“Who’s the Boss” alum Danny Pintauro make clear his facet job as an Amazon Flex supply driver whereas discussing the truth of actors’ residual pay.
The actor – who performed Jonathan Bower on the Nineteen Eighties sitcom – mentioned he determined to work for the Jeff Bezos-owned firm for flexibility in his audition schedule.
“There’s at all times been this fascination with actors who work constantly and individuals who learn that, and a variety of occasions it is seen as a punchline, however I feel we have gotten away from that,” he informed Fox Information final week.
“On this financial system and this time, all of us need to work a number of jobs, all of us need to work in any method we will to verify we assist ourselves and our households,” Pintauro added, explaining that followers assume he nonetheless makes some huge cash from his time on “Who’s the Boss.”
“Virtually everybody misunderstands what residuals imply,” he mentioned. “It is loopy to me. Folks at all times assume that in the event that they acknowledge you that you just have to be financially ready on your life, and that is simply not the way it works.”
The ‘Cujo’ star claimed residuals within the ’80s have been completely different from fashionable requirements, saying “DVD compilations” have been non-existent.
He added that there was “nothing within the contract that claims what to do if this have been to occur” and that “replays” have been additionally uncommon.
“What folks actually do not perceive is that when a community or Amazon Prime [Video]let’s say, I purchase the collection, I get cash from the acquisition, however I get much less cash every time it’s purchased,” Pintauro continued.
“So Season 1, for instance, was purchased so many occasions…that I get 5 to 6 cents an episode, after which they will air it as many occasions as they need and I do not receives a commission anymore.
Pintauro defined that the cash he acquired from the collection was nice, however that he used a lot of it to pay for his tuition at Stanford College, the place he earned a level in drama, and to assist himself within the years that adopted.
“So there’s not some huge cash mendacity round today,” he concluded.
Pintauro starred on “Who’s the Boss” for eight seasons from 1984 to 1992 alongside Tony Danza, Judith Gentle and Alyssa Milano.
His newest tasks included the 2022 movie “A Nation Christmas Concord” and the 2025 tv collection “The Comeback Children.”
Pintauro has spoken overtly about his job as a supply driver, together with in April when he mentioned “the leisure enterprise is so sluggish.”
On the time, he shared through Instagram how he delivered 38 packages, saying: “there is not any disgrace in staying on the transfer.”