Danny Pintauro is an American actor born on 6 January 1976, in Milltown, New Jersey USA. He’s best known for this role in the 1984 TV series “Who’s The Boss”, and in the film “Cujo” from 1982.

Early Life

Daniel John Pintauro was born the son of John J. Pintauro, a manager of Italian and Polish origins, and Margaret L. Pintauro, who worked as an agent. There’s not much information about Danny’s early life, childhood and education, however, it’s known that in 1994 he took time away from his acting career to study in Middlesex County College in New Jersey, and then in Stanford University, from where he graduated with a Major in Drama and Theater in 1998. He also played in Leland Stanford University Marching Band, with the trumpet as his instrument.

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Career

Debut: 1982 – 1983

Danny started his career at the very young age of seven years old, when in 1982 he made his acting debut in the series “As the World Turns”, replacing actor Canaan Crouch in the role of Paul Ryan. He started this role on January 1983, and was eventually replaced by Elden Ratliff in February 1984.

His next role was Tad Trenton in the 1982 film “Cujo”, directed by Lewis Teague, an adaptation of the screenplay by Don Carlos Dunaway and Lauren Currier based on the novel by Stephen King of the same name.

“Cujo” is the story of a St. Bernard dog named Cujo. The dog struggles with the rabies disease caused by the bite of a bat, which provokes several changes in its behavior.

After its owners get out of town to visit some relatives, Cujo becomes a blood-thirsty beast that kills everyone who comes close to the house. On the other side, Donna and her son Ted, who happened to arrive to Cujo’s owners’ house for a brief visit, are stuck in their car as they wait for an opportunity to escape Cujo.

The movie was released on 12 August 1983, and received poor reviews by critics, who described “Cujo” as ‘cliché’ and ‘a mess’. However, nowadays the movie is regarded as a horror movie classic, and has gathered appreciation from fans of Stephen King’s novel.

Who’s the Boss and Other Projects: 1984 – 1992

In 1984 Danny Pintauro started his most memorable role in the series “Who’s the Boss?” His role as Jonathan Bower would steal hearts around the US for the eight years the sitcom was on air on ABC, which lasted 196 episodes.

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The show centers on the story of a former major league baseball player, Tony Micelli, and lawyer Angela Bower. Tony moves out to Connecticut along his daughter, Samantha to work as Angela’s housekeeper, who has a son named Jonathan. The show breaks gender stereotypes about domesticity, and portrays intellectual and sensitive characters.

When the show was aired for the first time in September 1984 Danny Pintauro was only eight years old, and when it finished after eight seasons in April 1992 he was 16 years old.

During that time Danny worked in several other productions, such as the film “The Beniker Gang” in 1984 and in the TV-Movie “Timestalkers” from 1987.

The same year he was cast to appear in two episodes of the series “Highway to Hell” as Alex, then appeared as Kevin Worth in the TV-Movie “Jury Duty: The Comedy” in 1990. He also appeared in TV commercials for Liptons, Quacker Corn Brain and Lots-A-Noodles Cup-A-Soup. His constant work as an actor made him a present and memorable child-star in the 1980s and ‘90s.

Smaller Projects: 1992 – Present

After the end of “Who’s the Boss?” Danny didn’t receive many job offers as an actor, so he only participated in stage plays such as “The Velocity of Gary” and “Mommie Queerest”. In 1994 he took a break from acting to focus on his studies, and it wasn’t until 2001 that he made his TV comeback.

He appeared in the child-star edition of the TV-Show “The Weakest Link”, but was voted off it in the fourth round.

Five years later in 2006, he appeared in the film “The Still Life” directed by Joel Miller, a story about Julian Lamont, an artist who struggles to put his life together. Danny had the role of Stefan in this film.

In 2010, Danny participated in two TV series: “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”, and as Milton in “Laugh Track Mash-ups”. In 2017, Danny was cast in the role of Gary in the TV series “Unsure/Positive”, which tells the story of Kieran McCullay, who is diagnosed as HIV positive and tries to find the courage to tell his family and friends about it. Although the show started filming in 2017, it hasn’t been to air yet. In 2020 Danny appeared in “The Quarantine Bunch”, in which various former child-stars encourage people to stay home during the COVID-19 spread, by streaming various situations through Zoom.

Other Jobs

As of 2020, Danny works in Las Vegas at Austin Pets Alive, an organization aiming to preserve animal life.

Personal Life

Sexuality

Danny Pintauro came out as homosexual in 1997, after the tabloid “National Enquirer” threatened to reveal it for him. He said: ‘I couldn’t deny it anymore. It was just the right time (post-Ellen) to come out… I’m proud to be gay’. Years later, Danny also said that he wanted to be a ‘beacon of light’ for the LGBT community.

