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Tony (given Name)
Tony is an English masculine given name that occurs as a diminutive form of Anthony or Antonio in many countries. As a diminutive form of Antonia or Antonietta, it is found in Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Norway, and Sweden. It has been among the top 600 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and was among the top 200 from the beginning of the 20th century to the 1990s. Notable people * Tony Abbott (born 1957), Australian politician * Tony Acquaviva (1925–1986), American composer and conductor * Tony Adams (other), multiple people * Tony Aiseia, Marshallese politician * Tony An (born 1978), South Korean singer, member of boy band H.O.T. * Tony Anselmo (born 1960), American actor * Tony Armas (born 1953), Venezuelan baseball player * Tony Armas Jr. (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball player, son of Tony Armas * Tony Arnerich (born 1979), American baseball player * Tony Atlas (born 1954), American wrestler * Tony Benn (1925–2014), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unisex Name
A unisex name (also known as an epicene name, a gender-neutral name or an androgynous name) is a given name that is not gender-specific. Unisex names are common in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. By contrast, some countries have Naming laws, laws preventing unisex names, requiring parents to give their children sex-specific names. In other countries or cultures, social norms oppose such names and transgressions may result in discrimination, ridicule, and psychological abuse. Names may have different gender connotations from country to country or language to language. For example, the Italian male name ''Andrea'' (derived from Greek ''Andreas'') is understood as a female name in many languages, such as English, German, Hungarian, Czech, and Spanish. Parents may name their child in honor of a person of another sex, which – if done widely – can result in the name becoming unisex. For example, Christians, particularly Catholics, may give a child a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Acquaviva
Anthony Acquaviva (May 10, 1925 – September 27, 1986 '''', October 2, 2011.) was an American composer, conductor and string instrumentalist, and the founder of the New York Pops Symphony Orchestra. Acquaviva was a graduate of the and served in the Army's orchestral division from 1944 to 1948. As a struggling young musician in |
Tony Blackburn
Anthony Kenneth Blackburn (born 29 January 1943) is an English disc jockey, singer and television presenter, whose career spans over 60 years. Blackburn first achieved fame broadcasting on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, before joining the BBC, initially broadcasting on the BBC Light Programme. Blackburn was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch, on 30 September 1967, and has had several stints working for the corporation. He has also worked for Capital London, Classic Gold Digital and BBC Local Radio, and currently BBC Radio 2 and British Forces Broadcasting Service. He has also had a singing career. As a DJ, Blackburn is known for his championing of Motown and soul music as well as his popular presenting style. In 2002, Blackburn was the first king of the jungle (winner) of the British reality TV series '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' Early life Blackburn was born in Guildford, Surrey, on 29 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Bishop
Tony Cal Bishop Jr. (born July 16, 1989) is an American-born Panamanian professional basketball player who last played for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Texas State University. Professional career Bishop went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On September 16, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with the Aalborg Vikings of the Danish Basketball League. On September 4, 2012, Bishop signed a one-year deal with BC Nevėžis of the Lithuanian Basketball League. On November 1, 2013, Bishop was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the second round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. On November 2, 2014, he was reacquired by the Vipers. In April 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed with Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season. On July 22, 2015, he signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the Basketball Bundesliga. On January 21, 2016, he parted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Binarelli
Antonio Binarelli (16 September 1940 – 12 July 2022) was an Italian magician. He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in the 5th class Knight. Binarelli died on 12 July 2022 of an illness at a hospital in Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ..., at the age of 81. References External links * * 1940 births 2022 deaths People from Rome Italian magicians Italian television personalities Knights of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic {{Italy-entertainer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Bennett
Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Bennett was named a NEA Jazz Masters, National Endowments for the Arts Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honors, Kennedy Center Honoree. He founded the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York, along with Exploring the Arts, a non-profit arts education program. He sold more than 50 million records worldwide and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as a United States Army, U.S. Army infantryman in the European theatre of World War II, European Theater. Afterward, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records and had his first number-one popular song wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Benn
Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (3 April 1925 – 14 March 2014), known between 1960 and 1963 as Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician and political activist who served as a Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet minister in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Bristol South East and Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency), Chesterfield for 47 of the 51 years between 1950 Bristol South East by-election, 1950 and 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001. He later served as President of the Stop the War Coalition from 2001 to 2014. The son of a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal and later Labour Party politician, Benn was born in Westminster and privately educated at Westminster School. He was elected for Bristol South East at the 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 general election but on his father's death he inherited Viscount Stansgate, his peerage, which prevented him from continui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Atlas
Anthony White (born April 23, 1954) better known by his ring name Tony Atlas, is an American bodybuilder, Powerlifting, powerlifter, and Professional wrestling, professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport. He is also known by his bodybuilding title, "Mr. USA" (a distinction he earned three times), the nom de guerre the "Black Superman", as well as an alter ego named Saba Simba. He returned as an on screen manager for WWE, appearing on its now-defunct ECW (WWE brand), ECW brand. He re-signed with WWE on a legends contract in mid-2012. Professional wrestling career Early career (1974–1984) Atlas started wrestling in 1974 for the National Wrestling Alliance World Wide/Mid Atlantic area. His debut, on July 10, was a tag team match with Bob Bruggers against Art Neilson and The Blue Scorpion. The match finished with Atlas winning the fall for his team with a sleeper hold on The Blue Scorpion. Throughout his career he worked for World Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Arnerich
Anthony John Arnerich (born December 14, 1979) is an American baseball bullpen coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He is a former minor league baseball catcher. A California native, Arnerich attended college in Texas. After his junior year, he signed with the Kansas City Royals and played for minor league baseball teams in Iowa, Delaware, and Kansas from 2001 to 2004. Arnerich then joined the Florida Marlins and played minor league in North Carolina and Florida in 2004 and 2005. Returning to California, Arnerich began coaching college teams in 2006 and earned a bachelor's degree in 2008. He coached a collegiate summer team in Minnesota from 2007 to 2009. Arnerich joined the Mariners in 2014, and was named a hitting coach in 2022. In 2024, he became the team's bullpen coach, replacing Stephen Vogt. Early education and minor league play Arnerich graduated from Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, California, in 1998. He attended Santa Rosa Junior College f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Armas Jr
Antonio José Armas (born April 29, 1978), better known as Tony Armas Jr., is a Venezuelan former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He spent most of his active career with the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Professional career New York Yankees Armas was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1994. Boston Red Sox Armas and a player to be named later ( Jim Mecir), were traded to the Boston Red Sox in 1997 for Mike Stanley and Randy Brown. Montréal Expos/Washington Nationals He was sent to the Montréal Expos in 1997 along with pitcher Carl Pavano in exchange for Pedro Martínez. Various injuries held him back until 2003, when he was the team's Opening Day starter, shutting down the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, 10–2. But the strong start turned into a breakdown weeks later, after he was diagnosed with injuries in his arm and shoulder which required season-ending surgery. At that time, Armas had a record of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Armas
Antonio Rafael Armas Machado (born July 2, 1953) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1976 to 1989. He is the father of pitcher Tony Armas Jr. and the older brother of outfielder Marcos Armas. Armas was one of the top power hitters in the American League in the early 1980s. Twice he led the American League in home runs, and topped all of Major League Baseball in runs batted in during the season. Armas was prone to injuries and went on the disabled list twelve times during his major league career, missing 302 games. Career Pittsburgh Pirates Armas debuted with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Gulf Coast League affiliate in just shy of his eighteenth birthday. He spent six seasons in their farm system, batting .270 with 69 home runs when he received a September call-up in . He appeared in four games for the Pirates, and collected two hits in six at-bats. During spring training in , Armas, Doug Bair, Dave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Anselmo
Tony Anselmo (born February 18, 1960) is an American voice actor and animator. He has been the official character voice of Donald Duck since 1985 following the death of the original voice actor, Clarence Nash. He has also provided voices for Donald's triplet nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Prior to voicing for Disney projects, he became an animator for the company in 1980. As of 2023, he has been credited in 23 animation roles. Early life Anselmo was born on February 18, 1960, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Anselmo formed an early interest with Disney after attending a screening of ''Mary Poppins'' at the age of four. Anselmo says, "I remember leaving the theater and asking, 'How did they do this? Who did that?' and so on...So a seed was planted there, and from that time on I never wanted to be a fireman, an astronaut, or anything else. I wanted to work for Disney." Anselmo's family moved to Sunnyvale in northern California when he was seven, and he continued to actively study ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
