September 13, 2019
We all remember Danny Pintauro as the young son Jonathan Bower on the television series 'Who's the Boss?'. However, after the show ended, Pintauro basically vanished from the acting scene. So, where is he these days?
That's an excellent question and the purpose of today's issue. So let's read on to find out the scoop on the '80s child star!
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
John Spencer: He played Leo McGarry on the TV series "The West Wing" and Tommy Mullaney in the series "L.A. Law"
Ken Kercheval: Played Cliff Barnes on the TV series "Dallas"
Don Adams: Played Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 on the TV series "Get Smart", he was also the voice of the cartoon characters Tennessee Tuxedo and Inspector Gadget
(Answer at the bottom)
Danny Pintauro
Learn More About Danny Pintauro, see Then & Now pictures, and find out What He's Been Up To on Celebrity Nooz
BIRTH DATE: January 6, 1976 in Milltown, New Jersey, USA
BIRTH NAME: Daniel John Pintauro
CLAIM TO FAME: Danny Pintauro is an American actor best known for his role as Jonathan Bower on the popular ABC sitcom 'Who's the Boss?', as well as his role in the 1983 film adaptation of Stephen King's Cujo.
FAMILY LIFE: In April 2013 he was engaged to his boyfriend, Wil Tabares, and they married in April 2014.
INFO: The son of John J. Pintauro, a manager and Margaret L. Pintauro, an agent.
In 1997, the National Enquirer tabloid announced that the young actor was gay.
When 'Who's the Boss?' ended, Pintauro took time off from acting to attend Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, and later Stanford University to study English and theater. He graduated in 2001.
Pintauro turned to stage acting, making his New York theatre debut in 1999 in The Velocity of Gary (Not His Real Name), a solo play by acclaimed playwright James Still.
He has starred in several stage productions including Paula Vogel's play 'Hot 'n' Throbbing' at the Arena stage in Washington DC, in New York in SourceWorks Theatre's revival of A Queer Carol, a contemporary twist on the Dickens holiday classic, and in the Charlotte (N.C.) Repertory Theatre's production of 'Gross Indecency'.
Revealed that he has been HIV positive since 2003.
TRIVIA: Is an Eagle Scout.
Majored in drama at Stanford University.
Played trumpet in the Leland Stanford University Marching Band (LSJUMB).
He worked as a Tupperware sales representative.
In 2013, he managing a restaurant in Las Vegas.
WHERE IS HE NOW: As of 2019, it appears that Pintauro has left stage and screen for a career in a much more caring profession, working as a vet tech at Austin Pets Alive.
CREDITS:
2010 Laugh Track Mash-ups (TV Series)...Milton
- Late for Class! (2010) ... Milton
2010 The Secret Life of the American Teenager (TV Series)
- Ben There, Done That (2010)
2006 The Still Life...Stefan
1984-1992 Who's the Boss? (TV Series)...Jonathan Bower
All 196 episodes
1990 Jury Duty; The Comedy (TV Movie)...Kevin Worth
1987 Highway to Heaven (TV Series)...Alex
- Man's Best Friend: Part 2 (1987) ... Alex
- Man's Best Friend: Part 1 (1987) ... Alex
1987 Timestalkers (TV Movie)...Billy McKenzie
1984 The Beniker Gang...Ben Beniker
1983 As the World Turns (TV Series)...Paul Stenbeck
- Episode dated 28 October 1983 (1983) ... Paul Stenbeck (as Daniel Pintauro)
1983 Cujo...Tad Trenton
To see Then & Now pictures of Danny Pintauro, visit: Celebrity Nooz
--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
John Spencer - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 12/20/1946 Died: 12/16/2005
Ken Kercheval - DEAD (Pneumonia)
Born: 07/15/1935 Died: 04/21/2019
Don Adams - DEAD (Infection)
Born: 04/13/1923 Died: 09/25/2005
WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
9/11
B. J. Habibie, 83, Indonesian politician, President (1998-1999).
Shafie Salleh, 73, Malaysian politician, MP (1999-2004), Minister of Higher Education (2004-2006).
Greg Thompson, 72, Canadian politician, MP (1988-1993, 1997-2011), Minister of Veterans Affairs (2006-2010).
