Tony Thomas (producer)
Tony Thomas | |
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| Born | Charles Anthony Jacobs December 7, 1948 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | TV and film producer, director |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Souder (m. 2005) |
| Parent(s) | Danny Thomas Rose Marie Cassaniti |
| Relatives | Marlo Thomas (sister) |
Charles Anthony Thomas (né Jacobs; born December 7, 1948) is an Academy Award nominated American television and film producer. He was a producer for the feature film Dead Poets Society for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1989, Insomnia, among other films.[1]
He is also the producer of many successful television series from the 1970s into the 1990s such as Golden Girls for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series twice and won three consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Thomas was the producer of Blossom and many other TV series. He is the co-founder of Witt/Thomas Productions.
Early life and family[]
Born Charles Anthony Jacobs in Hollywood, California,[2] Thomas is the son of actor and philanthropist Danny Thomas and the former Rose Marie Cassaniti. He is the younger brother of actresses Terre Thomas and Marlo Thomas.[3]
Career[]
Thomas began working in Hollywood film/TV production at Screen Gems as an associate producer on the acclaimed television movie Brian's Song. In 1974, he teamed with producer Paul Junger Witt and wife Susan Harris to form a TV production company, Witt/Thomas Productions (alternately Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions), which produced numerous successful television series from the 1970s into the 1990s.[4]
He has produced many TV series, including The Practice (1976–1977), Nurses, Herman's Head, Soap, Blossom, Empty Nest, Benson, Beauty and the Beast, The Golden Girls, Brotherly Love, Benson, The John Larroquette Show and It's a Living. He was a producer for the feature film Dead Poets Society.[1]
Other endeavors[]
Thomas serves as a member of the ALSAC/St. Jude Boards of Directors and Governors, directing the operation of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital that his father had founded.[5]
Personal life[]
Thomas married Ann Souder on Christmas Eve 2005 in Montecito, California.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tony Tomas".
- ^ "Tony Thomas". Television Academy Interviews. October 22, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Tony Thomas at IMDb
- ^ "Tony Thomas". Archive of American Television.
- ^ "Tony Thomas". St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
External links[]
- "Tony Thomas, U.S. producer". The Museum of Broadcast Communications.
- Tony Thomas at IMDb
- Tony Thomas at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
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