Tony Gooch BIO
Tony Gooch was born on the 12th of May 1983 in London.
He lived with his mother, Farther and two sisters and predominantly grew up in the Surrey area.
Tony started committing criminal offences at a very early age consisting of theft, burglary and violence related offences and was sentenced as a youth offender to numerous custodial sentences in a variety of young offender institutions.
After being excluded from 5 secondary schools and a pupil referral unit the options for Anthony where very slim in regard’s to employment and prospects for the future so inevitably Tony embarked into a criminal career spending 17 years and built relationships with numerous crime gangs all over the UK.
After serving the best part of 9 years in prison Tony decided enough was enough and made positive steps in his life to turn his back on criminal behaviour and the prison system.
To say that Tony’s life has been a rollercoaster of a ride is an understatement and the countless stories surrounding his offending behaviour and associates is now legend within the criminal underworld.
Tony has since launched his Think First Campaign, educating children all over the UK and helping them understand the perils of being involved in a criminal lifestyle and encourages them to make better life choices and concentrate on there education to achieve their goals.
Tony has appeared on a variety of podcasts and social media platforms raking in nearly three quarters of a million views.
Tony has also gone on to build a production company named Art Productions Tv Film & Media Ltd and is now filming documentary films and media surrounding a variety of different subjects ranging from Mental health in sports to eating disorders as well as a world first documentary film surrounding the traveller community in the UK bringing an insight in to this world never seen before on British television.
Art Productions have also won awards for their first documentary “FROM THE COBBLES TO THE CAGE “as part of the REEL SOCIEL FILM FESTIVEL and has also been featured in their REEL SOCIEL magazine covering his transition from a life of crime to a successful businessman, Actor, Writer and documentary film maker.
Tony also has written an autobiography surrounding his life and is sure to be a best seller and talk’s surrounding a movie of his life are already underway.
Tony now fills his time helping others and spending time with his partner Anita and their lovely children and dedicates most of his time in furthering Art Productions and expanding his multimedia vision for the future.
With mainstream releases set in place for several documentary series and major film acting roles already confirmed, one thing for sure is that Tony now has a bright future and the world at his feet and with a personality that is very hard to ignore and his persistence and dedication to succeed only a foolish person would bet against Tony in surpassing every expectation and becoming very successful in everything he does.