While discussing his job, the former child actor was also reunited with television mom Judith Light in a new interview.

Who’s the Boss? star Danny Pintauro makes more delivering Amazon packages than from residuals

While discussing his job, the former child actor was also reunited with television mom Judith Light in a new interview.

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May 21, 2026 3:16 p.m. ET

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- Danny Pintauro spoke about his job as an Amazon delivery driver during an interview Thursday.

- The *Who's the Boss?* alum said that his residuals from the popular sitcom starring Tony Danza aren't enough to survive on.

- The actor was also reunited with his onscreen mom, Judith Light, during the interview.

*Who's the Boss?* star Danny Pintauro is opening up about how his lack of residuals have pushed him to deliver packages for Amazon.

Last month, the former child actor posted a photo of him "working hard," proudly sharing that he was doing what it took to survive. In a conversation with *Entertainment Tonight* on Thursday, Pintauro explained how the money coming in from *Who's the Boss?* isn't enough to live on.

"I definitely make more money working for Amazon than I do selling the show to Amazon — that's crazy to say," he shared. "A really good year [of residuals] can bring me about $9,000. That's nothing in this day and age with the prices of everything. So I've really got to rely on everything else."

Alongside Tony Danza, Pintauro appeared on the iconic sitcom as Jonathan Bower, the son of Judith Light's Angela Bower. The show aired for eight seasons throughout the '80s and early '90s, before DVDs and streaming, so Pintauro and his costars' contracts didn't contain language about earning money from those avenues in the future.

"Unless you're in the top one percent of actors, acting is a gig, so you're constantly going for the next one, especially with stars from shows from the past," he shared.

"The concept that our residuals are not enough to survive on does not seem to get through people's brains, and so when they see us surviving by working at Traders Joe's or Amazon, it's confusing, because it's like, 'Oh, he must be set for life from all those *Who's the Boss?* residuals.' And it's just not true. So it makes us look like regular people, which we actually are," Pintauro said.

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Pintauro added that he's "grateful" for the support that he received in the wake of his social media post about his new gig. "Any time in the spotlight is helpful," he said.

"As an actor, you always hope that maybe this post is the one that gets you something."

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Late in Pintauro's Zoom chat with *ET*, his onscreen mom walked into the show's studio for a surprise reunion. Later on Instagram, he reflected on getting to have that moment with Light.

"I cannot tell you how much that meant to me," he wrote. "Seeing her, hearing 'my boy,' and feeling that kind of love come through the screen in the middle of a very real conversation about life and work just hit me right in the heart."

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