Tony was born in San Francisco moving to Sonoma at age 13. Tony attended Justin Siena High School and then Academy Of Art College majoring in Filmmaking. From 2002 to 2005 he worked with Images In Motion Media working on projects for Pixar, Lucas Film and more. Tony worked in stage lighting, sound and video starting at the age of 14 working with his Father to create and run Illusions Lighting Design. Illusions has since worked on hundreds of events including events with Tony Bennett, The Golden State Warriors, The Honda Ski Tour and many more. Tony also cofounded local theatre company Narrow Way Stage Company with his brother and friend putting on over 50 fully staged productions from 2005 to 2015. Tony joined the Sebastiani Theatre as General Manager in 2017.