Tony Danza Divorce, Tracy Robinson: 'Who's the Boss?' Star and Second Wife Officially Divorced 6 Years After Split

By Jon Niles | Feb 08, 2013 10:25 AM EST

Tony Danza was married to his second wife, Tracy Robinson, for 24 years, separated from her for 6 years, and is now officially divorced after filing the paperwork 3 years ago. Though it seems like a lot of math, all of the numbers simply add up to a single 62-year-old "Who's The Boss?" star. Tony Danza married Robinson in 1986 and the couple has two daughters, Katherine and Emily. Danza initially filed divorce papers in March 2011 for irreconcilable differences and a judge finally signed off on the divorce this Wednesday. The two have been separated since 2006.

This is Tony's second divorce. His first year at the University of Dubuque in 1970, Danza married Rhonda Yeoman. They had 2 children, Marc Anthony and Gina, and divorced in 1974. This split coincided with Tony's acting career taking off with his role on the hit television show "Taxi," when a producer discovered him in a boxing gym in New York. Danza had somewhat of a professional boxing career with a 9 - 3 record and all bouts ending in knockouts. Tony's heavy Brooklyn accent made him somewhat of a character actor in his early days, with roles based around his "no nonsense" attitude and charisma. His biggest role came with the lead part in "Who's The Boss" where he played Tony Micelli, a single father and housekeeper. His character in Taxi was also named Tony so a lot of jokes have come from his earlier roles, but Danza has still had an impressive career including his own talk show, "The Tony Danza Show," in 1997.

Danza made his way to the big screen with such films as Angels in the Outfield and Crash. The former might have been a kid's movie, but Danza's performance was a tearjerker. He played an aging pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a team assisted by actual angels. This film also included future stars such as Adrien Brody, Matthew McConaughey, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. His role in 2004's Crash, was a heavy one. He portrayed a television executive who was apparently just racist enough to make his television show successful for the wrong reasons. It was a surprising role for the otherwise beloved actor and really showed off his range. Though roles have been spotty over the last few years, Tony Danza has had a very successful career and is easily a household name. Danza became a grandfather in 2005 when his son Marc Anthony and daughter in law, Julie, had their son Nicholas.

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