Tony Thomas (born December 7, 1948) is a television comedy writer and producer. and the co-creator of The Golden Girls and its spin-off, The Golden Palace. Tony is the son of late actor/entertainer Danny Thomas and brother of actress Marlo Thomas of That Girl TV series fame, and actress Terre Thomas. He is also the brother-in-law of TV talk show host/journalist and TV personality Phil Donahue, who is married to sister Marlo.