[2] Fields went to college at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts on scholarship and Roland Dupree Academy of Dance, but left when paid work began to materialize.
[2] He moved to Hollywood to pursue his career and started performing as a backup dancer in Debbie Reynolds' nightclub act.
After a casting call that attracted over 3,000 people, and auditions by anyone who previously performed in the musical, Tony Fields won the role of Al DeLuca.
[2][6][7][8] Fields' film work continued with roles in Trick or Treat (1986),[3] Body Beat (1987),[5][9] The Doctor (1991) and Across the Moon (1995) and television shows such as Murder, She Wrote (1992), L.A. Law (1991) and Monsters (1990).
He gradually became ill and was no longer able to sustain the physical demands of dancing; he returned to Davis High School to mentor students in 1994.