Tony’s stage name wasn’t mentioned because it couldn’t be confirmed. In fact the entire obit was delayed until Tony’s death could be confirmed.
On Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 9:05:47 AM UTC-4 Diner wrote: > Tony's obituary in the New York Times: > https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/arts/television/tony-mendez-dead.html > > The obit mentions his work as a Broadway dancer in the seventies, but > neglects to mention his stage name back then was Bryan Nicholas. > https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/bryan-nicholas-90445 > > > On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 5:29:10 PM UTC-4 PGage wrote: > >> This was really a great remembrance, thanks for sharing… >> >> On Sun, 15 Aug 2021 at 3:59 PM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Donz forwarded a FB post for the AFL insiders from one of Inky's >>> ex-partners that he passed in Miami, where he'd settled. >>> >>> Not many details, but (even with the unfortunate way he left the LS) he >>> was a huge part of the the show's history. >>> >>> --Dave Sikula >>> >>> I am sorry to be writing to you with sad news. Our friend, Tony Mendez, >>> who relocated to Miami in 2015, recently passed away. While I don't have >>> many details to share about Tony's death I did want to share these photos >>> and the below Facebook post from Andrew, Tony's former partner. Andrew's >>> words are more beautiful than anything I could possibly write. >>> >>> I'm sure you all remember that Tony was a huge lover of dogs. Badass >>> Animal Rescue was the agency that connected Tony with Togo. Here is a link >>> if you feel like making a donation to this agency. >>> https://badassrescue.networkforgood.com/projects/119139-badass-donation >>> >>> Tony was truly one of a kind. He will be missed. >>> >>> From Andrew's Facebook Post: >>> This is so painful to write—I found out this past Thursday night that >>> Tony Mendez died unexpectedly. Tony and I met in 1995 and were partners for >>> 18 years. We had our ups and downs but remained close in the years that >>> followed—he was family. >>> >>> Tony was a total character and one of the loveliest people you could >>> ever meet—generous, empathetic, kind—and very, very funny. I used to call >>> him my little magical realist because he had such a singular, wonder-filled >>> way of looking at the world. >>> >>> He had kind of a wild life. He and his family escaped from Cuba in 1960 >>> and settled in LA, where he got his first job doing cue cards for the >>> Hollywood Palace. He had the best stories—Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Joan >>> Crawford. And then he became a Broadway dancer—Irene with Debbie Reynolds, >>> Applause with Lauren Bacall, Pippin, Dancin’, the world tour of Evita, and >>> more. Then more cue cards—first for SNL, then for the Late Show. He would >>> always come out with the most unexpected stories. I still remember the time >>> we were watching To Kill a Mockingbird together. We got to the final >>> dramatic Halloween showdown and he said, quite casually, “Oh, I was there. >>> My friend’s father operated the wind machine and let us watch.” >>> >>> Tony had a lot of enthusiasms, but chief among them was the ballet. He >>> was a familiar sight at ABT—he would buy tickets for virtually every >>> performance—and he always wore shorts to the theater unless it was the dead >>> of winter. Ballet was a crucial thread in his family life too, as his >>> sister, Josefina “Yuyi” Mendez, was a major figure in the Cuban National >>> Ballet, serving as prima ballerina and ballet mistress for decades. The >>> fact that they were able to really reconnect in the years before her death >>> in 2007 brought Tony a great deal of joy. >>> >>> His other great love was animals, especially Togo, whom he adopted in >>> May of 2013. Togo was his shadow, they went everywhere together—Tony would >>> even sneak Togo into the ballet. (Sadly, Togo died on July 3.) >>> >>> Tony and Togo moved to Miami Beach in 2015. That was hard for him, >>> leaving his apartment and rooftop garden on W 10th Street and the city he >>> loved so much, but he was looking forward to new larks and new adventures. >>> >>> I honestly can’t even begin to measure the impact he had on my life. >>> When I met him, he was the most fully realized person I’d ever known, so >>> totally himself. I learned so much from him. Saying I’m going to miss him >>> is an understatement, and I know his surviving family and friends will miss >>> him dreadfully too. >>> >>> Rest in peace, Tony. 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