Tony Thomas (producer)

Charles Anthony Thomas (né Jacobs; born December 7, 1948) is an Academy Award nominated American television and film producer. He was a producer for the feature film Dead Poets Society for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1989, and Insomnia, among other films.

Tony Thomas
Born
Charles Anthony Jacobs

(1948-12-07) December 7, 1948
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)TV and film producer, director
Years active1971–present
Spouse
Ann Souder
​
(m. 2005)​
Parent(s)Danny Thomas
Rose Marie Cassaniti
RelativesMarlo Thomas (sister)

He is also the producer of many successful television series from the 1970s into the 1990s such as Golden Girls for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series twice and won three consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Thomas was the producer of Blossom and many other TV series. He is the co-founder of Witt/Thomas Productions.

Early life and family

Born Charles Anthony Jacobs in Hollywood, California,[1] Thomas is the son of actor and philanthropist Danny Thomas and his wife, Rose Marie (Cassaniti) Thomas. His father was of Lebanese descent and his mother was of Italian descent. He is the younger brother of actresses Terre Thomas and Marlo Thomas.

Career

Thomas began working in Hollywood film/TV production at Screen Gems as an associate producer on the acclaimed television movie Brian's Song. In 1974, he teamed with producer Paul Junger Witt and wife Susan Harris to form a TV production company, Witt/Thomas Productions (alternately Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions), which produced numerous successful television series from the 1970s into the 1990s.[2]

He has produced many TV series, including The Practice (1976–1977), Nurses, Herman's Head, Soap, Blossom, Empty Nest, Benson, Beauty and the Beast, The Golden Girls, Brotherly Love, The John Larroquette Show and It's a Living. He was a producer for the feature film Dead Poets Society.

Thomas serves as a member of the ALSAC/St. Jude Boards of Directors and Governors, directing the operation of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital that his father had founded.[3]

Personal life

Thomas married Ann Souder on Christmas Eve 2005 in Montecito, California.

Filmography

He was a producer of all films unless otherwise noted.

Film
Year Film Credit
1984Firstborn
1989Dead Poets Society
1992Final Analysis
1994Mixed Nuts
2002InsomniaExecutive producer
2011A Better LifeExecutive producer

Television
Year Title Credit Notes
1971The SheriffAssociate producerTelevision pilot
Brian's SongAssociate producerTelevision film
1972No Place to RunAssociate producerTelevision film
Home for the HolidaysAssociate producerTelevision film
1973A Cold Night's DeathAssociate producerTelevision film
SnatchedTelevision film
The LettersAssociate producerTelevision film
Blood SportTelevision film
1974Remember WhenAssociate producerTelevision film
The Gun and the PulpitAssociate producerTelevision film
1975Satan's TriangleExecutive producerTelevision film
Fay
1976Griffin and PhoenixTelevision film
High RiskAssociate producerTelevision film
The Practice
1977Loves Me, Loves Me Not
1978That's HollywoodCo-producerDocumentary
1980The YeagersExecutive producer
Trouble in High Timber CountryExecutive producerTelevision film
1977−81SoapExecutive producer
1980−81I'm a Big Girl NowExecutive producer
1982−83It Takes TwoExecutive producer
1983CondoExecutive producer
1985Just Married!Television special
Hail to the ChiefExecutive producer
1979−86BensonExecutive producer
1986Tough CookiesExecutive producer
Comedy FactoryExecutive producer
1986−87One Big FamilyExecutive producer
1987The LineExecutive producerTelevision film
Mama's Boy
1980−89It's a LivingExecutive producer
1989HeartlandExecutive producer
1990We'll Take ManhattanExecutive producerTelevision film
1987−90Beauty and the BeastExecutive producer
1991Good & EvilExecutive producer
1990−91LennyExecutive producer
1992Walter & EmilyExecutive producer
1985−92The Golden GirlsExecutive producer
1992Woops!Executive producer
1992−93The Golden PalaceExecutive producer
1993Country EstatesExecutive producerTelevision film
1991−94Herman's HeadExecutive producer
NursesExecutive producer
1994Daddy's GirlsExecutive producer
Close to HomeExecutive producerTelevision film
1990−95BlossomExecutive producer
1995MuscleExecutive producer
1988−95Empty NestExecutive producer
1995The OfficeExecutive producer
1996Local HeroesExecutive producer
Radiant CityExecutive producerTelevision film
Common Law
1995−96Minor AdjustmentsExecutive producer
1993−96The John Larroquette ShowExecutive producer
1995−97Brotherly LoveExecutive producer
1996−97PearlExecutive producer
1998The Secret Lives of MenExecutive producer
1999Everything's RelativeExecutive producer
2014Feed MeExecutive producer
2012−16Beauty & the BeastExecutive producer
Miscellaneous crew
Year Title Role
1970−71The Young RebelsAssistant to the producer
As writer
Year Title Notes
1969Hogan's Heroes
1978That's HollywoodDocumentary
1985Hail to the Chief
1987The West That Never WasTelevision special
As an actor
Year Title Role
1956−58The Danny Thomas ShowRusty's Friend / Child Singer
1969That GirlTony Cassanetti
As director
Year Title Notes
1987The West That Never WasTelevision special
Production manager
Year Title Role Notes
1974Remember WhenProduction executiveTelevision film
Soundtrack
Year Title Role Notes
1956The Danny Thomas ShowPerformer: "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover"
Uncredited

References
  1. "Tony Thomas". Television Academy Interviews. October 22, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  2. "Tony Thomas". Archive of American Television.
  3. "Tony Thomas". St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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