Danny Pintauro says Hollywood has slowed to a crawl, so he is delivering packages to keep moving. The 50-year-old posted a selfie from his latest side hustle and said he delivered 38 packages in one day, adding that there is no shame in staying in motion.
That message lands with extra force because Pintauro told News Digital that returning to acting after a ten-year break has meant stepping back into an industry that looks very different than it once did. He said there are fewer projects being made and that a trickle-down effect from the top is cutting many actors off from what work is there.
Pintauro, who starred as Jonathan Bower on Who's the Boss? during the show’s eight-season run from 1984 to 1992, said having a recognizable name does not automatically bring work or financial security. He said most of what he has earned from acting over the last 15 years has come from residuals, which he described as far less substantial than many people assume.
He said he is currently juggling acting, teaching, building his coaching studio, creating custom book nooks for clients and driving for Amazon Flex to supplement his income. In his words, he has been open with followers about what this chapter looks like, and his point was simple: recognition is not the same as financial security, and there should be no shame in honest work.
The side hustle comes after a difficult medical scare in December 2024, when Pintauro was rushed to the hospital after a Thanksgiving scooter accident. Doctors discovered the crash caused a tear in his stomach lining, which led to an infection in his bloodstream, and he said emergency surgery was performed to repair the tear. He described the pain as “the most excruciating pain I’ve ever felt in my whole life.”
For Pintauro, the story is not that he has stepped away from the spotlight. It is that the spotlight no longer pays the bills the way it once did, and he is doing what he says many working actors now have to do: keep working wherever the work is.
