Tony Anthony (evangelist)

For other people with the same name, see Tony Anthony (disambiguation).

Tony Anthony
Born
Andonis Andreou Athanasiou[1][2][3][4]

(1971-07-30) 30 July 1971 (age 53)[1][2][3][4]
Occupation(s)Evangelist, author
Known forDisputed biographical claims
Notable workTaming The Tiger
Passion
SpouseSara Elizabeth Anthony (1995 – present)
ChildrenTwo
Websitetonyanthony.co.uk

Tony Anthony (born Andonis Andreou Athanasiou; 30 July 1971,[1][2][3][4] name changed by deed poll in 1975 to Andonis Andrew Anthony, but known since childhood as Tony[5]) is a British Christian evangelist. He became prominent following the 2004 publication of his autobiography, Taming The Tiger, in which he claimed to have been a violent criminal before converting to Christianity. The book was well received by the Christian community, and Anthony began an international ministry as an evangelist.[6] However, an independent investigation in 2013 concluded that large sections of the book are false.[1][6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d "Shaming the Tiger". Ship of Fools. July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
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  6. ^ a b Jamie Doward; Genevieve Kitchen (28 July 2013). "Million-selling reformed killer Tony Anthony exposed as serial fantasist". The Observer. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Joint Evangelical Alliance and Avanti Ministries statement" (Press release). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.