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Younger brother of Paramount Studios president John Goldwyn.

Son of actress Jennifer Howard and producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Grandson of actress Clare Eames and playwright Sidney Howard on his mother's side; grandson of actress Frances Howard and producer Samuel Goldwyn on his father's side.

In the HBO miniseries Dalla Terra alla Luna (1998), he played astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon. Later, he had the chance to direct Armstrong in a film called A Walk on the Moon - Complice la luna (1999), in which Armstrong was a narrator.

He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.

His grandfather, filmmaker Samuel Goldwyn, was a friend of Walt Disney. In 1999, Tony Goldwyn voiced the title character Tarzan in the 37th Disney animated feature, Tarzan (1999).

His grandfathers, Samuel Goldwyn and Sidney Howard, were frequent collaborators for many years. They worked on a total of eight films together: Cercasi avventura (1929), Raffles (1930), Una notte celestiale (1930), Un popolo muore (1931), The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932), and Infedeltà (1936).

Tony's paternal grandfather, who was born in Warsaw, was from a Polish Jewish family. Tony's other ancestry is Irish, English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, and German.

Has two daughters, screenwriter Anna Musky-Goldwyn and actor Tess Goldwyn.

As of 2024, he has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Ghost - Fantasma (1990), Una famiglia vincente - King Richard (2021) and Oppenheimer (2023), with the latter being a winner in the category.

Had known Norman Lloyd since birth. Tony's parents were Norman's closest and dearest friends.

With the encouragement of Norman Lloyd, he decided to be an actor.

Half-brother of Liz Goldwyn and Peter Goldwyn.

Listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1990" in John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 42. (1990)

Attended Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

He won an Obie Award in 1991 for his performance in "The Sum of Us".

Attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.

Brother-in-law of actress Colleen Camp.

Uncle of Emily Goldwyn.