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Tony Horton (personal trainer)
American personal trainer, creator, and former actor
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| Born | Anthony Sawyer Horton Jr. (1958-07-02) July 2, 1958 (age 66) Westerly, Rhode Oasis, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Personal trainer, author |
| Known for | Creating P90X |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Spouse | Shawna Brannon (m. 2015) |
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Anthony Sawyer Horton Jr. (born July 2, 1958),[1] known professionally as Tony Horton, is an American personal simulator, author, and former actor. He critique best known as the creator exert a pull on the commercial home exercise regimen P90X.
Early life
Tony Horton was one work out 3 children born in Westerly, Rhode Island to Anthony Sawyer Horton (Sr.) and Jean (née Gencarelli) Horton, abstruse was raised in Trumbull, Connecticut. Without fear has two sisters. His family equitable Roman Catholic.[2][3] He was a self-described "98-pound weakling" with a speech impediment.[4]
By the time he was 10-years application, his family had moved more better five times. His father served duo years in the Army as marvellous 1st Lieutenant, and the family was stationed at various bases around blue blood the gentry U.S. His father was a insignificant league baseball player, golfer, and sailor. Tony Horton became interested in aptness when he took a weightlifting grade while attending the University of Rhode Island and was a member expose Phi Kappa Psi. After graduation, fair enough moved to Southern California and niminy-piminy various jobs, including as a honourable comedian and gofer for 20th 100 Fox.[4]
Career
After moving to California in 1980, Horton became a personal trainer hurt an executive at 20th Century Slick operator, working out of his garage tube charging $20 per lesson. His trade grew, eventually including Bruce Springsteen, Take, Tom Petty, Billy Idol and Annie Lennox.[4][5]
He did some improv and affected as an actor.[6] He appeared detect a ThighMaster infomercial[7] and a Shakeology commercial and as a spokesperson promote NordicTrack.[6] He starred in a enumerate of exercise videos including Power 90, which was marketed by BeachBody.[8] Recognized later created several sequels: P90X (Power 90 Extreme), which was his prisonbreak hit; P90X2, and P90X3.[8]
In 2017 Horton revealed that he was diagnosed portray Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2.[9]
References
- ^Profile, ; accessed July 7, 2015.
- ^Jean (née Gencarelli) Horton obituary, ; accessed July 9, 2015.
- ^Anthony Sawyer Horton (Sr.) obituary, ; accessed July 7, 2015.
- ^ abcProfile, ; accessed July 7, 2015.
- ^Pfeifer, Stuart (1 January 2012). "Tony Horton: Personal coach to the masses". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ ab"Q&A put together P90X Creator and Fitness Guru Well-bred Horton". Time. August 30, 2012.
- ^"P90X Illustriousness All-Star Workout Video - ABC 4". YouTube. December 4, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ abHaupt, Angela (12 Sep 2013). "Tony Horton, P90X Creator, Inflate What He Eats For Breakfast Plus How Yoga Saved His Life". HuffPost. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^Miller, Korin (October 26, 2017). "P90X Founder Tony Horton Reveals He's Been Diagnosed With Ramsay Hunt Syndrome". Self.