Name |
Tony Oller |
Height |
6' 0 |
Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
25 February 1991 |
Place of Birth |
Houston, Texas, USA |
Famous for |
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Tony Oller has been acting and singing since age 9 and has numerous commercial, film and voice over credits prior to his more prominent series regular roles on TeenNick and The Disney Channel. His stage credits include Billy in The Alley Theater's (Houston, TX) Equity production of "Sherlock Holmes", a role once played by a young Charlie Chaplin in his theatrical debut. Tony was the only child in the cast and performed 30 consecutive shows. During Tony's first pilot season in L.A. in 2004 he landed an Equity role in the first theater collaboration by Fox TV and Naked Angels Theater Group (comically named "Naked TV") at the Edgemar Theater in Santa Monica. Tony was one of only three children (including Lucas Till and Marc John Jeffries) cast among 43 talented Los Angeles actors in the performances. Other stage credits include an award winning performance as Billy Flynn in "Chicago" and lead roles in "Oliver" and "The Nutcracker". Tony also delighted audiences in the inspiring independent feature film "I Flunked Sunday School".
Although often proclaiming that acting is his life, he has an equal love of music. His singing talents have won contests and earned guest performances on three television shows. He was a Jr. Singer contestant on "Star Search" in Hollywood, an Apollo Star of Tomorrow guest singer on "It's Showtime At The Apollo" in New York City and an invited guest singer on "The Jenny Jones Show Christmas Special" in Chicago. He is a singer/songwriter who has been writing and performing his own original lyrics for several years, including with a band he formed called "The Horizon".
In Season 2 of his Disney show "As The Bell Rings" he demonstrated his singing and dancing skills. He recorded three original songs for Season 2 and three music videos which are currently airing on the network. In addition, he recorded three songs and two music videos for an independent project in 2009. His solo song "All I Need" as well as "Live Without You" and "Follow Your Heart" are available on iTunes.
Tony learned to play alto and tenor saxophone in the 6th grade band and was a proud member of his high school marching band in his freshman year. He is classically trained in voice and piano, he plays guitar and is an accomplished self-taught drummer. In his elementary years, he studied tap dance and ballet. As a young teen, he was a member of a hip-hop performance team and has studied urban dance from masters Wade Robson and Shane Sparks.
He has been appointed as a Youth Ambassador for Variety Magazine's "Power of Youth" since 2008. He is part of the new generation of young performers given the opportunity to change the world and inspire others by lending support to various charitable causes such as St. Jude Hospital Children's Hospital, LA's BEST and the Starlight Children's Foundation.
Tony's goal is a lifelong dual career in acting and music. A rare quadruple threat in the entertainment industry, this young man also possesses the vital combination of ambition, talent and charm. Considered one of today's rising stars, he's definitely one to watch!