Tony LaPalio
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Tony was born in Chicago, but raised in the nearby western suburb of
Hinsdale. From a very young age he knew that he wanted to be an actor.
He wrote his first play in 3rd grade and began performing at that time
as well. He then went on to Hinsdale Junior High School and was cast in
the school musicals both years that he was there. At Hinsdale Central
he played basketball, baseball and lacrosse, but decided that the
fighting between his coaches and directors wasn't worth the hassle so
he decide that he would focus all of his passion on his acting. His
senior year he starred as Brick in Tennessee Williams' Cat on A Hot Tin
Roof. While in college at the University of Illinois he worked with
World famous Kabuki director Shozo Sato on a production of Iago's Plot.
He graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana with a
BFA in acting, and currently is working and living in Los Angeles,
California. He studies at Playhouse West.
