Anthony London is an American actor, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the youngest of five children. His father was a world-class jazz and big band singer with movie star looks, his mother a beautiful beautician; Tony London was always a multi-gifted child, not only in the arts (music, painting, writing), but as an athlete who'd achieved success in every sport he ever pursued. He began playing guitar at age 8, and entered in to several school plays during his youngest years. In his mid teens, he auditioned and landed his place in traveling Broadway musical productions, such as South Pacific and 42nd Street. By age 20, he was a full-time singer-performer, and was writing original songs both by guitar and piano, which he'd learned to play by ear. He toured the entire map of the United States, performing with then popular 1950s themed show band, The Wanderers. Before long, his hunger for success brought him record deals as a solo artist on Motown and Curb labels. Still, he needed more opportunity to flex his creative abilities, so he focused on his acting, doing comedy shorts and improv for cable tv productions. In 1992, he turned his focus to "old school" jazz. He felt his run with pop, rock, and dance music had run it's course, and was no longer challenging for him. Tony put all his energy into defining himself in a more specific genre, and it had to be Jazz-Big Band. That was the music his father mastered, and had spent so many years mentoring Tony in becoming a complete vocalist. By the late 1990s, he was performing and recording full-time, and began a recording streak of 8 Nationally released jazz and swing albums. As he continued his march through the ranks of music industry's climb upward, he crossed paths with another of Entertainment's finest talents, famed M.G.M. actress Marsha Hunt. She'd heard him on an original recording of "April In Paris", through a mutual friend and actress Gloria Jean. Hunt felt Tony's talent for singing the music from the 1940s and 50s so authentic, sincere, and so very like that of the singers of the era, that she couldn't help but become not only a true fan, but a furthering force and mentor in his career. She arranged to have Tony sing with the late great Page Cavanaugh and his Trio, then eventually record a complete album together which Marsha Hunt produced. The album was laced with that old jazz sound of the 1940s, and encompasses a genuinely supreme musical chemistry between Tony and Page. The album included hands-on co-direction by famous writer-composer, Hugh Martin, who worked for years with stars like Judy Garland, writing songs such as "Have Yourself A merry Little Christmas" and "The Trolley Song". Another famous writer-composer who got involved on the album was Ray Evans, known for his timeless hits "Mona Lisa", "Silver Bells", "Que Sera Sera", and theme songs for well-known shows like Bonanza and Mr. Ed. During the preproduction stages of their album and it's weeks of sessions, Tony met and worked along side both Ray Evans and Hugh Martin. The composers found in Tony, that certain magic that they'd only mostly heard during the early days of genuine Crooners and their jazz-influenced big bands. The album included original songs by both composers, as well as songs written by Marsha Hunt. Following the release of "Tony London, Songs From The Heart" with the Cavanaugh Trio, Tony began filling much of his time, writing. Once again, he craved another creative outlet, and found it in writing fictional stories. His first screenplay, was a proposed cable television series in the Science Fiction genre. Though it was never finished, he continued his journey to becoming a more seasoned writer. Today, with a number of projects under way, Tony is back to acting and continues writing more film projects. His latest acting work consists of the upcoming ABC TV feature film "In An Instant", and feature mystery film "The Ten Bells", along with many others.
