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Tony Prince was born either in (1958 or 1963) in Dukes to Jewish parents. According to the Maisonette 9 website, "as a young boy he wandered to the [[Humboldt River]] and dreamed of living on the other side [in [[Algonquin]]] so he would no longer be considered [[East Borough Bridge|bridge]] and tunnel". He also likely would have struggled with his sexuality in his teen years, especially growing up in a somewhat dangerous neighborhood. He also says of growing up in the 1970s, "In my day, gay guys used to be lonely, needy, and lost. Now, they're all in relationships!".

Tony would have gone to college as early as (1976 or 1981), though he did not focus on his studies. His first experience working at a nightclub came from being in the cloakroom and eventually the front door of ''Elephant'', until a fire caused it to shut down. In 1983<ref name="Libertytree1">"Tony Prince Asks For Night-Time Leniency" by [[Tony J. Smith]], Liberty Tree ([[libertytreeonline.com|www.libertytreeonline.com/news.html]]) (In game website.)</ref>, the first club he opened for himself was ''PUDDLE'', a rave venue, until Tony was arrested for tax evasion in 1985, spending 3 months in jail<ref name="Libertytree1"/>. According to Luis, Tony also first earned the nickname "Gay Tony" in 1985 - as the nickname suggests, Tony became openly homosexual by the time he was (27 or 22).

In 2005, Gay Tony hired [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis Lopez]] as a doorman and bouncer for ''Hercules''. They quickly form a father-son-like relationship (Luis having been abandoned by his father, and Tony being unlikely to ever have children due to his age and orientation), although Tony [[Departure Time|later]] admits to Luis "I only hired you because I thought you were dumb". Gay Tony had been dating a yoga instructor long-term before meeting his boyfriend [[Evan Moss]]. Gracie and Evan first got him hooked on painkillers and cocaine, according to Luis, and by 2008 Tony had been to rehab 5 times<ref name="Libertytree1"/>. He also gained world-famous heiress [[Cloe Parker]] as a best customer and casual friend. Like Gracie, Cloe uses a lot of cocaine and influences Tony down a similar path. Tony once confides in Luis during [[I Luv LC|I Luv LC]] "Oh my god, 45 years old and I get my kicks doing blow with 17 year old kids whose only claim to fame is that people know better what their vagina looks like than their face. I should be sent to prison, shouldn't I?".