What is Anthony Franciosa?
[[File:Tony Franciosa - 1969.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Franciosa in 1969]] '''Anthony Franciosa''' ('''Anthony George Papaleo''' October 25, [[1928]] – January 19, 2006) was an [[Americans|American]] movie, TV, and stage [[actor]], usually known as '''Tony Franciosa''' during his career. He made some movies such as; ''Career'' (1959) for which he won the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor/Drama]]. In television he is known for his lead roles in five well-known TV shows as; the sitcom ''Valentine's Day'' (1964–65), the drama series ''The Name of the Game'' (1968–71), ''Search'' (1972–73), ''Matt Helm'' (1975) and ''Finder of Lost Loves'' (1984). Franciosa received a Tony Award nomination for his role in the play ''A Hatful of Rain''. Franciosa was born in [[New York City, New York]] on October 25, 1928.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/franciosa.htm |title=Tony Franciosa background |access-date=2012-09-05 |archive-date=2012-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823094204/http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/franciosa.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Franciosa was married to Beatrice Bakalyar from 1952 until it ended in divorce in 1957. Secondly he married [[Shelley Winters]] from 1957 until they divorced in 1960. Thirdly he married Judy Balaban from 1961 until they divorced in 1967. Lastly he married Rita Thiel from 1970 until his [[death]] in 2006. Franciosa suffered a stroke on the day his ex-wife Shelley Winters died on January 14, 2006. Franciosa died five days after Winters' death on January 19, 2006 from a [[stroke]] at the [[UCLA|UCLA Medical Center]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], he was 77 years old. He is survived by his wife Rita, his three children, and his two grandchildren. His remains were later [[cremated]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0290047}} * {{IBDB name|41103}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franciosa, Anthony}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2006 deaths]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Cate