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earner. I'm a survivor. I've been in this game since 1987.|Tony talking to [[Luis Lopez]].}} | |||
'''Anthony Prince''', otherwise known as '''Gay Tony''' or '''Tony Prince''', is a nightclub entrepreneur in the [[GTA IV Era]], and the owner of both [[Maisonette 9]] and [[Hercules]]. Tony plays a major role in the DLC pack [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], as its name suggests. | '''Anthony Prince''', otherwise known as '''Gay Tony''' or '''Tony Prince''', is a nightclub entrepreneur in the [[GTA IV Era]], and the owner of both [[Maisonette 9]] and [[Hercules]]. Tony plays a major role in the DLC pack [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], as its name suggests. | ||
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====Childhood and college years==== | ====Childhood and college years==== | ||
Tony Prince was most likely born in 1958 in the Midwest (his age and birthplace is subject to debate) to Jewish parents. He grew up in Dukes, and according to the Maisonette 9 website, "as a young boy he wandered to the [[Humboldt River]] and dreamed of living on the other side (in [[Algonquin]]) so he would no longer be considered [[East Borough Bridge|bridge]] and tunnel". He also used to play in front of the [[Monoglobe]] and would sometimes stare into it, wondering what life was like in different countries. | Tony Prince was most likely born in [[1958]] in the Midwest (his age and birthplace is subject to debate) to Jewish parents. He grew up in Dukes, and according to the Maisonette 9 website, "as a young boy he wandered to the [[Humboldt River]] and dreamed of living on the other side (in [[Algonquin]]) so he would no longer be considered [[East Borough Bridge|bridge]] and tunnel". He also used to play in front of the [[Monoglobe]] and would sometimes stare into it, wondering what life was like in different countries. | ||
He also likely would have struggled with his sexuality in his teen years, especially growing up in a somewhat dangerous neighborhood. He is ashamed of his Dukes background, and it's hinted during the beginning of [[Departure Time]] that he doesn't speak to his parents anymore. He says of growing up in the | He also likely would have struggled with his sexuality in his teen years, especially growing up in a somewhat dangerous neighborhood. He is ashamed of his Dukes background, and it's hinted during the beginning of [[Departure Time]] that he doesn't speak to his parents anymore. He says of growing up in the [[1970]]s, "In my day, gay guys used to be lonely, needy, and lost. Now, they're all in relationships!". | ||
Tony would have gone to college as early as 1975, though he did not focus on his studies. His first experience working at a nightclub came from being in the cloakroom and eventually the front door of ''Elephant'', until a fire caused it to shut down. In 1983<ref name="Libertytree1">"Tony Prince Asks For Night-Time Leniency" by [[Tony J. Smith]], Liberty Tree ([[libertytreeonline.com|www.libertytreeonline.com/news.html]]) (In game website.)</ref>, the first club he opened for himself was ''PUDDLE'', a rave venue, until Tony was arrested for tax evasion in 1985, spending 3 months in jail<ref name="Libertytree1"/>. According to Luis, Tony also first earned the nickname "Gay Tony" in 1985 - as the nickname suggests, Tony became openly homosexual by the time he was 27. | Tony would have gone to college as early as [[1975]], though he did not focus on his studies. His first experience working at a nightclub came from being in the cloakroom and eventually the front door of ''Elephant'', until a fire caused it to shut down. In [[1983]]<ref name="Libertytree1">"Tony Prince Asks For Night-Time Leniency" by [[Tony J. Smith]], Liberty Tree ([[libertytreeonline.com|www.libertytreeonline.com/news.html]]) (In game website.)</ref>, the first club he opened for himself was ''PUDDLE'', a rave venue, until Tony was arrested for tax evasion in [[1985]], spending 3 months in jail<ref name="Libertytree1"/>. According to Luis, Tony also first earned the nickname "Gay Tony" in 1985 - as the nickname suggests, Tony became openly homosexual by the time he was 27. | ||
====Height of career and reputation==== | ====Height of career and reputation==== | ||
