Tony Scotti

Anthony Joseph Scotti (born December 22, 1939) is an American actor, television and film producer, and co-founder of Scotti Brothers Records. He is married to French singer Sylvie Vartan. He was previously married to German actress Susan Denberg.

Early life Scotti and his brother Ben both played football for the University of Maryland. As declared on 25 February 2024 during the Italian TV show Domenica In, Tony's family originates from Gesualdo (Avellino).

Career Acting Born in Newark, New Jersey, Scotti was performing as a night club singer in Las Vegas when he met his future first wife, Susan Denberg; in an interview in the tabloid Midnight, she said the marriage lasted less than four months, although they did not divorce until 1968. Scott began his acting by portraying Sharon Tate's love interest, Tony Polar, in the 1967 film, Valley of the Dolls; he performed the song "Come Live with Me" in the film and on the film's soundtrack. Scotti's second and final acting appearance was the title role in an unaired 1968 television pilot film, Nick Quarry, based on the 1967 film, Tony Rome.

Scotti Bros. While pursuing film work, Tony Scotti had a mildly successful recording career with three low-chart national singles as a soloist, and two as the leader of Heaven Bound.

In 1971, Scotti abandoned his film career and joined the record production department of MGM as a senior vice president. In 1974, Scotti, along with older brother Ben, formed Ben Scotti Productions, a music marketing firm. The company eventually branched out into television and produced the pop music series, America's Top 10. The success of the show prompted the brothers to form a television syndication company, All American Television in 1981. The company would go on to distribute shows like Baywatch and Acapulco H.E.A.T.

In the mid-1980s, the company began producing movies under Scotti Brothers Pictures and would go on to release Eye of the Tiger and Lady Beware.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1967 Valley of the Dolls Tony Polar 1986 Eye of the Tiger Producer1987 Lady Beware Producer He's My Girl Executive producer 1989 The Iron Triangle Producer 1992 The Resurrected Executive producer

Television Year Title Role Notes 1968 Nick Quarry Nick Quarry Unaired television series 1980–1993 America's Top 10 Producer 1986–1987 Wordplay Executive producer (2 episodes)

In popular culture Scotti signed pop music parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic to the Scotti Bros. label in 1981. Scotti was portrayed by Yankovic himself in the 2022 film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story; the film is a satirical biopic loosely based on Yankovic's own life in which "Weird Al" is portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe.