Tony is a graduate of The American Theatre of Actors & Writers in Manhattan, where his off-Broadway play TELL VERONICA! ran in NY. It later premiered in LA  starring Charlene Tilton & Lin Shaye, receiving rave reviews in The LA Times. Tony’s other NY credits include The Hostesses,  a Top 5 Finalist in the Samuel French One-Act Festival, which he adapted into a short film, earning him a spot in the Big Damn Film Festival. His musical, Gina’s Parole, based on his screenplay of the same name, showcased at the New York’s Dramatist’s Guild, ASCAP Musical Festival, before winning a spot in both The Peekaboo Festival at The Mark Goodson Theatre.

Tony is also a self-published author of a trilogy of children’s books titled: “The Littlest Spruce,” “The Littlest Piggy” and “The Littlest Witch,” the latter of which he turned into a children’s musical that is now being licensed by Stage Rights LLC and playing at theaters across the country. “The Littlest Spruce” won the North American Book Exchange Award for Best New Children’s Book and was also featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Tony's screenplays have been optioned and/or placed in various writing competitions including  The Nicholl Fellowship Awards, Writer’s Digest Writing Competition and the 1st Project Greenlight Screenwriting Contest. Tony’s upcoming stop-motion animated movie “The Potters” stars Francis Fisher, Jessie Cave and Chris Colfer. Tony’s original ½ dramedy series “Yellow Bird” has placed in a various writing competitions, including a recent finalist in The Wiki Screenplay Contest. He is currently shopping "Pretty Girls Aren't Funny" adapted from Rhonda Shear's book "Up All Night," which was a finalist in The Wiki Screenplay Contest, and  his script "Wake Up Little Susie" has been optioned by Nectar Media, LLC, as a Spanish series.