Danny Pintauro
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Daniel John Pintauro (born January 6, 1976)Template:Citation needed is an American actor and film producer. He starred in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and the 1983 horror film Cujo.
Early life
Pintauro was born in Milltown, New Jersey, the son of John J. Pintauro, a manager, and Margaret L. (née Sillcocks). In 1994 he took time off from professional acting and attended Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, and later Stanford University to study English and theater; he graduated in 1998.
Career
Pintauro first appeared on the television soap opera As the World Turns as the original Paul Ryan. After this, he played Tad in the film Cujo. He first came to prominence on the television series Who's the Boss?.<ref name="wiegand">Template:Cite news</ref> After the series ended, he was less frequently cast. Pintauro went on to act in stage productions like The Velocity of Gary<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and Mommie Queerest.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
He appeared as a contestant on a special TV child stars episode of The Weakest Link in 2001 where he got voted off in round 4.
Pintauro worked as a Tupperware sales representative<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and a restaurant manager in Las Vegas.<ref name="us">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Pintauro and his husband relocated to Austin, Texas, in 2016. In May 2019, Pintauro was working as a vet tech at Austin Pets Alive.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2022, Pintauro returned to acting and moved back to California.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
In 1997, the National Enquirer tabloid<ref name="inout">Template:Cite book</ref> outed him as gay. In April 2013 he was engaged to his boyfriend, Wil Tabares,<ref name="us" /> and they married in April 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Pintauro revealed in 2015 that he was HIV positive, having contracted the virus as the result of unsafe oral sex in 2003.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He also disclosed that he had previously been addicted to methamphetamine.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Cujo | Tad Trenton | |
| 1984 | Template:Sortname | Ben Beniker | |
| 2006 | The Still Life | Stefan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1983 | As the World Turns | Paul Ryan | |
| 1987 | Highway to Heaven | Alex | 2 episodes, Man's Best Friend Parts 1 & 2 |
| 1984–1992 | Who's the Boss? | Jonathan Bower | 196 Episodes |
| 1987 | Timestalkers | Billy McKenzie | Television film |
| 2001 | The Weakest Link | Himself | TV Child Stars edition |
| 2010 | Template:Sortname | Episode: Ben There, Done That | |
| 2015 | Oprah: Where Are They Now? | Himself | Interview with Oprah Winfrey |
| 2016 | Unsure/Positive.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Greg | Web series |
| 2022 | A Country Christmas Harmony | Eugene | Television film |
References
External links
- 1976 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American LGBTQ people
- 21st-century American male actors
- American gay actors
- American male child actors
- American male soap opera actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Italian descent
- LGBTQ people from New Jersey
- Living people
- Male actors from Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Middlesex County College alumni
- People from Milltown, New Jersey
- People with HIV/AIDS
- Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences alumni