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American actor (born 1966)
Michael Stoyanov
Born Michael Edward Stoyanov
(1966-12-14 ) December 14, 1966 (age 57) Occupation Actor Years active 1985–present Known for Tony Russo on
Blossom Spouse
(
m. 1988;
div. 2005)
Michael Edward Stoyanov (born December 14, 1966)
[1] is an American actor and writer. Best known as Tony Russo on
Blossom (1991-1995)
Biography
Stoyanov was born in
Chicago ,
Illinois . He is of
Bulgarian and
Ukrainian descent.
[2] He is best known for his role in the
situation comedy
Blossom as eldest sibling Anthony "Tony" Russo.
[3] He left the show during the show's final season to write for
Late Night with Conan O'Brien , a move he later said he regretted.
[4]
Stoyanov left Late Night within a year and went on to briefly write for
Mad TV and
Mr. Show . Stoyanov trained with the
Chicago improvisational group
Second City . He also guest starred in the second season
Quantum Leap episode "
Another Mother ", as Kevin Buckner, an aspiring teenage comedian who is kidnapped. He had a cameo as “Dopey”, one of
the Joker 's henchmen in the opening scene of the 2008 film
The Dark Knight .
Select filmography
Big Shots (1987)
Out on the Edge (1989) (TV)
Gross Anatomy (1989)
Married... with Children (1990) (TV) as Pizza Boy - episode – "You Gotta Know When to Hold 'Em:" Part 1
Exile (1990) (TV)
Quantum Leap (1991) (TV) as Kevin Bruckner - episode – "
Another Mother "
Blossom (1991-1995) as Anthony Russo, main cast
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers (1993) (TV)
Freaked (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994–1997), writer, 10 episodes
Mr. Show with Bob and David (1997), writer, 5 episodes
Beverly Hills 90210 (1996) – Jimmy Gold on episodes "Mate for Life" and "Disappearing Act".
The Dana Carvey Show (1996) writer, full series
Almost Forever (1996) (TV)
Chicago Sons (1997) (TV series)
Restaurant (1998)
Mr. Show and the Incredible, Fantastical News Report (1998), writer, TV movie
MADtv (1999–2000) (writer,
season 5 )
Safe Harbor (1999) (TV series)
Girls Will Be Girls (2003)
Prison Break (2005) (TV series)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Mentalist : Scarlet Fever (2009) (TV series)
Justified (2013) (TV Series)
Space Station 76 (2014)
Gotham (2016) (TV Series)
Kingdom (2016) (TV Series)
Billions (2017-2020) (TV Series)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) (Videogame)
Call Me Kat (2022) – Himself
[5]
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