9/10
Roberto Bruni [it], 70, Italian politician, Mayor of Bergamo (2004-2009).
Sam Davis, 75, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).
Stefano Delle Chiaie, 82, Italian neofascist, founder of the National Vanguard.
Nodar Khaduri, 49, Georgian politician, Minister of Finance (2012-2016), heart disease.
Jan Lopuski [pl], 102, Polish lawyer.
Salvatore Mannuzzu, 89, Italian writer and politician, Deputy (1976-1987), heart attack.
Billy Stacy, 83, American football player (Chicago Cardinals/St. Louis Cardinals) and politician, mayor of Starkville, Mississippi (1985-1989).
Süleyman Turan, 82, Turkish actor (Aysecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde, Güllü, The Ark of the Sun God), heart attack.
9/9
Neiron Ball, 27, American football player (Oakland Raiders), arteriovenous malformation.
Brian Barnes, 74, Scottish golfer, cancer.
Robert Frank, 94, Swiss-American photographer (The Americans) and documentary filmmaker (Cocksucker Blues).
Danny Frawley, 56, Australian football player (St Kilda, Victoria) and coach (Richmond), traffic collision.
Dulce García, 54, Cuban Olympic javelin thrower (1992), heart attack.
Lissy Gröner, 65, German politician, MEP (1989-2009).
Gru, 46, Serbian rapper ("Da li imas pravo?", "Bicu tu", "I dalje me zele"), paragliding accident.
Fred Herzog, 88, Canadian photographer.
Kim Seong-hwan, 86, South Korean cartoonist.
Lavrentis Machairitsas, 62, Greek rock musician, heart attack.
Fred McLeod, 67, American sportscaster (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons).
Jarzinho Pieter, 31, Curaçaoan footballer (Centro Dominguito, national team), heart attack.
Alessandro Valori [it], 54, Italian film director, heart attack.
9/8
Marca Bristo, 66, American disability rights activist, cancer.
Sir Christopher Dobson, 69, British chemist, Master of St John's College, Cambridge (since 2007), cancer.
Timur Eneev, 94, Russian mathematician.
Jerry Haldi, 84, Israeli football player (Hapoel Petah Tikva, national team) and manager (Hakoah Sydney).
Roger Hsieh, 85, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (1993-1999).
Ram Jethmalani, 95, Indian lawyer and politician, MP (1977-1984, since 2010) and Minister of Law and Justice (1996, 1999-2000).
Ibrahima Kébé, 64, Senegalese painter, complications from diabetes.
Yisrael Kessar, 88, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1984-1995).
Sahar Khodayari, 29, Iranian football fan and activist, self-immolation.
Lito Legaspi, 77, Filipino actor (Sinong Kapiling? Sinong Kasiping?, Pugoy Hostage: Davao, The Good Daughter), cardiac arrest.
Paul Lyons, 50, Australian Olympic taekwondo practitioner (1992, 2000).
Yusuf Motala, 72, Indian Islamic scholar, heart attack.
Christopher James, 5th Baron Northbourne, 93, British aristocrat, member of the House of Lords (1982-2018).
Rajasekar, 62, Indian actor (Saravanan Meenatchi) and director.
Camilo Sesto, 72, Spanish singer-songwriter ("Algo Más", "Amor Mío, ¿Qué Me Has Hecho?"), heart failure.
Olav Skjevesland, 77, Norwegian Lutheran prelate, Bishop of Agder og Telemark (1998-2012).
Carlos Squeo, 71, Argentine footballer (Racing Club, Boca Juniors, national team).
9/7
Robert Axelrod, 70, American actor (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, The Blob, Digimon).
Roger Boutry, 87, French composer and conductor, music director of the Republican Guard (1973-1977).
Al Carmichael, 90, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos) and stuntman (Spartacus).
Alberto Cerreti, 80, Italian politician, President of the Province of Grosseto (1985-1990).
Naiyyum Choudhury, 72, Bangladeshi biochemist.
Lawrie Creamer, 81, New Zealand protein chemist (Fonterra).
Ilo Krugli [pt], 88, Brazilian actor.
Volodymyr Luciv, 90, Ukrainian bandurist and tenor.
Mongsen Ching Monsin, 58, Bangladeshi journalist, researcher and writer.
