- November 23, 1998 - Tony filed a $275 million lawsuit against New Line and the Director's Guild of America for not letting him use the pseudonym "Humpty Dumpty" as the director of American History X (1998)
- Was 45 years old when he directed his first feature, American History X (1998).
- Has suffered from an extreme speech impediment since childhood. It was so severe he didn't even speak on the telephone until he was 27.
- His favorite director is Stanley Kubrick.
- Decided to pursue a career in film at age 27.
- Directed one Academy Award-nominated performance, Edward Norton in American History X (1998).
- His documentary Lake of Fire (2006) was 16 years in the making.
- Left school at age 16.
- Performs music and comedy at open mics around Los Angeles.
- Father of Betty Kaye.
- He originally aspired to be a painter and started work in Graphic Design.
- He was considered to direct Con Air (1997).
- He was considered to direct Havoc (2005).
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