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He was born to poor Italian immigrants, and raised in a tough neighborhood in the South Bronx, NY. A very young hard working businessman, he sold newspapers by the second grade. It didn't matter how hard the work was, how dirty it was, or how little it paid, if it was honest work, young Tony was ready to do it. His parents loved music so at 5 years old he was in his first play. This was something that would come back over time again and again. He danced with a little girl to Sweet Georgia Brown in a play that would later become famous, Anchor's Away. While most children at 8 can barely cross a busy street, little industrious Tony was selling T.V. Guide. He delivered, found new clients, collected the money, kept a ledger, and turned over the money every Friday to the company. As the years passed, Irving promoted him to higher positions despite Tony's young age. Discovering the boy's musical talent, Irving made him the assistant to helping with the big Rock'n Roll shows at the park. Eventually he would play a bigger roll each summer. It was at this time that he began to meet the early pioneers of Rock n Roll including: Clay Cole (who later became his partner) Dick Clark, Cousin Brucie, and Murray the K. Then one day while visiting the Brooklyn Paramount Theater to play with a back up band for a big show, he met the legendary Alan Freed, who was known as the king of Rock'n Roll promoters and the top man in music in those days. He was so impressed by Tony that he hired him to work for Alan Freed Productions, the top agency in the world for Rock'n Roll. Tony left the drums and singing with the groups behind to learn from Alan Freed how to be a producer and director of large shows. He honed his skill working with Alan at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater, Fox, Capitol, Radio City Music Hall, and Madison Square Garden. Tony paid off the debts that Alan Fred Productions had accumulated and with the help of Ray Reneri, an old friend that also had worked for Alan, re-opened the company. He applied and received a Federal Trademark for Alan Freed Productions® and started moving forward producing shows. While doing a large concert in NYC some comedians were hired to fill in while the bands changed behind the curtain. A love for comedy and the comedians began. After a lengthy search, it was found that there was no museum dedicated to the history of Comedy. He applied for a Federal Trademark not only at the national level but across all the states, Canada, and the U.K which he still owns. He had become the first President of the Comedy Hall of Fame, Inc. To be the best at this new venture he studied and took dozens of courses from the AAM and went to visit over a hundred museums. Staying at the Baseball Hall of Fame to study the operation for a month. Unfortunately getting federal trademarks, becoming a museum expert, and putting together the mechanics for such a project takes years. In time Morey Amsterdam, Steve Allen, Red Buttons, Joey Bishop, Milton Berle, and George Burns passed away. Leaving Tony to move forward on the project without the help of these great comedians he depended on. The task got harder and would than require a lot more time. Official National Comedy Hall of Fame&reg and Tony Belmont is President of Alan Freed Productions&reg, the  top agency in the world for Rock'n Roll founded in 1950 by the legendary Alan Freed who was the first to coin the term "Rock and Roll". Tony first met Alan while visiting the Brooklyn Paramount Theater to play with a back up band for a big show. Alan Freed was so impressed by Tony that he hired him to help produce and direct the large Rock'n Roll stage shows of the time teaching him everything he needed to know. Tony honed his skill working with Alan at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater, Fox, Capitol, Radio City Music Hall, and Madison Square Garden. While doing a large concert in New York City, some comedians were hired to fill in while the bands changed behind the curtain. A love for comedy and the comedians began. The search for a larger building is now underway while a wonderful program made from some of those early interviews tours the country along with the exhibits as a mobile museum facility called, the Comedy Time Tunnel&reg sponsored by the National Comedy Hall of Fame&reg. So to answer any questions, we are officially open. National Comedy Hall of Fame®