film career and joined the record production department of MGM as a senior vice president. In 1974, Scotti, along with older brother Ben, formed Ben Scotti Productions, a music marketing firm. The company eventually branched out into television and produced the pop music series, America's Top 10. The success of the show prompted the brothers to form a television syndication company, All American Television in 1981. The company would go on to distribute shows like Baywatch and Acapulco H.E.A.T..
In the mid 1980s, the company began producing movies under Scotti Brothers Pictures and would go on to release Eye of the Tiger and Lady Beware.
Personal life
Scotti is currently married to French singer, Sylvie Vartan, whom he wed in 1984.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Tony Polar | |
| 1986 | Eye of the Tiger | Producer | |
| 1987 | Lady Beware | Producer | |
| He's My Girl | Executive producer | ||
| 1989 | The Iron Triangle | Producer | |
| 1992 | The Resurrected | Executive producer Alternative title: Scatterbrain | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1968 | Nick Quarry | Nick Quarry | Unaired television series |
| 1980-1993 | America's Top 10 | Producer Unknown episodes | |
| 1986-1987 | Wordplay | Executive producer Unknown episodes | |
References
External links
- Tony Scotti at IMDb
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