Tony Thomas (producer)

Charles Anthony "Tony" Thomas (born December 7, 1948) is an American television and film producer, who has produced the TV series The Practice (1976–1977), Nurses, Herman's Head, Soap, Blossom, Empty Nest, Benson, Beauty and the Beast, The Golden Girls, and It's a Living, as well as Dead Poets Society. Thomas got his start in Hollywood film/TV production work at Screen Gems, where he worked as an associate producer on the acclaimed television movie Brian's Song. By 1974, he would team with producer Paul Junger Witt and wife Susan Harris to form a TV production company, Witt/Thomas Productions (alternately Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions), which would crank out numerous successful television series from the 1970s into the 1990s.

Thomas is the son of Danny Thomas, and the younger brother of actresses Terre Thomas and Marlo Thomas. He married Ann Souder on Christmas Eve, 2005, in Montecito, California. Thomas was born in Hollywood.

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.

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Tony Thomas (baseball)

Anthony Darrell Thomas, Jr. (born July 10, 1986) is an American professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent. He is notable for co-winning the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year honor in 2007, alongside pitcher David Price. To date, he has made six minor league All-Star teams.

Early life

He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but attended Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Florida. In 2002, he was a member of the 2002 USA Youth National Olympic Team. He then attended Florida State University.

College career

His first year at Florida State was 2005. He batted .240 in 72 games. In 2006, he hit .289 with 19 stolen bases in 65 games and played for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League during the summer. In 2007, he slashed .430/.522/.733 with 33 doubles, 11 home runs, 31 RBI and 91 runs scored in 62 games to co-earn the Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year honor. He earned numerous other honors that year, as well: Rivals.com also named him the college player of the year and - along with College Baseball Newspaper - named him a first-team All-American. He was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy and was a semi-finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award. He was the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and an All-ACC first team member.

Tony Thomas (footballer)

Anthony "Tony" Thomas (born 12 July 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, where he spent the majority of his career, in the Premier League for Everton and in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.

Career

Thomas was born in Liverpool. He began his career as a junior with Tranmere Rovers reserves, and quickly advanced through the ranks. He made his debut as a 17-year-old in the 1987–88 season and made more than 300 appearances in the next ten years. After completing a £400,000 move to Everton before the 1997–98 season, injury disrupted his progress and he failed to hold down a first-team place.

Sold to Motherwell at the beginning of the next season for £150,000, he retired from professional football due to injury in 2001.

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