What was the name of Tony Danza's character in "Taxi"?
"Taxi" cruised onto ABC in 1978 and introduced TV viewers to the lovable crew at the Sunshine Cab Company. Among the eccentric drivers, Tony Danza played a boxer with more dreams than victories, moonlighting as a cabbie between getting knocked out. What was the name of the guy who kept climbing back into the ring despite his 8-24 record?
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Correct Answer: Tony Banta
Tony Danza played Tony Banta, and no, you you didn't read that wrong, the name was really just that similar. And while the last name might've come from a friend of "Taxi" co-creator James L. Brooks, the similarity makes sense when you consider Danza was a boxer at the time he was cast in the role. He retired from the ring with a 8-3 record, which probably means "Taxi" Tony could've used a lesson or two from real Tony.
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