Peter Nichols, 92, British playwright (A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Passion Play, Poppy).
Charlie Silvera, 94, American baseball player (New York Yankees).
Guy Travaglio, 93, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1995-2004).
Peter van Dijk, 90, American architect (Blossom Music Center, Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building).
John Wesley, 72, American actor (Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, Hang 'Em High), multiple myeloma.
Wally Westlake, 98, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians).
9/6
Chng Seok Tin, 73, Singaporean multi-media artist, lung cancer.
Chris Duncan, 38, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), glioblastoma.
Chandrasiri Gajadeera, 73, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1994-2001, since 2004).
Joan Johnson, 89, American consumer products executive, co-founder of Johnson Products Company.
Sukhdev Singh Libra, 86, Indian politician, MP (1998-2014).
José Moreno, 61, Dominican baseball player (New York Mets, San Diego Padres), pulmonary failure.
Robert Mugabe, 95, Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician, Prime Minister (1980-1987) and President (1987-2017).
Abdul Qadir, 63, Pakistani cricketer (national team), heart attack.
Chester Williams, 49, South African rugby union player (Western Province, national team) and coach (Blitzboks), heart attack.
9/5
Abid Ali, 67, Pakistani actor (Waris, Seerat) and director (Dasht), liver failure.
Rod Coneybeare, 89, Canadian puppeteer and voice actor (The Friendly Giant).
Waldron Fox-Decent, 83, Canadian political scientist.
Bill Harris, 75, American film critic (At the Movies) and journalist (Entertainment Tonight), cancer.
Ji Guobiao, 87, Chinese chemical engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, laryngeal cancer.
Alberto Jara Franzoy, 90, Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Chillán (1982-2006).
Jimmy Johnson, 76, American musician (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) and record producer.
Akitsugu Konno, 75, Japanese ski jumper, Olympic silver medallist (1972).
Logan Loader, 30, American racing cyclist.
Chris March, 56, American fashion designer, heart attack.
Kiran Nagarkar, 77, Indian novelist (Cuckold), cerebral hemorrhage.
Denis Nsanzamahoro, Rwandan actor (100 Days, Sometimes in April) and film director, complications from diabetes.
Tom Phoebus, 77, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles).
Andrzej Polkowski, 80, Polish translator.
Parvez Rob, 56, Bangladeshi music director and composer, traffic collision.
Francisco Toledo, 79, Mexican expressionist artist.
Jaroslav Weigel, 88, Czech actor (Empties, Waiter, Scarper!) and comics artist (Lips Tullian).
9/4
Edgardo Andrada, 80, Argentine footballer (Rosario Central, Vasco, national team).
James Atlas, 70, American publisher (Penguin Books), complications of a lung condition.
Sir Hugh Beach, 96, British military officer, Master-General of the Ordnance (1977-1981).
Pál Berendi, 86, Hungarian footballer (Vasas SC, national team).
Gerardo Bujanda Sarasola, 100, Spanish Civil War veteran and Basque nationalist politician, Deputy (1977-1982).
Kottakkal Chandrasekharan, 74, Indian Kathakali dancer.
Dai Tielang, 88, Chinese animator (Black Cat Detective, A Deer of Nine Colors, Where is Mama).
Patrick Dehornoy, 66, French mathematician, discoverer of Dehornoy order.
Peter Ellis, 61, New Zealand convicted child sex abuser and injustice claimant, bladder cancer.
Roger Etchegaray, 96, French Roman Catholic cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (1969-1970), Archbishop of Marseille (1970-1985) and President of Pontifical Council Cor Unum (1984-1995).
Kylie Rae Harris, 30, American country singer, traffic collision.
Tevfik Kis, 85, Turkish wrestler, Olympic champion (1960).
Elton Medeiros [pt], 89, Brazilian MPB and samba singer, pneumonia.
Kenny Mitchell, 62, English footballer (Newcastle United).
Timothy Seow, 81, Singaporean architect, pancreatic cancer.
Konstantin Simun, 85, Russian sculptor.
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 53, Taiwanese-born Malaysian Tibetan tulku, liver failure.
Dan Warner, 49, American Grammy-award winning musician (Julio Iglesias, Alejandro Sanz, Calle 13), heart attack.
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