Tony DiSanto

Birth Name:

Tony DiSanto

Profession

Producer

Graduated from the Kanbar Institute of Film, Television and New Media of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University
His career began in 1989 as an intern at MTV, as he worked his way through production before co-creating "Total Request Live" with Bob Kusbit
While growing up on Long Island, he spent many afternoons watching movies such as "Dawn of the Dead" and "Raging Bull․"
Quote: "I'm almost anti-formula to a degree․ If something works, I'm more inclined to take a left turn next time around․"
Quote: "I go by my gut․ If I think it's cool and I get excited about it, then I can get my team excited about it, and the better shot we have of making a great TV show․"
Left MTV to form production shingle DiGa with Liz Gateley
In 2007, MTV named him president of programming and tasked him with reinventing the MTV brand

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