IDEA PRESS & IDEA MUSIC 

Tony Reitano was born in the Hudson Valley in Upstate NY to a Sicilian/Italian family (No, they’re not the same thing). He attended State University of NY at Geneseo as a biology major  where he auditioned for a play on a bet, kissed biology goodbye and entered the glorious, if not impoverished, world of show business.  After many years in New York City he moved to Los Angeles where he did commercials, including over 50 spots as Vince the Crash Test Dummy in the award-winning Safety Belt Campaign.  He is the author of the staged radio plays, “Young St. Nick”, “Headless Tales, the stories of Washington Irving”, and “Tales of the Emerald Isle.”  He lives in Middleton, Wisconsin with his wife Leslie and his daughter Marguerite.