Anthony Borden Ward (born June 10, 1963) is an American model and actor.

Early life

Tony Ward was born in

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, on June 10, 1963, to Robert Borden Ward, from

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, and Karen Elizabeth Castro. He is of English,

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, Irish, Swedish, and Portuguese descent. Ward is the second of three sons and spent his childhood mostly in San Jose before moving to

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where he graduated from high school. From there he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of being an actor/model/dancer. Tony was discovered by a scout while attending West Valley College in Saratoga and started modeling at age 18.

Modeling career

Ward began his modeling career in 1981, first for

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underwear with images by

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. Later he worked with photographers including

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, Steven Klein,

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, and

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; and for fashion designers such as

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Chanel Chanel ( , ) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. It is privately owned by French brothers, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, through the holding company Chanel Limited, established in 2018 and headquarte ...

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian Luxury goods, luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, ...

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, H&M and

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. Ward is signed to DNA Model Management in New York City,

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in Milan, Italy, Premier Model Management in London, Photogenics Model Management in Los Angeles, Unique Models in Copenhagen, and Bananas Models in Paris. Ward has his own fashion brand SixInTheFace "Hand Ravaged Clothing by Mr. Ward". Ward also shot for photographer Jim French of Colt Studio Group.

Acting career

In 1996, Ward had his first starring role in the movie ''

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'', directed by

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and

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. In 1998, he appeared in ''Sex/Life in L.A.''

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's adult documentary about the sex lives of the guys who make L.A. adult movies. Ward reunited with LaBruce playing a homeless junkie in the 2010 zombie thriller '' L.A. Zombie''. Ward appeared in then-girlfriend

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's music videos for " Cherish" (1989) "

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" (1990) and "

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" (1992), with the former casting him in a more prominent role as her lover. The latter shows Ward in quick snippets as the video is an amalgamation of footage from various Madonna photo shoots.

Personal life

Ward is also a painter and photographer. Ward was Madonna's boyfriend in the beginning of the 1990s and he appeared in some of her music videos as well as the controversial ''

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'' book in 1992. According to ''

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'' on April 15, 1991: As of 2016, Ward lived in

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, and was the father of four children "spread across two continents". In a 2020 interview with MEL magazine, he said that he was in the process of divorcing an estranged wife, and was married and divorced several times prior.

Filmography

Movies

* 1996 - ''

'' by

and

— lead role * 1998 - ''Sex Life in L.A.'' by

* 1999 - ''Out in Fifty'' by Bojesse Christopher and Scott Leet * 2002 - ''

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'' by Kevin Bray * 2007 - ''Story of Jen'' by François Rotger — lead role * 2010 - '' L.A. Zombie'' * 2010 - ''Out Getting Ribs'' * 2022 - ''All Man: International Male''

Videos

* 1987

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- "King Without a Crown" (directors Vaughan Arnell and

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) * 1988

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- "

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" (director

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) * 1989

- " Cherish" (director

) * 1989

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- "

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" (director David Kellogg) * 1990 Madonna - "

" (director Jean Baptiste Mondino) * 1990

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- " I'll Be Your Everything" (director Greg Masuak) * 1992 Madonna - "

" (director

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) * 1995

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- "Misogyny" (director Bruce LaBruce) * 1996

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- "

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" (directors Vaughan Arnell and Anthea Benton) * 1996

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- "

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" (director Vaughan Arnell) * 1999

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- "

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" (director

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) * 2000

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- "Jealous" (director Mike Lipscombe) * 2005

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- "Idiot" (director Patrick Hoelck)

References

External links

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Early life

Modeling career

Acting career

Personal life

Filmography

Movies

Videos

See also

References

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