Danny Pintauro
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| Danny Pintauro | |
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| Born | Daniel John Pintauro January 6, 1976 Milltown, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981 – present |
Daniel John Pintauro (born January 6, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role on the popular American sitcom Who's the Boss? and his role in the 1983 film Cujo.
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[edit] Career
Pintauro first appeared on the television soap opera As the World Turns as the original Paul Ryan and in the movie Cujo. He first came to prominence on the television series Who's the Boss?.[1] After the conclusion of that series, he was less frequently cast. Pintauro has since returned to the stage in roles such as that of the title character in The Velocity of Gary.
In a January 26, 2011 article on the online version of the San Diego Union-Tribune, it was revealed that Danny has taken to selling Tupperware.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Pintauro was born in Milltown, New Jersey, the son of Margaret L. (née Sillcocks) and John J. Pintauro, a manager.[3] 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 2001.
Pintauro came outas gay in 1997, in an interview with the National Enquirer tabloid.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Wiegand, David (September 5, 2000). "For Actor Danny Pintauro, There's Life Beyond TV". San Francisco Chronicle (Hearst Corporation). http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/09/05/DD62899.DTL. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ Blair, Tom (January 26, 2011). "There's no business like show business". U-T San Diego. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/26/theres-no-business-like-show-business/. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ "Danny Pintauro Biography (1976-)". Film Reference. Advameg Inc.. http://www.filmreference.com/film/62/Danny-Pintauro.html. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ Hadleigh, Boze (2000), In or out?: gay and straight celebrities talk about themselves and each other, Barricade Books, p. 56
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- 1976 births
- Actors from New Jersey
- American child actors
- American soap opera actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- Eagle Scouts
- Gay actors
- American people of Italian descent
- LGBT people from the United States
- Living people
- People from Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Stanford University alumni
- Young Artist Award winners
