Tony Prito is the son of Italian immigrants and a close friend of Frank and Joe Hardy, he works for his father's construction company and in the Casefiles is also the manager of Bayport's local pizza parlor, Mr. Pizza. He is the skipper of the motor boat Napoli and drives one of the Prito co. pickup trucks. He addends Bayport High and is a standout second baseman on the school’s baseball team and a talented pass receiver on the football team.