According to the Maisonette 9 website, his next club (and first gay club) was ''Thunder'' in 1986 which was later renamed ''2 Backed Beas'''t''''' and eventually shut down by the city. At the height of his career, he also proprieted clubs called ''[[Peacock]]'', ''[[Platonic Fury]]'' and ''[[Cox]]'' <ref name="Libertytree1"/> (Tony "returned to the gay scene" in 1999, which would suggest that none of those three clubs were gay-oriented). In 1996, he was arrested for possession of cocaine. After the failure of ''2 Backed Beast'', he opened ''Hercules'' in 1999. That same year, he got in police trouble for "public lewdness". Sometime between 1999 and 2003, the counterpart straight club in Tony's portfolio was called ''Death By Machines'', until it burned down and Tony was briefly banned from opening new venues. | According to the Maisonette 9 website, his next club (and first gay club) was ''Thunder'' in [[1986]] which was later renamed ''2 Backed Beas'''t''''' and eventually shut down by the city. At the height of his career, he also proprieted clubs called ''[[Peacock]]'', ''[[Platonic Fury]]'' and ''[[Cox]]'' <ref name="Libertytree1"/> (Tony "returned to the gay scene" in [[1999]], which would suggest that none of those three clubs were gay-oriented). In [[1996]], he was arrested for possession of cocaine. After the failure of ''2 Backed Beast'', he opened ''Hercules'' in 1999. That same year, he got in police trouble for "public lewdness". Sometime between 1999 and [[2003]], the counterpart straight club in Tony's portfolio was called ''Death By Machines'', until it burned down and Tony was briefly banned from opening new venues. | ||
====Maisonette 9 ownership and personal struggles==== | ====Maisonette 9 ownership and personal struggles==== | ||
In 2003 his hiatus ended and he was allowed to open ''Maisonette 9'', but still came under heavier scrutiny for his club's policies on safety, age-checking and drug use. <ref name="Libertytree2">"Club Owner Appeals for Vice" by [[Mary Williamson]], Liberty Tree ([[libertytreeonline.com|www.libertytreeonline.com/news.html]]) (In game website.)</ref> Sometime after opening the club, he met [[Gracie Ancelotti]], a [[Ancelotti Family|mob]] daughter who once failed to get inside ''Maisonette 9'' but was granted a membership after befriending Gay Tony (as Gracie tells [[Niko Bellic]] in "[[I'll Take Her]]"). Gay Tony would later be heavily in debt to [[Giovanni Ancelotti|her father]]. | In 2003 his hiatus ended and he was allowed to open ''Maisonette 9'', but still came under heavier scrutiny for his club's policies on safety, age-checking and drug use. <ref name="Libertytree2">"Club Owner Appeals for Vice" by [[Mary Williamson]], Liberty Tree ([[libertytreeonline.com|www.libertytreeonline.com/news.html]]) (In game website.)</ref> Sometime after opening the club, he met [[Gracie Ancelotti]], a [[Ancelotti Family|mob]] daughter who once failed to get inside ''Maisonette 9'' but was granted a membership after befriending Gay Tony (as Gracie tells [[Niko Bellic]] in "[[I'll Take Her]]"). Gay Tony would later be heavily in debt to [[Giovanni Ancelotti|her father]]. | ||
Tony met [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis Lopez]] in a prison outreach program, and in [[2005]], Gay Tony hired him as a doorman and bouncer for ''Hercules''. They quickly formed a father-son-like relationship (Luis having been abandoned by his father, and Tony being unlikely to ever have children due to his age and orientation), although Tony [[Departure Time|later]] admits to Luis "I only hired you because I thought you were dumb". Gay Tony had been dating a yoga instructor long-term before meeting his boyfriend [[Evan Moss]]. Gracie and Evan first got him hooked on painkillers and cocaine, according to Luis, and by [[2008]] Tony had been to rehab 5 times<ref name="Libertytree1"/>. He also gained world-famous heiress [[Cloe Parker]] as a best customer and casual friend. Like Gracie, Cloe uses a lot of cocaine and influences Tony down a similar path. Tony once confides in Luis during [[I Luv LC]] "Oh my god, 45 years old and I get my kicks doing blow with 17 year old kids whose only claim to fame is that people know better what their vagina looks like than their face. I should be sent to prison, shouldn't I?". | |||
According to '''www.maisonette9.com''': | According to '''www.maisonette9.com''': | ||
