In I'd Like To Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had, the television show takes a serious back seat to his teaching experience and his relationships with the students. Finding a high school willing to take part proved to be difficult, but Northeast High, an inner-city school in Philadelphia with a student body of about 3600 students, became that school. Danza was initially repulsed by the idea - he wanted to teach, not play a role - but when the A&E network agreed to give it a try, Danza consented. At the age of 59 and between television shows, the idea of doing a reality show in one of the toughest high schools in the country came up. I was surprised to learn that he has a degree in history education, but after graduation, life took him in some very different directions. Like many people, I was familiar with Tony Danza from his role on Taxi and other television programs, and I just couldn’t quite imagine him as a high school teacher.
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