1. Tony Dovolani is known for his involvement in the American version of Dancing with the Stars on ABC.
15 Facts About Tony Dovolani
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Tony Dovolani was born in Pristina, Kosovo to Albanian parents from Debar, North Macedonia.
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Tony Dovolani began folk dancing at the age of three.
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Tony Dovolani got the opportunity to attend classes at a Fred Astaire Dance Academy.
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Tony Dovolani joined the show in its second season and was partnered with professional wrestler Stacy Keibler; they made it to the finals and finished in third place.
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Tony Dovolani competed in Season 5, partnered with actress Jane Seymour.
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Tony Dovolani competed in Season 7 of Dancing with the Stars with actress Susan Lucci of All My Children as his partner.
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On February 8,2018, Tony Dovolani revealed that he had officially left Dancing with the Stars.
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Tony Dovolani believes the man is meant to be the frame for the picture of beauty as presented by the woman.
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Tony Dovolani is the driving force behind the Superstars of Ballroom Dance Camp, an opportunity for people to learn from celebrity Pros from hit television shows.
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Tony Dovolani left Dance With Me in middle 2018, to return to Fred Astaire, where he started learning ballroom.
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In March 2024, Tony Dovolani announced on his Instagram page that he had been cast as a mob boss in Kiss of the Spider Woman, an adaptation of the 1992 musical which in turn is an adaptation of the 1985 film based on the book of the same name.
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Tony Dovolani is married to wife Lina, and the couple have 3 children, a daughter named Luana and twins born when Luana was 3 years old.
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Tony Dovolani met Lina on a blind date in 1998 and proposed to her four hours later.
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Tony Dovolani was in the middle of rehearsals for the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars with partner Susan Lucci when he got the call that Lina had gone into labor.