Janice
04-23-2005, 07:18 PM
Danza Surprises Student With Class Visit
ALLENDALE, Mich. (AP) - Tony Danza's resume includes stints as a boxer, actor and talk show host. Now he can add visual aid to the list. Danza surprised a Grand Valley State University student last week, dropping in on her Italian II class to watch her presentation about ... him.
Beth Murawsky chose to talk about Danza for an oral presentation on the Italian-American whom she most admires.
Murawsky, 22, contacted producers from his television talk show seeking photographs and background information. What she didn't know was that producers then contacted visiting professor Gisella Gisolo to arrange the surprise visit, which was videotaped and will air May 4 on Danza's syndicated program.
Danza, 54, sporting a gray Grand Valley State sweat shirt, watched as Murawsky nervously gave her presentation in Italian, which Danza speaks.
"There was so much going on," she told the Grand Haven Tribune. "I was a little nervous because, what if I got my facts wrong?"
Danza spoke briefly about his Italian heritage and stressed the importance of learning each others' ethnic cultures and passing along the information to future generations. The students then got one more surprise. New Jersey travel agent Steve Perillo showed up to announce that each of them will receive a free trip to Rome.
ALLENDALE, Mich. (AP) - Tony Danza's resume includes stints as a boxer, actor and talk show host. Now he can add visual aid to the list. Danza surprised a Grand Valley State University student last week, dropping in on her Italian II class to watch her presentation about ... him.
Beth Murawsky chose to talk about Danza for an oral presentation on the Italian-American whom she most admires.
Murawsky, 22, contacted producers from his television talk show seeking photographs and background information. What she didn't know was that producers then contacted visiting professor Gisella Gisolo to arrange the surprise visit, which was videotaped and will air May 4 on Danza's syndicated program.
Danza, 54, sporting a gray Grand Valley State sweat shirt, watched as Murawsky nervously gave her presentation in Italian, which Danza speaks.
"There was so much going on," she told the Grand Haven Tribune. "I was a little nervous because, what if I got my facts wrong?"
Danza spoke briefly about his Italian heritage and stressed the importance of learning each others' ethnic cultures and passing along the information to future generations. The students then got one more surprise. New Jersey travel agent Steve Perillo showed up to announce that each of them will receive a free trip to Rome.