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Little Tony (Antonio Ciacci) was born on 9 February, 1941 in Tivoli, Lazio, Italy, is an Actor, Soundtrack. Discover Little Tony's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Little Tony networth?
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Antonio Ciacci |
Occupation |
actor,soundtrack |
Age |
72 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
Born |
9 February, 1941 |
Birthday |
9 February |
Birthplace |
Tivoli, Lazio, Italy |
Date of death |
27 May, 2013 |
Died Place |
Rome, Lazio, Italy |
Nationality |
Italy |
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 72 years old group.
Little Tony Height, Weight & Measurements
At 72 years old, Little Tony height not available right now. We will update Little Tony's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Little Tony's Wife?
His wife is Giuliana Brugnoli (? - ?) ( separated) ( 1 child), Luciana Manfra (? - present)
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Giuliana Brugnoli (? - ?) ( separated) ( 1 child), Luciana Manfra (? - present) |
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Little Tony Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Little Tony worth at the age of 72 years old? Little Tony’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Italy. We have estimated
Little Tony's net worth
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Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Under Review |
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Source of Income |
Actor |
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After a long illness (cancer), he passed away on 28 May 2013 in Rome. He was 72.
He fully recovered and returned to the San Remo festival in 2008.
In 2006, he suffered a heart attack during a concert in Ottawa organised by the Italian-Canadian community.
In 1993 he made a come-back in the cinema with a supporting part in Ken Loach's acclaimed comedy-drama Raining Stones (1993).
Has one daughter, Cristiana (b.1972) and three grandchildren: Martina, Mirko and Melissa.
One of his biggest hit songs was Cuore matto (Heart Of The Matter), which #1 for nine consecutive weeks in 1967. Two years later, he formed his own record label, Little Records and continued to record regularly. During his career he also had hits in Europe and South America and had countless albums released in Italy.
The group continued to appear regularly on TV shows in Britain until 1962.
He had his first #1 in Italy with Il ragazzo col ciuffo in 1962.
He also began to work as a film actor, notably appearing in 5 marines per 100 ragazze/5 Marines for 100 girls (Mario Mattoli, 1962) starring Virna Lisi, the crime comedy Un gangster venuto da Brooklyn/A gangster came from Brooklyn (Emimmo Salvi, 1966) with Akim Tamiroff, and the Musicarello Riderà!/Laugh! (Bruno Corbucci, 1967).
Little Tony & His Brothers revisited Italy in 1961 to appear at the San Remo Festival, where they reached second place with 24 mila baci (24 thousand kisses).
The result, the rock ballad Too Good, written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, reached # 19 on the UK singles chart in January 1960. It was their only chart success in Britain.
He also contributed songs to popular Musicarellos as I Teddy boys della canzone/The Teddy Boys Lyrics (Domenico Paolella, 1960) and the spoof Rocco e le sorelle/Rocco and the Sisters (Giorgio Simonelli, 1961). The following year the group returned more permanently in Italy. Little Tony Then worked as a solo singer and started to sing in Italian.
In 1959, Italian singer Marino Marini was in London to appear on the TV show Oh Boy!, and recommended the group to the producer Jack Good. Good visited Italy to see a Milan concert by Little Tony & His Brothers, was impressed, and signed them on the spot. They moved to England, where they would live and perform for some 18 months.
They made their first appearance on Good's new TV show Boy Meets Girls in September 1959, and released their first single in the UK, I Can't Help It - the 11th single of their career in Italy - on the Decca label. Tony was nicknamed 'the boy with the ducktail'. Their third British single was for the first time recorded in London.
Inspired by the new rock and roll sounds from the USA, Antonio formed his own rock and roll group in 1957. He was the lead singer, with his older brother Alberto on bass and his younger brother Enrico on guitar. Little Tony was an emulation of Little Richard. The following year, Little Tony & His Brothers were signed by Durium Records, who released a series of covers of American rock and roll songs by them in Italy. Their hits included Lucille, Johnny B. Goode, Splish Splash and Shake Rattle and Roll.
Little Tony was born as Antonio Ciacci in 1941 in Tivoli, Italy, but he was a citizen of San Marino. His parents were born there, and he never applied for Italian citizenship although he lived there most of his life. His father was a singer and accordionist.