Health

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2015, Danny reveled that he was diagnosed in March 2003 as HIV Positive. ‘I’m HIV positive’ he said to Winfrey. ‘And I have been for 12 years.’ ‘I went in for a regular checkup.

You know, as a responsible gay man, you’re getting an HIV test done every six months …. And you sort of waited two weeks on pins and needles, or at least I did, because I was just terrified of the idea of getting HIV.’

However, his diagnosis was relieving for Pintauro: ‘You’ve spent so much time terrified that you’re going to get it, and then you have it. You don’t have to be terrified anymore’.

Addiction

Danny also revealed to Oprah that at the time he got HIV, he was struggling with his addiction to Crystal meth. He revealed to People magazine that he started using drugs to explore his sexuality more deeply: ‘crystal meth takes away your inhibitions – you have no limits’. He continued ‘On crystal meth, you have no boundaries, you feel invincible. You feel incredibly heightened when it comes to your sexuality, and everything sounds and feels exciting to you’.

He also revealed how his addiction was consuming his life: ‘It would make me so angry with myself that I had done it, and that I was now suffering through this three-day period of nonsense that I couldn’t even go to work or find a job or make something happen or even make myself some food. For me, that was so deeply upsetting, and it made me so angry that that was enough’.

Danny hasn’t consumed any drugs since quitting in 2005.

Marriage

Danny Pintauro married his boyfriend Wil Tabares on 3 April 2014, one year after their engagement, in a small and intimate beach ceremony. Pintauro told US Magazine: ‘The wedding was terrific and everyone was so happy to be there. We had fun!’.

Net Worth

Danny Pintauro has an estimated net worth of $600,000 as of early 2020, which is a result of his work as an actor, and as an Austin Pets Alive’s employee.

Appearance

Danny is a man of white ethnicity, with green eyes and blond hair. He’s 5ft 9ins (1.75m) tall.

Interesting Facts

Danny Considers actress Judith Light as his ‘TV mom’, as she acted that role in the TV series “Who’s the Boss?”.

In 1997 after the National Enquirer threatened to reveal his sexuality, Danny asked Judith for advice on what he should do in such a situation. She encouraged him to say the truth: ‘as long as you give really responsible and mature answers, it can’t be a bad article’.

After Danny reveled himself as HIV positive, he has become an activist for HIV awareness.

Who is George Hamilton?

American actor and producer George Stevens Hamilton was born in Memphis, Tennessee USA, on 12 August 1939, making Leo his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in over 120 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for playing the lead character Don Viego Vega in the hit 1981 action adventure comedy movie “Zorro: The Gay Blade”, directed by Peter Medak, and which also starred Lauren Hutton and Brenda Vaccaro. It follows the legendary swordsman Zorro who’s passed on his duty to his son Diego, but now that Diego’s suffered an injury, his twin brother Ramon has to take over the responsibility; the film won three of its five award nominations.

George is currently shooting for the upcoming movie “All Terrain”.

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Education and early life

George was raised in Memphis alongside his younger brother and older maternal half-brother, by their father George ‘Spike’ Hamilton who was a bandleader, and mother Ann Stevens who was a housewife.

George was raised by his stepmother June Howard from the age of 12, and has revealed that he began having sexual relations with her at that age, as well as later on when he was older. He studied at Hackley School and became interested in acting during his time there; George appeared in both theatre and school plays, and was encouraged by his father to pursue a career in the film industry.

He matriculated in 1957, and then began pursuing an acting career rather than a college degree.

Roles in TV series

George made his debut TV series appearance in the 1958 episode “The Return of Madame Vernoy” of the mystery horror “The Veil”, and the following year saw him appear in an episode of the family western “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin”, the western “Cimarron City” and the family comedy “The Donna Reed Show”.

In 1964 and 1965, he played both Clint Perry and Little John Lester in the action crime adventure “Burke’s Law”, which Frank D. Gilroy created, and which starred Regis Toomey, Gary Conway and Gene Barry. It follows the life of Los Angeles Police Department’s millionaire captain, and the series won one of its three award nominations. Some of George’s roles in the remainder of the decade were in the drama mini-series “A Farewell to Arms”, the animated family fantasy “Off to See the Wizard” (voice role), and the drama “The Survivors”.

