Tony Little Biography
Tony Little is an American television fitness personality, Award-winning trainer, Fitness Hall of fame, and YOUCANDOIT! guy. He is also an actor and businessman. Little is best known for his fitness infomercial products.
He is a certified personal trainer, he identifies himself as “America’s Personal Trainer”.The Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville refers to him as being known for his “booming-voice enthusiasm” and long blond hair. He is a former Mr. Florida and Mr. Junior America bodybuilding champion too.
How Old Is Tony Little?
The successful personal trainer was born on September 16, 1956. He was born in Fremont, Ohio.
Tony Little Family
He was raised by his mother in Fremont Ohio after his father abandoned them. He moved to Tampa Florida as an adult to advance his personal fitness career.
Tony Little Wife
He married fitness model Melissa Hall in 2009. Together they have twin sons which she delivered on November 23, 2009, in Tampa.
Tony Little Children | Baby
He has two children from a previous relationship, his daughter Tara born in 1987, and son Trent born in 1988. He also has other two sons with his wife Melissa, Cody, and Chase.
Tony Little You Can Do It
As noted by Success.com, he is known for his using the catchphrase “You can do it.”
Tony Little Fitness
In his recovery from an accident he had in 1983, Little started developing exercise programs. He eventually became successful in the fitness industry. His initial book One on One with Tony Little: The Complete 28-Day Body Sculpting And Weight Loss Program is said to have sold thousands of copies. His fitness videos have now won 14 Platinum Awards, 9 gold video awards, and also over 47 million customers.
Tony Little Informercial and Parodies
He has frequently been a target and source of parody. In his infomercials, he has often dressed up and parodied other TV personalities, including Fabio, Richard Simmons, and Susan Powter. His persona was depicted as “Peter Small” on one episode of Beavis and Butt-head, “Take a Lap”.
In 1995-1997 Bruce Springsteen’s Ghost of Tom Joad Tour, contained the song “Sell It and They Will Come”, which was a tribute to the insanity of late-night infomercials. Tony remarked that ‘I figure that he got home from a gig and wanted to watch some TV and couldn’t get away from me. The line was: “And Tony Little, America’s personal trainer, please kill yourself.” That cracks me up. I love the parody stuff.’
He appeared as himself, making fun of his own image, on The Weird Al Show in 1997. In 1998, he parodied himself again on the Fox show MADtv. In 1999 he did a cameo appearance in the movie Frezno Smooth. He appeared in a GEICO commercial. At first, he pretends to be another of his personal training videos, but then it becomes a commercial for car insurance.
Early 2002 in an episode of MADtv, he was parodied and was portrayed by WWE wrestler Steve Austin (Stone Cold). Austin himself was to be parodied by MADtv cast member Will Sasso. He then appeared in the 2006 film The Pumpkin Karver. He has also appeared on VH1’s Best Year Ever 2007.
He appeared on an episode of G4TV’s popular video game review show X-Play in October 2006. Then the episode in question was actually named “The Tony Little Episode”. The highlight of the episode featured him in a comedy sketch. It evidently parodied his own infomercials. In the sketch, he magically transports an excessively obese member of G4’s web design team into a fitness infomercial via superpowers. He claims in the sketch that he obtained the stated superpowers when he was 16 years old, after being bitten by a radioactive ponytail. He then shows the person how they can start an exercise regimen by using specialized video-game peripherals.
On October 29, 2006, he appeared in an episode of the VH1 reality show Celebrity Paranormal Project. He has also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno three times already. On December 7, 2008, he appeared on NFL Countdown. Tony was “training” players on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He appeared on an episode of Real Chance of Love 2 in 2009.
One of his infomercials made it to the movie Jennifer’s Body. It is in a scene when Jennifer is watching TV while circling which boys to kill on her yearbook. Miller Lite beer launched a retrospective ad campaign in April 2014, that included a “recap” of the fitness crazes that (ostensibly) followed the introduction of Miller’s low carb a low-calorie beer. In the ad, a brief clip of a Little infomercial appears.
In 2018, he could be seen concisely in a commercial for a National rental car
Tony Little Products | Tony Little Exercise Equipment
Tonys’ products are sold by many retailers worldwide which include HSN and QVC.
Tony Little Gazelle | Tony Little Gazelle Glider
His most popular product is the Gazelle which was co-created by his colleague Bryan Williams a Fitness Quest.
Its workouts increase aerobic fitness and muscle tone. The gliders let you work out your whole upper body, targeting the arms, back, thighs, calves, and glutes. There are six to ten basic exercises from the basic glide. This includes wide glide, low glide, high glide, forward push, and also power glide. There’s’ another option to hold your arms at your sides to challenge your balance. You do not touch the machine except with your feet.
It provides both aerobic and resistance training within one exercise session. It gives you all the benefits of stretching, walking, running, cross-country skiing, and aerobic dancing. It also gives resistance training without jarring impacts or damaging body movements. The versatility of the Gazelle suits both the beginner and the fitness enthusiast.
Tony Little Pillow
DeStress Micropedic Pillow
It is a 2-pack with 2 Pillowcases. They have soft support. They are hypoallergenic pillows with matching pillowcases. They are filled with millions of micropedic beads. They instantly conform to your body and also provide optimal support all night long. It has zip-on, zip-off cases for easy washing. It also has a stretch fabric that molds with your every movement.
Tony Little Accident
While training for the NPC USA Championships in 1983, he was involved in a car accident and suffered several physical injuries. Tony had two herniated discs, knee dislocation, a cracked vertebra and also lacerations. Fortunately, he recovered enough to compete in the championships. He finished fifth place as a middleweight competitor.
Tony Little Net Worth
The fitness personality has a net worth of $200 million dollars.
Tony Little Website
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