Tony Nardi is a Canadian actor, playwright, and theatre director based in Toronto, who has performed on stage and in film and television.
12 Facts About Tony Nardi
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Tony Nardi won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role twice, for The Saracen Woman and My Father's Angel, with three additional nominations.
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Tony Nardi has worked with Theatre francais de Toronto, Persephone Theatre, Great Canadian Theatre Company, and the Stratford Festival.
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Tony Nardi has taught Acting and Directing courses at the University of Toronto and York University.
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Tony Nardi made his stage debut in a 1978 production of Solzhenitsyn, directed by Alexander Hausvater.
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Tony Nardi received the Guy L'Ecuyer Award for his role in La Deroute in 1998.
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Tony Nardi is co-author with Vincent Ierfino of the play La Storia dell'Emigrante.
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Tony Nardi collaborated on the screenplays for La Sarrasine and La Deroute.
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Tony Nardi began teaching acting and directing courses in Autumn of 2017.
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Tony Nardi has instructed courses at the University of Toronto and University of Toronto Scarborough, and directed courses at York University.
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In 1992, Tony Nardi received the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal, awarded to Canadians for significant contribution to their fellow citizens, to their community, or to Canada.
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In June 2017, Tony Nardi received a "Special Achievement Award" at the Italian Contemporary Film Festival in Toronto.