Tony Azito(1948-1995)

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Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)

Tony Azito was born on 18 July 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Moonstruck (1987), The Pirates of Penzance (1983) and The Addams Family (1991). He died on 26 May 1995 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

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Height
- 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
Born
- July 18, 1948
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- May 26, 1995
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(AIDS)
Relatives
- Federica Alice Carlino(Cousin)
Other works
Tall, skinny, and rubber-limbed, he had a rare gift for physical comedy and appeared frequently in the New York theatre, often in cutting edge Off- and Off-Off-Broadway productions. Joseph Papp, head of the New York Shakespeare Festival was an admirer of his talents and cast him in several productions -- most notably, the hit Broadway version of The Pirates of Penzance.
Publicity listings
- 2 Interviews

Trivia
In his memoir, "Final Dress" (1983), John Houseman ruefully remembers the time he discovered that Azito had had his Juilliard student I.D. photo taken while in full drag...

Quotes
When I started out, I thought I was going to be a Shakespearean actor...Then I decided I was too weird-looking, too tall and thin - I'm 6 foot 3. But that's helped me as a dancer. I've known a lot of dancers who were ten times better than me, but who were short. Turns out the market wants 'em tall and thin, so I got jobs and they didn't.