Name Tony Ganios | ||
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Born October 21, 1959 (age 65) ( 1959-10-21 ) Brooklyn, New York Occupation Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Insurance Agent Years active 1979-Present (semi-retired since 1990). Movies Porky's, The Wanderers, Porky's Revenge!, Porky's II: The Next Day, Die Hard 2 Similar People Wyatt Knight, Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Cyril O'Reilly, Kaki Hunter | ||
Porky s interview with tony ganios the porky s cast at the january 2013 hollywood show
Tony Ganios (born October 21, 1959) is a Greek-American actor. He is probably best known for his role as Anthony 'Meat' Tuperello in the 1982 comedy Porky's and its sequels. Tony's other well-known roles include the 1979 movie The Wanderers, as the heroic tough-guy 'Perry'. He starred in the 1990 film Die Hard 2 as Baker, a member of the terrorists. He also played a former football player turned mountain man in the John Belushi film Continental Divide.
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- Porky s interview with tony ganios the porky s cast at the january 2013 hollywood show
- Porky s movie 30th anniversary interview tony ganios meat tuperallo the wanderers wiseguy
- Early life
- Career
- References
Ganios appeared in five episodes of the 1980s TV series Wiseguy as Mike "Mooch" Cacciatore, and he made a guest appearance in an episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King. He semi-retired from acting after Die Hard 2 to be an insurance agent in New York City, but returned to Hollywood to do more acting, directing, writing and producing.
Porky s movie 30th anniversary interview tony ganios meat tuperallo the wanderers wiseguy
Early life
Tony Ganios was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 21, 1959, and he is of Greek-American ancestry.
Career
At the age of 18, Ganios was 'forced' into the film-industry. His uncle Pete forced him to quit his power-lifting session at the 'Sheridan Square Gym' early, so that he could audition for a role in a movie directed by Philip Kaufman. As a result, Ganios made his debut appearance as tough-guy 'Perry' in The Wanderers. His performance in 'The Wanderers' and as a result he was cast in many more movies. Since then Ganios has starred in a string of movies, including the cult teen-sex comedy 'Porky's' and its sequels.
Tony Ganios has recently reunited with his original co-stars of 'Porky's', to star in the upcoming teen-sex comedy Daddies' Girls. The movie was scheduled to be released in 3D.