He had only a couple of TV series roles in the ‘70s, appearing in an episode of the crime action “Police Story”, another crime action “McCloud” and the biographical historical mini-series “Roots”, and George’s following notable performance was playing Joel Abrigore in 16 episodes (1985-1986) of the romantic drama “Dynasty”, which starred Linda Evans, Joan Collins and John Forsythe, and was created by Esther Shapiro and Richard Alan Shapiro. It follows the feud between the wealthy oil families Colby and Carrington, the series aired from 1981 through 1989, and won 25 of its 92 award nominations.

George appeared in an episode of more than 10 TV series in the first half of the ‘90s, such as the comedy “The John Larroquette Show”, the romantic comedy “NewsRadio” and the comedy “Bonnie”, and the year 1997 saw him star as Guy Hathaway in the comedy “Jenny”, created by Howard Gewirtz and Mark Reisman, and which also starred Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Heather Dubrow. It follows Jenny who’s inherited a property in Hollywood, and is now renting it to two moviemakers; the series won only a single award.

George appeared in only three TV series in the 2000s: the crime drama “Las Vegas”, the romantic comedy “Joey” and the fantasy comedy “Pushing Daisies”, and his most recent role has been playing Spencer Blitz in eight episodes (2017-2019) of the comedy “American Housewife”.

Roles in movies

George’s debut film role was playing Robert in the drama “Crime & Punishment, USA”, while some of his following roles were in the 1960 romantic musical drama “All the Fine Young Cannibals”, the 1962 romantic drama “Light in the Piazza” and the 1964 musical “Looking for Love”.

The year 1967 saw him star as Captain Dorrit Bentley in the western “A Time for Killing”, directed by Phil Karlson and Roger Corman, and which also starred Inger Stevens and Glenn Ford; it follows a group of Confederate soldiers who’ve escaped from a Union camp.

Some of George’s most notable performances in the ‘70s were perhaps in the 1973 romantic western “The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing”, the 1975 romantic drama “Once Is Not Enough” and the 1977 romantic musical comedy “Sextette”.

In 1983, George played Jay Pomerantz in the drama “Malibu”, directed by E. W. Swackhamer, and which starred William Atherton, James Coburn and Susan Dey; it follows a recently married couple who’ve moved into a wealthy Malibu beach community. The remainder of the decade saw George appear in the 1984 comedy “Poor Richard”, the 1985 drama “Two Fathers’ Justice” and the 1987 romantic western “Poker Alice”.

He portrayed Alfonso de la Pena in the 1992 crime mystery comedy “Once Upon a Crime…”, which Eugene Levy directed, and which starred Cybill Shepherd, Jim Belushi and John Candy. It follows two friends who’ve found a lost dog in Rome, and have been accused of murdering its owner; the film was nominated for only a single award. The following year saw George appear in the comedy “Amore!”, while he was then cast to play supporting characters in the 1994 action adventure comedy “Double Dragon”, the 1996 thriller “Playback”, and the 1997 adventure crime comedy “8 Heads in a Duffel Bag”.

In 2005, he played The King of Beverly Hills in the comedy “The L. A. Riot Spectacular”, written and directed by Marc Klasfeld, and which also starred Snoop Dogg, T. K. Carter and Charles S. Dutton; it follows a group of people attending the 1992 Los Angeles riot.

Some of George’s most recent film roles have been in the 2016 drama “The Congressman”, the 2016 family comedy “Silver Skies”, and the 2018 romantic comedy “Swiped”.

Other credits

George has seven producing credits, which include the 2009 biographical adventure comedy movie “My One and Only”, the 2011 comedy film “The Last Resort” and the 2015 biographical action documentary movie “Being Evel”.

He received special thanks for the 1990 documentary movie “The Godfather Family: A Look Inside”, the 2009 episode “Best of Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches” of the documentary series “Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches” and the 2020 biographical documentary movie “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind”.

Some of George’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Entertainment Today”, “Celebrity Page” and “Good Morning Britain”.

Awards and accolades

George’s won three of his eight award nominations – a 1960 Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, for his performance in “Crime & Punishment, USA”, a 1980 Saturn Award for Best Actor, for “Love at First Bite”, and a 1981 ShoWest Convention Special Award for Showman Star of the Year.

George received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009.

Business ventures

George founded his two companies George Hamilton Sun Care System and George Hamilton Skin Care System in the second half of the ‘80s, and the following decade saw the launch of a line of cigars and a cigar lounge bearing his name.

Marriage and divorce

George has been married once, and has two children. He dated Lynda Bird Johnson Robb in 1966, who’s probably only known for being the daughter of the late US President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

George married American actress and former model Alana Hamilton Stewart in 1972, and she gave birth to their son Ashley George in 1974; he’s today a successful actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. George and Alana divorced in 1976.

