Overview

• In remarks to the New York Post, the 74-year-old says he sang at Frank Sinatra’s televised 80th birthday tribute in 1995.
• He recalls steadying Sinatra on high steps and being elbowed with the retort, “Back off! What’s your problem?”
• Danza says Sinatra confidante Jilly Rizzo later told him the brusque response signaled approval.
• He links their bond to his early Hollywood break, noting his 1983 film debut in Cannonball Run II also marked Sinatra’s final movie credit.
• He is currently headlining the sold-out New York cabaret “Sinatra and Stories,” blending standards with personal anecdotes.