Tony Ward (actor)

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Anthony Borden Ward (born 10 June 1963), better known as Tony Ward, is an American model, actor, fashion designer, painter and photographer.

Madonna (left) with Tony Ward, (center) at the AIDS Project Los Angeles benefit concert in 1990.
Madonna (left) with Tony Ward, (center) at the AIDS Project Los Angeles benefit concert in 1990.

Ward was born in Los Angeles, California. He was born to Robert Borden Ward, from Kansas, and Karen Elizabeth Castro, who grew up on the farm fields of Northern California. He grew up in Santa Cruz.

Ward began his modelling career in 1983 and achieved fame as an international supermodel, first for Calvin Klein underwear with images by Herb Ritts. Later he worked with photographers like Karl Lagerfeld, Steven Klein, Steven Meisel and Terry Richardson and for fashion designers such as Roberto Cavalli, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Diesel, Fendi, H & M and Hugo Boss. He is signed to Public Image Worldwide in New York City,Why Not Model Agency in Milan, Italy, Premier Model Management in London, and Nous Model Management in Los Angeles.

In 1996, Ward had his first starring role in the movie Hustler White. Ward has his own fashion brand SixInTheFace "Hand Ravaged Clothing by Mr.Ward".

Ward was Madonna's boyfriend in the beginning of the 1990s and he appeared in some of her videos as well as the controversial SEX book in 1992.

He is married to Shinobu Sato Ward and they have three children, Tora (Tiger) Dali, Lilli Tatsu (Dragon) and Ruby Love. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

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