“Who’s the Boss?” alumnus Danny Pintauro works five jobs to make ends meet, but says he’s not making any money from the hit comedy that made him famous.
The former child star, who played Jonathan Bower on the ABC sitcom from 1984 to 1992, opened up about his financial situation months after posting a photo of himself delivering a package to Amazon.
“(Amazon) is one of five different jobs I’m doing right now,” Pintauro, 50, said Monday on the “Pod Meets World” podcast.
“We’re gigging actors. Acting is a gig. It’s one of six gigs.”
The actor explained that he is one of a growing number of performers outside of Hollywood who rely on multiple jobs to support themselves, noting that acting alone is often not enough to cover living expenses.
“We have to do what we have to do to survive,” he told hosts Daniel Fishel, Will Friedle and Rider Strong, who starred in the ’90s sitcom “Boy Meets World.”
“As humans, we have to keep moving. And I think you can relate to what that feels like. We’re all doing it. I’m no different from you in that sense.”
Pintauro, who co-starred with Tony Danza, Judith Light and Alyssa Milano on “Who’s the Boss?,” which aired for eight seasons, also revealed that he is not relying on any residual reviews from the show.
“I don’t make any money from residuals,” Pintauro said frankly.
The actor said the public’s reaction to his work with Amazon changed after he explained the financial realities faced by many working actors.
“Frack just disappeared,” he said.
Still, he recalled being ridiculed years ago for taking a summer job at Gap near the end of his appearance on “Who’s the Boss?”
“For a long time, they liked to see it collapse,” Pintauro said. “There’s something about that. Only humans love to see other people miserable…especially love to see someone put on such a pedestal to see that person fall from so many different levels.”
In addition to delivering packages, Pintauro said he works as an acting coach, teaches classes and workshops, and makes and sells dioramas.
“I have an Amazon, and I’m an acting coach,” he shared. “It’s evolved as I’ve been teaching acting for the last nearly 10 years. In Austin, I taught eight classes at this conservatory.”
“When you wake up in the morning, you want to do something,” he added. “Most people have been raised with, or desire, a decent work ethic, and it’s like, ‘I want to get up and be productive today.’
Pintauro recently appeared in the 2022 film A Country Christmas Harmony and the 2025 television series The Comeback Kids.
