From Detroit Mi, where he studied drama in high school and then later in Palo Alto Ca, Tony (ATLANTA, FATAL ATTRACTION) is a retired US Army Ranger and Ranger school instructor who served eight years as a non commissioned officer for the US Army. After leaving the military he returned to studying acting in Atlanta Ga with The Company Acting Studio and The Pro Actors Studio while attending GSU, earning a BA in Religious Studies, and running his own ballroom dance studio for 13 years.