Anthony Tesoro
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Anthony Tesoro is an American Business executive and Christian Minister. He is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Tesoro Ministry Foundation
; a 501(c)3 non-profit charity/ministry organization. He is also the co-founder, with his wife Ashley Tesoro
, of Tesoro Entertainment; a multimedia production company, and Tesoro Records; an independent music label. In 2001 he executive-produced the award winning short-film "Father." In 2007 he was the executive producer of Ashley Tesoro
's self-titled country music debut album. In 2010 he was the executive producer of Ashley Tesoro
's Country Gospel
album titled "Oh You Angel."
on the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange(PCOAST). Prior to this at age 18 he was working out of his home office as a day trader investing in IPO's. After leaving the PCOAST Tesoro went to work for his father's institutional stock brokerage firm Jones Trading. After several years there he exited the business sector and founded the 501(c)3 non-profit organization the Tesoro Ministry Foundation
. For the last 11 years he has worked full time in the Christian Ministry and runs the Tesoro Ministry Foundation
with his wife Ashley Tesoro
.
run the Tesoro Ministry Foundation
and speak at Churches and Bible studies around the United States.
, of Tesoro Entertainment; a multimedia production company, and Tesoro Records; an independent music label. In 2001 he executive-produced the award winning short-film "Father." In 2007 he was the executive producer of Ashley Tesoro
's self-titled country music debut album. In 2010 he was the executive producer of Ashley Tesoro
's Country Gospel
album titled "Oh You Angel."
and was raised in Westlake Village, California
. He is the second oldest of five, with three brothers and one sister. He attended Westlake High School where he played football and was on the varsity wrestling team. He began martial arts training at 5 years old and is a karate black belt under Master Tom Bloom
.
, and he became a karate instructor and grappling instructor at age 18. During his teenage years he was a competitive karate fighter and karate instructor. He has also trained in kickboxing
, Muay Thai
, and grappling arts such as; freestyle wrestling
, jiu-jitsu, and submission grappling. In 2011 he was promoted to 6th degree black belt by 9th degree black belt grandmaster Tom Bloom
.
.
minister.
Tesoro Ministry Foundation
The Tesoro Ministry Foundation is an American, Christian, faith based organization with both ministerial and charitable outreach divisions. TMF was founded by businessman and Christian minister Anthony Tesoro and his wife, singer and Christian minister, Ashley Tesoro...
; a 501(c)3 non-profit charity/ministry organization. He is also the co-founder, with his wife Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her starring roles in NBC’s Saved by the Bell: The New Class and CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful . In 2007 she released a self-titled country music EP...
, of Tesoro Entertainment; a multimedia production company, and Tesoro Records; an independent music label. In 2001 he executive-produced the award winning short-film "Father." In 2007 he was the executive producer of Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her starring roles in NBC’s Saved by the Bell: The New Class and CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful . In 2007 she released a self-titled country music EP...
's self-titled country music debut album. In 2010 he was the executive producer of Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her starring roles in NBC’s Saved by the Bell: The New Class and CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful . In 2007 she released a self-titled country music EP...
's Country Gospel
Christian country music
Christian country music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
album titled "Oh You Angel."
Stock Market
By age 19 Tesoro was working for Paine WebberPaine Webber
Paine Webber and Company was an American stock brokerage and asset management firm that was acquired by the Swiss bank UBS AG in 2000. The company was founded in 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts, by William Alfred Paine and Wallace G. Webber. Operating with two employees, they leased premises at 48...
on the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange(PCOAST). Prior to this at age 18 he was working out of his home office as a day trader investing in IPO's. After leaving the PCOAST Tesoro went to work for his father's institutional stock brokerage firm Jones Trading. After several years there he exited the business sector and founded the 501(c)3 non-profit organization the Tesoro Ministry Foundation
Tesoro Ministry Foundation
The Tesoro Ministry Foundation is an American, Christian, faith based organization with both ministerial and charitable outreach divisions. TMF was founded by businessman and Christian minister Anthony Tesoro and his wife, singer and Christian minister, Ashley Tesoro...
. For the last 11 years he has worked full time in the Christian Ministry and runs the Tesoro Ministry Foundation
Tesoro Ministry Foundation
The Tesoro Ministry Foundation is an American, Christian, faith based organization with both ministerial and charitable outreach divisions. TMF was founded by businessman and Christian minister Anthony Tesoro and his wife, singer and Christian minister, Ashley Tesoro...
with his wife Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her starring roles in NBC’s Saved by the Bell: The New Class and CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful . In 2007 she released a self-titled country music EP...
.