{{quote|Tony Prince, the legendary "Gay Tony", grew up in [[Dukes]], as a young boy he wandered to the [[Humboldt River]] and dreamed of living on the other side so he would no longer be considered bridge and tunnel and as soon as he went to college, his dream came true. Ignoring school, he spent the middle part of the | {{quote|Tony Prince, the legendary "Gay Tony", grew up in [[Dukes]], as a young boy he wandered to the [[Humboldt River]] and dreamed of living on the other side so he would no longer be considered bridge and tunnel and as soon as he went to college, his dream came true. Ignoring school, he spent the middle part of the [[1980]]s working the cloakroom and then the door at the legendary Elephant, until that closed down following a fire. Tony's next venture was the classic rave venue PUDDLE, based famously in a converted mortuary. Unfortunately, the tax man decided Tony was having too much of a good a time and the club was closed and Tony narrowly avoided jail. Next he opened his first gay club, Thunder, which itself evolved into 2 Backed Beast. After this was shut down by the city, he returned to the gay scene with Hercules, which has now been open for ten years. | ||
At the same time, he catered to the heterosexual crowd with the now legendary DEATH BY MACHINES. After DEATH BY MACHINES burned down, Tony was briefly banned from opening any new venues, before he opened Maisonette 9 in 2003. As Tony says, in his inimicable style, "I do it for the love, that and the easy money, access to drugs and ability to suck up to famous people" }} | At the same time, he catered to the heterosexual crowd with the now legendary DEATH BY MACHINES. After DEATH BY MACHINES burned down, Tony was briefly banned from opening any new venues, before he opened Maisonette 9 in 2003. As Tony says, in his inimicable style, "I do it for the love, that and the easy money, access to drugs and ability to suck up to famous people" }} | ||
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* It is unknown if Tony was born in Dukes or the Midwest as the LCPD database says he was born in the Midwest, although it is implied many times in TBOGT he is from Dukes but nothing is said about him being born there. Many people conclude that he was born in the Midwest, lived there for a short time that he would be too young to remember, and was raised in Dukes or that the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] had misinformation which is stated a few times in the game. However, they're much less likely to be wrong about ages and birthplaces as they can access birth certificates. | * It is unknown if Tony was born in Dukes or the Midwest as the LCPD database says he was born in the Midwest, although it is implied many times in TBOGT he is from Dukes but nothing is said about him being born there. Many people conclude that he was born in the Midwest, lived there for a short time that he would be too young to remember, and was raised in Dukes or that the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] had misinformation which is stated a few times in the game. However, they're much less likely to be wrong about ages and birthplaces as they can access birth certificates. | ||
* Gay Tony's age is also very subject to debate. He claims to be 45 (in [[I Luv LC]] and [[Boulevard Baby]]), but the LCPD claims he is 50. The most likely scenario is that he's 50 and insecure about his age, which would fit into his feminine personality. He also may or may not have been 21 yet when he opened his first bar in 1983, if he were born later. Even if he were of age, someone opening a bar that young is unlikely. | * Gay Tony's age is also very subject to debate. He claims to be 45 (in [[I Luv LC]] and [[Boulevard Baby]]), but the LCPD claims he is 50. The most likely scenario is that he's 50 and insecure about his age, which would fit into his feminine personality. He also may or may not have been 21 yet when he opened his first bar in 1983, if he were born later. Even if he were of age, someone opening a bar that young is unlikely. | ||
* He is one of | * He is one of five non playable characters to appear in the main game and the DLCs, the other four being [[Roman Bellic]], [[The Cook]], [[Issac Roth]], and [[Mori Green]]. | ||
* Tony's favorite radio station is K109 The Studio. | * Tony's favorite radio station is K109 The Studio. | ||
* Tony can be seen on the front cover of the magazine "[[BJ]]". This is only in Luis' apartment, in his bedroom. | * Tony can be seen on the front cover of the magazine "[[BJ]]". This is only in Luis' apartment, in his bedroom. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||