Tony Ward (model)

Anthony Borden "Tony" Ward (born June 10, 1963) is an American model and actor.[1]

Tony Ward
Tony Ward, photo from a movie
Born
Anthony Borden Ward

(1963-06-10) June 10, 1963
San Jose, California, U.S.
Occupationmodel, actor

Early life

Tony Ward was born in Santa Cruz, California on June 10, 1963 to Robert Borden Ward, from Kansas and Karen Elizabeth Castro of California. Ward is the second of three sons and spent his childhood mostly in San Jose before moving to Sonora where he graduated from high school. From there he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of being an actor/model/dancer. Tony was discovered by a scout while attending West Valley College in Saratoga, California and started modeling at age eighteen.

Modeling career

Ward began his modeling career in 1983 and achieved fame as an international supermodel, first for Calvin Klein underwear with images by Herb Ritts. Later he worked with photographers like Karl Lagerfeld, Steven Klein, Steven Meisel, Dimitris Theocharis, Terry Richardson and Rick Castro, (who had initially introduced him to Ritts) and for fashion designers such as Roberto Cavalli, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Diesel, Fendi, H & M and Hugo Boss.[2][3][4]

Ward is signed to DNA Model Management in New York City, Why Not Model Agency in Milan, Italy, Premier Model Management in London, Photogenics Model Management in Los Angeles, Unique Models in Copenhagen, and Bananas Models in Paris.[5]

Ward has his own fashion brand SixInTheFace "Hand Ravaged Clothing by Mr. Ward".[6][7]

Ward also shot for famed photographer Jim French of COLT Studio Group.

Acting career

In 1996, Ward had his first starring role in the movie Hustler White, directed by Bruce LaBruce and Rick Castro. In 1998, he appeared in Sex/Life in L.A. Jochen Hick's adult documentary about the sex lives of the guys who make L.A. adult movies.[8] Ward reunited with LaBruce playing a homeless junkie in the 2010 zombie thriller L.A. Zombie.[9]

Personal life
Tony Ward (center) with Madonna (l.) and Madonna's back-up singer Donna DeLory at the AIDS Project Los Angeles benefit concert in 1990

Ward was Madonna's boyfriend in the beginning of the 1990s and he appeared in some of her music videos as well as the controversial SEX book in 1992.[10] Tony is also a painter and photographer and lives in Los Angeles. He is a father of three.[11]

According to People on April 15, 1991, "Madonna and male model Tony Ward, 27, her last boyfriend of record and one of the objects of her desire in the "Justify" video, are no longer an item. It may be a coincidence, but he seems to have dropped from her arm at about the same time tabloids revealed that he had married an old flame, Greek-Australian photographer Amalia Papadimos, 23, in a quickie ceremony in Las Vegas on Aug. 21, 1990—after he had begun dating Madonna."

Filmography

Movies

Videos

See also

References
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  8. H., W. "Sex Life in L.A., directed by Jochen Hick | Film review". Time Out London. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  9. Amy Verner (2009-03-13). "Beardo cover boys: hip and sexy or borderline creepy?". Toronto: The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  10. Hochswender, Woody (1990-10-21). "Critic's Notebook; Fashion in Paris: Irrelevant, but Who Cares? - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  11. "Madonna's many men". New York: NY Daily News. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  12. Thomas, Kevin (1996-09-20). "Los Angeles Times: Archives - Movie Review; Upbeat 'Hustler' Walks on L.A.'s Wild Side". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  13. Holden, Stephen (1996-09-20). "Hustler White (1996): Stalking the Urban Wildlife In Night's Darkest Corners". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
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  18. "Australia bans LaBruce's grotesque gay sex film, L.A. Zombie - Last Word". Metroweekly.com. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
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