Michael Stoyanov

Michael Edward Stoyanov (born December 14, 1966)[1] is an American actor and writer. Best known as Tony Russo on ‘’Blossom’’ (1991-1995)

Michael Stoyanov
Born
Michael Edward Stoyanov

(1966-12-14) December 14, 1966
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Known forTony Russo on Blossom
Spouse
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(m. 1988; div. 2005)​

Biography

Stoyanov was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is of Bulgarian and Ukrainian descent.[2] He is best known for his role in the situation comedy Blossom as eldest sibling Anthony "Tony" Russo.[3] He left the show during the show's final season to write for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, a move he later said he regretted.[4]

Stoyanov left Late Night within a year and went on to briefly write for Mad TV and Mr. Show. Stoyanov trained with the Chicago improvisational group Second City. He also guest starred in the second season Quantum Leap episode "Another Mother", as Kevin Buckner, an aspiring teenage comedian who is kidnapped. He had a cameo as “Dopey”, one of the Joker's henchmen in the opening scene of the 2008 film The Dark Knight.

Select filmography

References
  1. "Blossom family reunion: Mayim Bialik interviews TV brother Mike Stoyanov". 7 June 2017.
  2. "Michael Stoyanov on Twitter". Twitter. November 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  3. "WITH AN EYE ON . . . : Samaria Graham: Is she what 'Blossom' needs to stay fresh?". Los Angeles Times. 1994-03-13.
  4. "Blossom: 1991-1995". People.com. June 26, 2000. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  5. Schwartz, Ryan (November 15, 2021). "Call Me Kat Staging Blossom Reunion in Season 2 — Watch a Very Meta Promo". TVLine.
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