Tony Mottola was born on April 18, 1918 in Kearney, New Jersey, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Running on Empty (1988), The Inner Flame (1954) and Violated (1953). He was married to Grace Mottola. He died on August 9, 2004 in Denville, New Jersey, USA.
Made numerous recordings with Enoch Light during the 1970's and 80's.
Staff musician at CBS from 1941.
In January 1950, he leads his orchestra for the American version of the French song "C'est si bon" which was written in 1947 by Henri Betti (music) and André Hornez (lyrics). The English lyrics were written by Jerry Seelen in 1949. The recording took place in New York and the song was sung by Johnny Desmond.
He composed music for the TV documentary Two Childhoods, which was about Vice President Hubert Humphrey and writer James Baldwin, and won an Emmy Award for his work.