VIDEO: Sneak Peek - HONEYMOON IN VEGAS' Tony Danza's Emotional Appearance on DR. OZ

By: Mar. 17, 2015
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Tomorrow, DR. OZ is joined by Honeymoon in Vegas star Tony Danza. In a revealing and emotional interview, Danza opens up at the catastrophic accident that nearly broke him. Watch a sneak peek below!

Excerpts from the appearance:

On the reason for this near fatal ski accident over 25 years ago, Danza shares: "The reason I fell is because I lost my mother. I better be careful here. What happened is I lost my mother in June. I was thinking it was the first Christmas and I had her on my mind. I'm so sorry. I was thinking about her. I fell and hurt myself. And then, I was in intensive care for three weeks."

On Christmas and his mother, Danza continues: "So every Christmas, doc come on it's not fair. No, it's not your fault or the show's fault. Okay, so every Christmas you go through this thing where you list the people that aren't there anymore. Can I get some tissue? I'm sorry, folks. I didn't mean for this to... I'm just a bit of a cry baby. I'm sorry about the emotion."

On the best advice he's received from his doctors, Danza comments: "I had a great therapist who said to me one of the greatest lines of all time, he said, 'You've gotta take part in your own recovery.' And I got that."

Tony Danza will appear on THE DR. OZ SHOW on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

Honeymoon in Vegas, the new musical comedy with book by Blazing Saddles and Fletch writerAndrew Bergman and score by three-time Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown, opened on January 15, at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).

The cast of Honeymoon in Vegas includes Tony Award nominee Rob McClure, Brynn O'Malley, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Tony Danza, David Josefsberg, Nancy Opel, Matthew Saldivar, Matt Allen, Tracee Beazer, Grady McLeod Bowman, Barry Busby, Leslie Donna Flesner, Gaelen Gilliland,Albert Guerzon, Sean Allan Krill, Raymond J. Lee, George Merrick, Jessica Naimy, Zachary Prince,Catherine Ricafort, Jonalyn Saxer, Brendon Stimson, Erica Sweany, Cary Tedder, and Katie Webber.

Honeymoon in Vegas tells the story of Jack Singer (McClure), a regular guy with an extreme fear of marriage, who finally gets up the nerve to ask his girlfriend Betsy (O'Malley) to marry him. But when they head to Las Vegas to get hitched, smooth talking gambler Tommy Korman (Danza), looking for a second chance at love, falls head over heels for Betsy. What happens next is anybody's bet!

Video credit: ZoCo Productions, LLC.



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