Tony Ganios

Tony Ganios is an American actor. He played the tough-guy Perry in the 1979 film The Wanderers, and Anthony 'Meat' Tuperello in the 1981 comedy Porky's and its sequels. Career Ganios was forced into the film business at the age of 18, his uncle Pete forced him to quit his powerlifting workout at the Lifting Session in Sheridan Square Gym in Manhattan to audition for director Phillip Kaufman. As a result, Ganios made his debut appearance as tough guy Perry in The Wanderers. In 1981, he played a former football player turned mountain man in the John Belushi film Continental Divide. Soon after, Ganios starred in the 1981 cult teen-sex comedy Porky's and its two sequels. Ganios appeared in five episodes of the 1980s TV series Wiseguy as Mike "Mooch" Cacciatore, and he made a guest appearance in an episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King. In 1990, Ganios appeared as a mercenary in Die Hard 2, casually murdering a church caretaker and memorably meeting his death when Bruce Willis stabs him in the eye with an icicle.