Tony Bill

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birthdate = 23 August 1940
birthplace = San Diego, California

Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill (born 23 August 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie "The Sting", for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. "The Sting" became one of the highest grossing films in history.

He majored in English and art at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, from which he graduated in 1962. In 1980, Bill directed his first film, "My Bodyguard". From 1984-2000, he co-owned with Dudley Moore the celebrated 72 Market Street, a restaurant in Venice, California.

He is married to his second wife, the former Helen Buck Bartlett, his producer/partner in Barnstorm Films in Venice. The couple has two daughters, Madeline and Daphne.

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*cite book |last=Gilbert |first=Roland |title=72 Market Street Dishes It Out!: A Collection of Recipes and Portraits from a Classic Venice Restaurant |year=1999 |publisher=Ten Speed Press |location= |isbn=1580080677