From 1996 through 1999, he was in a relationship with American former swimsuit model Kimberly Blackford, and she gave birth to their son George Thomas Hamilton, also known as George Jr. in December 1999; George Jr. and his half-brother Ashley both attended military schools.

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While competing in the 2009 game-show “I’m a Celebrity…”, George revealed that he had dated four Miss Worlds.

He seems to be unattached as of April 2023, was once married to Alana Hamilton Stewart and has a son with her, while he also has a son with his former girlfriend Kimberly Blackford.

Interesting facts and hobbies

George was involved in a scandal in 1990, when named a co-conspirator in a fraud to loot government funds, together with Filipino politician Imelda Romualdez Marcos, who was the First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 through 1986.

His half-brother William Potter’s today a successful interior decorator, and was in 1975 hired to decorate a $1 million-valued mansion bought by American industrialist James Randall.

George was the grand marshal of the 79th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in April 2006.

He appeared as ‘Crispy Colonel’ in a 2016 and a 2018 KFC commercial.

George competed in the 2005 season of the game-show “Dancing with the Stars”.

His favorite actor is George Clooney, and some of George’s favorite movies include “From Dusk Till Dawn”, “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Batman & Robin”.

Height, eyes and wealth

George’s age is 83. He has blue eyes and grey hair, is 6ft 1in (1.85m) tall and weighs around 200lbs (89kgs).

George’s net worth’s been estimated at over $20 million, as of April 2023.

Who is Gerald McRaney?

American actor, producer and director Gerald Lee McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi USA, on 19 August 1947, making Leo his zodiac sign; he’s had roles in close to 150 TV series and movies, but is perhaps known best for playing Owens in the popular 2015 crime comedy movie “Focus”, written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and which starred Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Rodrigo Santoro. It follows the life of skilled conman Nicky, and the film was nominated for three awards.

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Education and early life

Gerald was raised in Collins alongside his brother Buddy and sister Ann McRaney Simpson, by their father Clyde McRaney and mother Edna; not many details have been disclosed regarding his family, because Gerald respects their privacy, ut Gerald’s of Choctaw and Scottish descent.

He was passionate about both sports and acting while attending a local high school in Collins; Gerald played football for his school’s team, and was also a member of its drama club.

He matriculated in 1965 and then enrolled at the University of Mississippi, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1969; Gerald worked at oil fields in Louisiana while making his way up in the film industry.

Roles in movies

Gerald’s debut film role was playing Wesley Stuart in the 1969 horror “Night of Bloody Horror”, and some of his following roles were in the 1970 crime horror “Women and Bloody Terror”, the 1972 science fiction thriller “The Brain Machine”, and the 1974 drama “The F. B. I. Story: The FBI Versus Public Enemy Number One Alvin Karpis”.

What marked the decade for Gerald for perhaps portraying David Sherman in the 1975 comedy “Keep Off My Grass!”, directed by Shelley Berman, and which starred Micky Dolenz, Marcus J. Grapes and Gary Wood. It follows a group of merchants as they’re trying to convince the hippies to start their own community in a nearby abandoned town.

Some of Gerald’s most notable performances in the ‘80s were perhaps in the 1982 drama “Memories Never Die”, the 1986 crime action “Jackals”, and the 1988 western “Where the Hell’s That Gold?!!?”.

The year 1993 saw him star as George Messenger in the drama “Scattered Dreams”, directed by Neema Barnette, and which also starred Tyne Daly and Sonny Shroyer. Set in 1951, the film follows a couple who’ve been arrested for something they didn’t do. Some of Gerald’s roles in the remainder of the ‘90s were in the 1995 drama “Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou”, the 1997 thriller “A Nightmare Come True”, and the 1999 drama “Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story”.

In 2002, he portrayed Father in the popular family fantasy comedy “Hansel & Gretel”, which Gary J. Tunnicliffe directed, and which starred Lynn Redgrave, Jacob Smith and Taylor Momsen. It follows two siblings as they’re trying to escape from a mysterious person they’ve met in the woods. What also marked the 2000s for Gerald was portraying Reverend Gus Horton in the critically acclaimed mystery movie “Get Low”, directed by Aaron Schneider, and which starred Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray and Robert Duvall. It tells the story of a man who threw his own funeral party (while still alive) in 1930s Tennessee, and the film won four of its 32 award nominations.

Gerald was then seen appearing in several hit movies, such as the 2010 action adventure thriller “The A-Team”, the 2011 short sports drama “The Umpire”, and the 2012 historical action “Red Tails”.

The year 2016 saw him play Judge Blacker in the horror thriller “The Disappointments Room”, directed by D. J. Caruso, and which starred Kate Beckinsale, Mel Raido and Duncan Joiner. It follows a mother and her son who’ve accidentally released supernatural entities from their home’s attic – the movie was nominated for a 2017 Golden Trailer Fleece Award.