Ministry
Tesoro is an ordained Christian minister. He has been in the ministry for eleven years. He and his wife Ashley TesoroAshley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her starring roles in NBC’s Saved by the Bell: The New Class and CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful . In 2007 she released a self-titled country music EP...
run the Tesoro Ministry Foundation
Tesoro Ministry Foundation
The Tesoro Ministry Foundation is an American, Christian, faith based organization with both ministerial and charitable outreach divisions. TMF was founded by businessman and Christian minister Anthony Tesoro and his wife, singer and Christian minister, Ashley Tesoro...
and speak at Churches and Bible studies around the United States.
Entertainment
He is also the co-founder, with his wife Ashley TesoroAshley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her starring roles in NBC’s Saved by the Bell: The New Class and CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful . In 2007 she released a self-titled country music EP...
, of Tesoro Entertainment; a multimedia production company, and Tesoro Records; an independent music label. In 2001 he executive-produced the award winning short-film "Father." In 2007 he was the executive producer of Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her starring roles in NBC’s Saved by the Bell: The New Class and CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful . In 2007 she released a self-titled country music EP...
's self-titled country music debut album. In 2010 he was the executive producer of Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro
Ashley Tesoro is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her starring roles in NBC’s Saved by the Bell: The New Class and CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful . In 2007 she released a self-titled country music EP...
's Country Gospel
Christian country music
Christian country music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
album titled "Oh You Angel."
Early life
Tesoro was born in Beverly Hills, CaliforniaBeverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
and was raised in Westlake Village, California
Westlake Village, California
Westlake Village is a planned community that straddles the Los Angeles and Ventura county line. The eastern portion is the incorporated city Westlake Village, located on the western edge of Los Angeles County, California. The city, located in the region known as the Conejo Valley, encompasses half...
. He is the second oldest of five, with three brothers and one sister. He attended Westlake High School where he played football and was on the varsity wrestling team. He began martial arts training at 5 years old and is a karate black belt under Master Tom Bloom
Tom Bloom
Tom Bloom, an American martial arts instructor, and former competitive karate fighter, was one of the students of Chuck Norris. He is a 9th degree black belt grand master of Tang Soo Do , a 6th degree black belt master of Taekwondo, and a 7th degree black belt master of Hapkido, A 7th Degree...
.
Martial Arts
Tesoro is a lifelong martial artist who started training at 5 years old under his father a karate black belt and instructor. He earned a Tangsoodo black belt at age 13 under Master Tom BloomTom Bloom
Tom Bloom, an American martial arts instructor, and former competitive karate fighter, was one of the students of Chuck Norris. He is a 9th degree black belt grand master of Tang Soo Do , a 6th degree black belt master of Taekwondo, and a 7th degree black belt master of Hapkido, A 7th Degree...
, and he became a karate instructor and grappling instructor at age 18. During his teenage years he was a competitive karate fighter and karate instructor. He has also trained in kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
, Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
, and grappling arts such as; freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...
, jiu-jitsu, and submission grappling. In 2011 he was promoted to 6th degree black belt by 9th degree black belt grandmaster Tom Bloom
Tom Bloom
Tom Bloom, an American martial arts instructor, and former competitive karate fighter, was one of the students of Chuck Norris. He is a 9th degree black belt grand master of Tang Soo Do , a 6th degree black belt master of Taekwondo, and a 7th degree black belt master of Hapkido, A 7th Degree...
.
Marriage
On September 30, 2001 Tesoro married Ashley Cafagna who was a film and television actress at the time. They are both in the Christian ministry and together run the Tesoro Ministry FoundationTesoro Ministry Foundation
The Tesoro Ministry Foundation is an American, Christian, faith based organization with both ministerial and charitable outreach divisions. TMF was founded by businessman and Christian minister Anthony Tesoro and his wife, singer and Christian minister, Ashley Tesoro...
.
Family
Tesoro comes from a prominent Southern California family the Tesoro family. His father Anthony, Sr. is a Stock Market mogul and real-estate investor. His entire family is involved in charitable giving and community outreach.Religion
Tesoro was raised Roman Catholic. He is a non-denominational ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
minister.
Albums
| Year | Name | Label | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Oh You Angel EP | Tesoro Records | Executive Producer Executive producer An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production... |
| 2007 | Ashley Tesoro EP | Tesoro Records | Executive Producer Executive producer An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production... |
Film
| Year | Film | Position | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Father | Executive Producer Executive producer An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production... |
Winner Best Short- Damah Film Festival Winner Best Short- ICVM's Gold Crown Award Winner- Sabaoth International Film Festival Official Selection- Long Beach International Film Festival |
Honors
- The Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsKentucky colonelKentucky colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Commissions for Kentucky colonels are given by the Governor and the Secretary of State to individuals in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to a community, state or the nation...
- 2009 - Honorary Kentucky Colonel for service and contributions to the global community - Honoree