Tony Tarantino

Tony Tarantino (born July 4, 1940) is an American actor, musician, cinematographer, and composer.[1]

Life and career

Tarantino was born in Queens, New York on July 4, 1940, to Elizabeth and Dominic Tarantino (1915–2004), a World War ll veteran. He entered the Pasadena Playhouse.

He is the father of director and actor Quentin Tarantino. During a 2010 interview, the younger Tarantino said: "Well, I never knew my father [...] That's the thing. I never knew him [...] He wanted to be an actor [...] Now he's an actor only because he has my last name. But he was never part of my life. I didn't know him. I've never met him."[2]

Filmography

As producer

Year Title
2012 Mediterranean Blue
2011 Underbelly Blues

As director

Year Title
2003 Blood Money

As actor

Year Title
2012 Mediterranean Blue
2011 Underbelly Blues
2008 Harvest Moon
2003 Blood Money
1999 It's The Rage
Family Tree
Holy Hollywood

As cinematographer

Year Title
2009 Samurai Princess

Vally Film Festival Award Winner

Year Title
1999 Holy Hollywood

References

  1. ↑ "Tony Tarantino". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Secher, Benjamin (February 8, 2010). "Quentin Tarantino interview: 'All my movies are achingly personal'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
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