Danny Pintauro Biography: Age, Parents, Height, Relationship

Known for movies

Short Info

Date Of Birth	January 6, 1976
Spouse	Wil Tabares
Fact	A man charged with writing harassing letters to Danny, committed suicide in 1990.

Danny Pintauro is an American actor best known for his role as Jonathan Bower on the long-running sitcom Who’s the Boss?.

Pintauro was born in Milltown, New Jersey on January 6, 1976, the son of Margaret (née Murphy), a nurse, and Joseph Pintauro, a writer and producer. He has two older sisters, Michele and Tracy.

Pintauro began his acting career at the age of six, appearing in a national commercial for Hershey’s chocolate. He made his television debut in an episode of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982.

In 1984, Pintauro was cast as Jonathan Bower, the son of Tony Danza’s character, on the ABC sitcom Who’s the Boss?. He appeared in all 196 episodes of the series, which ran for eight seasons until 1992.

After Who’s the Boss?, Pintauro appeared in a number of made-for-television movies and guest-starred on such television shows as Touched by an Angel, The Nanny, and Cybill.

In 1997, Pintauro came out as gay in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. He married his partner, Wil Tabares, in 2014.

Pintauro has appeared on Broadway in the play The Elephant Man and in the musical Cabaret.

His net worth is estimated to be $500 thousand.

General Info

Full Name	Danny Pintauro
Date Of Birth	January 6, 1976
Height	1.7 m
Profession	Actor
Education	Stanford University
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse	Wil Tabares
Parents	John J. Pintauro, Margaret L. Pintauro

Accomplishments

Movies	The Still Life, The Great American Sex Scandal, The Beniker Gang, Cujo
TV Shows	As the World Turns, Who's the Boss?, 100 Greatest Kid Stars

Social profile links

Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/djptenterprises
IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0001622

Quotes

#	Quote
1	"Judith and Tony are still like parents to me" says Pintauro, of his former co-stars of Who's the Boss? (1984).
2	It turned into a positive thing. I had nothing to hide. I was not at all secretive about it. There was nobody in my life who didn't know. -Dan Pintauro, on why he spoke publicly about being gay

Facts

#	Fact
1	Revealed that he has been HIV positive since 2003.
2	His father's ancestry is Italian and Polish.
3	Appearing as Puck in a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at a small theater in Ithaca, NY [August 2001]
4	Married partner Wil Tabares on April 3, 2014 after a year-long engagement.
5	Is an only child.
6	He donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.
7	Enjoys watching old reruns of Who's the Boss? (1984). For him, he says, it's like looking through an old yearbook.
8	Came out as gay in July 1997 (interview with National Enquirer)
9	Played Trumpet in Leland Stanford University Marching Band (LSJUMB)
10	Graduated Stanford University [June 1998]
11	A man charged with writing harassing letters to Danny, committed suicide in 1990.
12	Is an Eagle Scout
13	Majored in drama at Stanford University

Pictures

All pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Laugh Track Mash-ups	2010	TV Series	Milton
The Secret Life of the American Teenager	2010	TV Series
The Still Life	2006		Stefan
Who's the Boss?	1984-1992	TV Series	Jonathan Bower
The Great American Sex Scandal	1990	TV Movie	Kevin Worth
Highway to Heaven	1987	TV Series	Alex
Timestalkers	1987	TV Movie	Billy McKenzie
The Beniker Gang	1985		Ben Beniker
Cujo	1983		Tad Trenton
As the World Turns	1956	TV Series	Paul Ryan #1 (1982-1985)

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'	2007	Video documentary short special thanks - as Dan Pintauro

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
One on One with Jasper Cole	2015	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The View	2015	TV Series	Himself
Entertainment Tonight	2010-2015	TV Series	Himself
Oprah: Where Are They Now?	2015	TV Series	Himself
Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'	2007	Video documentary short	Himself
Child Star Confidential	2006	TV Series documentary	Himself
E! True Hollywood Story	2005	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Tony Danza Show	2005	TV Series	Himself / Jonathan Bower
The Greatest	2005	TV Series documentary	Himself
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments	2004	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
TV Tales	2002	TV Series	Himself
Weakest Link	2001	TV Series	Himself
The Chuck Woolery Show	1991	TV Series	Himself
The Horror Hall of Fame	1990	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Presenter
Fox's Fun House	1988-1990	TV Series	Himself - Celebrity Contestant
The New Hollywood Squares	1987	TV Series	Guest Appearance
A.M. Los Angeles	1987	TV Series	Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1986	TV Series	Himself
Tonight	1986	TV Series	Himself
Star's Table	1986	TV Series	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Entertainment Tonight	2014-2015	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Who's the Boss
TV's Greatest Sidekicks	2004	TV Special

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1987	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Long Running Series Comedy or Drama	Who's the Boss? (1984)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1990	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series	Who's the Boss? (1984)
1989	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor - Starring in a Television Comedy Series	Who's the Boss? (1984)
1988	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series	Who's the Boss? (1984)
1986	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Supporting Actor in a Television Series	Who's the Boss? (1984)
1984	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Cujo (1983)