Tony Lanza

Ferdinairdo Antonio Lanza was a Canadian professional wrestler, photographer and actor who was best known to fans in Quebec and Canada as Tony Lanza. Sports journalist Greg Oliver called Lanza "probably Canada's greatest wrestling photographer".

Professional wrestling career

A student of Emile Maupas, Lanza made his wrestling debut in 1950 in Montreal. He also worked in Toronto, Ottawa and the United States with various masked gimmicks. Lanza trained Dominic DeNucci. He also trained Yvon Robert Jr. in the late-1960s. He retired from wrestling in 1973.

Lanza died on January 20, 2005 at 84 from a fall in his bathroom.