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Tony has run various nightclubs in Liberty City for the past 25 years, he currently owns the clubs [[Maisonette 9]] and [[Hercules]] in Lower [[Algonquin]] and additionally has interests in [[Bahama Mamas]] in [[Purgatory]]. He was also the proprietor of clubs of yesteryear such as Peacock, Platonic Fury and Cox. He is also connected with the [[Ancelotti Family]] due to his close friendship with [[Gracie Ancelotti]]. As his nickname suggests, Tony is openly homosexual, and as a result, was also dating a man named [[Evan Moss]], until Moss was killed by [[Johnny Klebitz]] and [[The Lost MC]] in the Mission [[Diamonds in the Rough]].

Tony has in the past come under fire for lax safety standards and age-checking in his clubs, and it is revealed towards the end of GTA IV that some of his clubs have been shut down due to violations of city ordinances (in particular drug use on the premises). [[Out of the Closet|At one point]], [[Tom Rivas]] reveals to Niko that Prince is broke, despite his flashy lifestyle. Tony has been arrested several times, most notably for tax evasion in 1985, for which he spent 3 months in jail. He was also convicted for possession of cocaine in 1996, and public lewdness in 1999. Tony also has problems with drugs, particularly cocaine and painkillers, and he has been to rehab 6 times.

[[Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers|Dominican gangster]] [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] is recruited by Tony as a body guard and bouncer at his clubs. Prominently, Tony and Luis are sent to a hostage exchange to bring home Gracie Ancelotti in [[Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend]] after she is kidnapped by Niko and Packie. The pair are also seen earlier in the story [[Diamonds in the Rough|buying some diamonds]] off of [[The Cook]] from The [[Platypus]].

Judging by his backstory and profession, Tony appears to be loosely based on Nightclub Mogul [[wp:Peter Gatien|Peter Gatien]].