Gerald’s three most recent film roles have been in the 2016 family drama “Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love”, and in 2019 the crime thriller “A Violent Separation” and the western “Deadwood: The Movie”.

Roles in TV series

Gerald made his debut TV series appearance in the 1972 episode “Deliveries in the Rear” of the horror fantasy “Night Gallery”, and the remainder of the ‘70s saw him play supporting characters in a couple of TV series, such as the western “Gunsmoke”, the crime mini-series “The Law”, and the crime mystery “Barnaby Jones”.

From 1981 through 1989, he starred as Rick Simon in all 156 episodes of the crime action “Simon & Simon”, created by Philip DeGuere Jr, and which also starred Jameson Parker and Mary Carver. It follows two brothers who are running a private detective agency, and the series was nominated for eight awards.

Gerald’s following notable performance was starring as Major John D. MacGillis in all the 96 episodes of the family comedy “Major Dad”, created by Richard C. Okie and Earl Pomerantz, and which also starred Shanna Reed and Nicole Dubuc. It follows a conservative Marine who’s asked the liberal reporter interviewing him to marry him, promising to help raise her three children; the series aired from 1989 through 1993, and won two of its 11 award nominations. Some of Gerald’s other TV series appearances in the ‘90s were in an episode of the crime mystery “Burke’s Law”, the crime comedy “The Commish”, and the crime mystery “Diagnosis Murder”.

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From 2006 through 2008, he played Johnston Green in the action mystery “Jericho”, created by Stephen Chbosky and Josh Schaer, and which starred Skeet Ulrich, Lennie James and Ashley Scott. It tells the story of a group of people whose small town’s been covered in a mysterious mushroom cloud, and the series won one of its eight award nominations.

From 2012 through 2015, Gerald played Barlow Connally in the critically acclaimed crime action “Longmire”, which John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin created, and which starred Lou Diamond Phillips, Katee Sackhoff and Robert Taylor. It follows Walt Longmire, the sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming and the series won four of its nine award nominations.

Gerald’s three most recent TV series roles have been in three episodes of the 2022 animated comedy “Duncanville” (voice role), the 2023 episode “Old West” of the animated comedy “Family Guy” (voice role) and 50 episodes of the crime action “NCIS: Los Angeles” since 2014.

Other credits

Gerald has five producing and three directing credits; some of his most notable producing work includes in 1995 the drama movies “Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou” and “Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again”, and the 2013 romantic family movie “Heart of the Country”.

He received special thanks for the 2014 comedy series “The Greatest Event in Television History”.

Some of Gerald’s recent talk-show appearances have been in “Entertainment Tonight”, “The Talk” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.

Awards and nominations

Gerald’s won three of his 13 award nominations, including a 2017 Primetime Emmy win for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, for his performance in “This Is Us”.

He also won a 2007 Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, for his performance in “Deadwood”, and a 2017 Gold Derby Award for Drama Guest Actor, for “This Is Us”.

Wife and children

Gerald’s married thrice. His first wife was non-celebrity American Beverly A. Root – they married in 1967 and divorced in 1971, and have two children together.

Gerald and his second wife, American actress and casting director Pat Moran exchanged vows in 1981; their divorce was finalized in 1989, and they have a daughter together.

He met his third wife, famous American actress and author Delta Burke while shooting for the series “Simon & Simon” in 1987, and they married on 28 May 1989; the two have since appeared alongside in several TV series, including “Designing Women”.

There are no other women whom Gerald’s dated that the public knows about; he’s married to his third wife Delta Burke as of April 2023, has two children with his first wife Beverly A. Root, and a daughter with second wife Pat Moran.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Gerald took part as Bacchus in the 1992 Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.

He’s been a philanthropist since the launch of his career, and has mostly been into helping war veterans and soldiers; he supported the soldiers who fought in the Gulf War, especially those who took part in Operation Desert Storm, while he visited the US troops in Somalia in 1993.

Gerald underwent surgery for lung cancer in August 2004.

He supported George H. W. Bush in the 1992 presidential election, and John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.

His brother Buddy McRaney played Judge Temple in the 1995 movie “Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again”.

Gerald’s favorite actor is Jackie Chan, and some of his favorite movies include “Kung Fu Yoga”, “The Forbidden Kingdom” and “Vanguard”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Gerald’s age is 75. He has blue eyes and is bald, his height’s 6ft 1in (1.85m) and he weighs around 185lbs (84kgs).

Gerald’s net worth’s been estimated at over $8 million, as of April 2023.