Tony Oller has been acting and singing since age 9 and has numerous commercial, film and voice over credits. He was a cast member in Fox Broadcasting Company's first staged pilot project in Santa Monica, CA (2004), a collaboration between Fox TV and the Naked Angels Theater Group (founded in New York City by Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Marisa Tomei among others). The project was called "Naked TV" (a nod to the Naked Angels & TV affiliation). Tony had the pleasure of working with new writers and 43 talented L.A. actors including Melissa Joan Hart and Marc John Jefferies. Tony has screen tested for several projects including High School Musical 3 and the 2004 season pilot "The Friendlys" for NBC. He appeared as Billy in The Alley Theater's 2003-04 season-opening Equity production of "Sherlock Holmes", a role once played by a young Charlie Chaplin in his theatrical debut. Tony was the only child in the cast and performed 30 consecutive shows. Other stage credits include lead roles in Oliver (playing Oliver Twist), The Little Rascals, and The Nutcracker among others. He performed on stage as Billy Flynn in "Chicago" and in the independent feature film "I Flunked Sunday School" (2007). He is currently starring in the lead male role in the Disney Channel (U.S.) short series "As The Bell Rings" (2007-09, Seasons 1 & 2). He has recorded three original songs for Season 2 episodes and two music videos.
Tony is known for his sense of humor, charm, and empathy for others. He dreams of starting a charitable foundation if he is blessed enough to be able to do so. He enjoys being in high school, going to movies, playing baseball and hanging out with his friends and family.
Is an only child. He lives with his proud parents who have been happily married for 26 years. His father is an information systems manager for an oil and gas services company. His mother works part time for the local school district. She helps manage his career and serves as his clothing stylist.
Studied comedy and improvisation at The Groundlings Theater, Los Angeles in the teen class with then-unknown fellow student Ashley Tisdale (2004).
He and his father share a love of Ford Mustangs and Major League Baseball. Their favorite team is the San Francisco Giants.
Studied hip-hop with Wade Robson and Shane Sparks. Was a proud member of Planet Funk's Slam Squad performance dance troupe.
Has facial dimples, a cleft chin and a small mole on his upper right forehead that is affectionately referred to as his "handsome mark". Has a rare set of double dimples on his left cheek.
Began playing saxophone (alto and tenor) in the 6th grade band. Was a proud member of his high school marching band in his freshman year. Also is an accomplished drummer. He attends public high school is a bright student who maintains high grades while actively involved in many school activities (baseball, drama, Key Club, Spanish club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Higher Dimensions).
Since 2004 he has dreamed of creating and managing his own independent record label.
Received the "Best Leading Actor" award for 2005-2006 from his high school Drama Department.
Was a 2006-07 member of a teen film making program called Cross Wind Productions that creates films for teens on relevant issues while providing faith-based solutions to problems. The group of a dozen hand-selected teens participate in this year-long project that teaches them every aspect of film making and is taught by industry professionals. Their goal is to produce one short film and one feature length film during the course of the program. All roles of film making from actor to gaffer to grip are performed by the teens in the making of these professional-quality films.
He started a belt buckle collection and has over 50 in his collection so far. He wears many of them in his Disney Channel show "As The Bell Rings".
He owns two Italian greyhound dogs named TIG and Snoopy. TIG's name is an acronym which stands for Tony's Italian Greyhound. He was Tony's first dog and is Tony's biggest fan. TIG stares adoringly at Tony when he practices music and rehearses lines. TIG suffers from a rare condition called Addison's disease which requires a monthly injection to keep him alive. Interestingly, he shares this medical history with former U.S. President John F. Kennedy who secretly suffered from Addison's disease. His other dog Snoopy's full name is Snoop Doggy Dog because Tony adopted him shortly after auditioning for "Soul Plane" starring rap singer Snoop Dogg. Snoopy is not an aficionado of the arts like TIG. Although Tony has tried to teach him, Snoopy still has not learned to rap.
Wore his own tap shoes in a clog dancing scene in "As The Bell Rings". The taps were removed because they interfered with sound recording during production. The dance ultimately was changed from traditional clog dancing to an improvised form for more comedic effect. To prepare for that scene Tony had taken a clogging class in Houston so he included some clogging as well as tap movements in his improvised dance.
Enjoys making amateur short films. Some of his work can be found on YouTube.
Named one of Teen Magazine's "50 Hottest Male Stars" in their Winter 2007 issue.
Featured newcomer in PopStar! Magazine's January 2008 issue. He appears on the cover as "Disney's New Heart Throb" and on a poster inside. Was also featured in the February, March, April and May issues. He was selected for Popstar's "Win A Date" ("with Tony Oller") contest. His very creative video announcement of the winner appeared on Popstar! Magazine's website and MySpace on April 15, 2008. A photo chronicle of Tony and his date's adventure will appear in a future issue of Popstar! Magazine.
Featured in Cosmo Girl Magazine's "Hot 100" list, Summer 2008.
Source: http://artists.letssingit.com/tony-oller-1hww9/biography
