Antonio D. Charity is from Surry County, Virginia. He is the son of James D. Charity, Sr. and Emily M. Charity. In fact, he is the youngest of their 12 children. He graduated from Howard University's College of Fine Arts with a B.F.A. in Theatre. He booked his 1st TV role, a guest star on NBC's "Homicide", while still enrolled at Howard University. He moved to New York City after graduating and has since appeared in numerous TV shows, films, commercials and stage productions. He is married to Tige TIE jee Johnson Charity of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He met Tige at Sylvia's soul food restaurant in Harlem while she was vacationing in the New York City area. They later relocated to Los Angeles. In addition to being a working actor, Antonio volunteers with Kids In The Spotlight , a non-profit organization founded by Tige Charity. Tige created KITS to help kids in the Los Angeles foster care system write and star in their own short films.
Hobbies include photography, poetry and reading history books, particularly Black history.
Studied piano for 1 year and the saxophone for 6 years as a teenager.
Favorite actors are Andre Braugher, Sean Penn, Avery Brooks, Anthony Hopkins, Alfre Woodard, Jeffrey Wright and Tamela Aldridge.
Favorite musical artists are Stevie Wonder, Take 6, KRS-ONE, Michael Hilley, Aaron Anderson and Tige [TIE jee].
An avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
Past jobs include working at a meat packing plant, bar tending, waiting tables, NYC real estate agent, security guard, teaching childrens theater at after school programs, bagging groceries at Food Lion, stocking shelves at 7-11, substitute teaching, cook and cashier at KFC, White Castle, Burger King, McDonalds and Taco Bell, and background extra work on hundreds of TV shows, films and commercials.
