Tony LaFortezza - was born and raised in Queens, New York....he attended Saint Francis Prep High School in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Hunter College-CUNY, NYC receiving both a BA & MA degree in Theater and Cinema.... Professionally Tony studied acting & directing at HB Studios with Bill Hickey & Aaron Frankel and also with the Group Theater founders Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg as well as with Lloyd Richards, Gene Frankel, Michael Rutenberg and Jerry Brody...Tony was a founding member back in the early 60's of The Playbox Studio (1963) a pioneer theater of the Off Off Broadway Theater Movement in New York City's, East Village as well as other New York City venues, namely: The Walden Theater (1974)...plus he was Artistic Director of The Citylights Theater (1980) and The Working Actors Ensemble (1986)...