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Jessica Lehrer
July 20, 2025
Miss and love you
Joan Perkins
July 4, 2025
Thank you for the many late-night chats, sharing your music with me and making me laugh. I'm so sorry that we never got to meet in person, but may you Rest In Peace, my friend. Give my two sisters a big hug for me.
Ke
April 22, 2025
The endless conversations I have had with you have been truly amazing. You were one of the most amazing friends. I think of your often and hope you are resting well. All of your advice about eating healthy and what to put into my body has stuck with me. You would be proud that I´m 2 years without sugar!! Thank you
Luv Ke
Paul Parisi
October 29, 2024
Tony Tarantino in 2008 at "The Art of Film," Hollywood Event.
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Jack Tarantino
May 5, 2024
Chats and advice on music, screenplay writing. I am a Tarantino myself. No relation that I know of, we just became friends on LinkedIn I truly had no clue he was Quentin dad. Sorry to have heard this months late. RIP
Paul Parisi
April 10, 2024
Tony Tarantino and Ken Basham in Studio City at a Rock Riddle Event.
Paul Parisi
April 10, 2024
Tony Tarantino @ Hollywood Event.
Johnna Cristando
April 6, 2024
All my love always & forever
Poe
Cristina Chereneta
March 19, 2024
Aww.... Tis is certainly a sad news! The first time I meet Tony, it was through a common friend, Romulo, who also is no longer among us. Tony and I meet at the Hollywood landmark French Quarter in West Hollywood for lunch. He arrived on a black Cadillac, tinted black windows, dressed up in a polished black suite, a pitch black hair, piercing blue eyes, quite charming confident attitude, and on his hand he had a CD Demo. He told me that he developed some films and he wanted to direct and place his music. I had no idea he could sing. He handled me his CD Demos, he wanted me to hear his music right away. He asked me to go to his car to listen to the demo. Like a young musician he blasted the stereo lol... I honestly was in shock because he was actually really good, and if Sinatra was alive he would have some serious competition. He was also looking for a distribution deal for his album and wanted to finish his shows at the time in a Reno cassino and have a Las Vegas Residency. I was taking all that information and I was intrigued with this man's passions and enthusiasms and most of all with his multi talent skills. This man was a legend. He has done it all, and there he was siting in a table with me drinking expresso, smoking cigarets, asking me to help him to get his CD Demo to the hands of some music producers and investors. - I thought this guy Tony is quite an interesting character, who practically knows everybody, and have Hollywood literally on his hands, and when I say LITERALLY, you know what I mean (famous son, Hollywood crowd, etc). - - I bumped to Tony few times over the years in events around town and even his age was not a problem to keep his dream moving and his jovial attitude and enthusiasm alive.
If there is one lesson I learn form Tony on the fewer times we meet is that; "No mater how old you are, how long it takes, if you have a dream, don't give up. Go for it.", and Tony did just that. - So that was my little history trajectory with Tony.
- - RIP Tony, Film and Music in heaven will me more delightful.
Richard Hone
March 19, 2024
R.I.P. Tony T.
My friend and client, you will be missed and I cherish the time I had to spend with you on your films.
EwartChin
February 24, 2024
Tony and I go way back and we were close friend and he would come to all my birthdays driving very far .great guy .he always tells me how I took his girls whenever he see me with these beautiful women.
Ewart chin
February 24, 2024
Bobby Seals
February 8, 2024
I recorded a song Tony wrote, The Only Time I See You, in Nashville in 2000, on Cupit Records, great song, good friend, will be missed.
Bobby Seals
February 8, 2024
Tony was a good friend and talented man, he,ll be missed. Great song writer.
Patti and Rodolfo Pietro Clai
February 8, 2024
My husband and I miss the late night talks. I am happy to say I saved all the texts with him singing to me. He loved that. He was very proud of his martial arts degrees. So down to earth as a friend. He loved my husband who is also Italian and they shared so many stories and ideas for future entertainment. With much love and prayers we send our condolences to the entire Tarantino family. We now have a angel watching over all of us. Love, Patti and Rudy Clai
Adriana Hill-Santander
January 31, 2024
I met Mr. Tarantino one day at church. I didn't know who he was. All I saw was an older man walking up the steps to our church. I held the door for him, he thanked me. I introduced myself. He said My name is Tony Tarantino.
We had a short conversation and he was such a nice and gentle man. I then realized he was Quentin Tarantino's father.
I regret not knowing him more than that. May he rest in peace. He was beloved by our church.
Lisa Carroll
January 10, 2024
My favorite moments with Tony were when he would break out his guitar while we were chatting on the phone and sing a beautiful song. I will miss him dearly. It was wonderful being his friend and working with him.
Van Maples
December 30, 2023
I met Tony through my work in Law Enforcement. He contacted me one day and wanted to discuss a movie project he wanted to film in Texas. I wasn´t sure how real he was so I did some checking and found out it was really him. I was so honored for him to ask me my advice and if I could help him to get the state to help the industry by reducing taxes to bring more movie making to Texas . Since that time we would call each other just to talk and his stories and his experiences were just fascinating. We became friends and even if the project didn´t take off we stayed friends.
Later we both discovered we were both Marines. And that brought a closer connection. RIP my friend I will always cherish the talks we had. Semper FI!!
Portia La Bella
December 23, 2023
I Will Miss You Forever My Dearest
Holly Hester
December 23, 2023
My first memory with him was at Philz coffee. He was so energetic to discuss his post production at the time. It was a lunch meeting. It was like talking to an older serious Marlon Brando of Directors. We were friends who never ran out of conversation. I was there for his baptismal service. I am so glad he is at peace from his constant battle with pain.
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