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Who's The Boss alum Danny Pintauro has revealed the 'crazy' reality of residuals, 34 years after starring on the hit 80s sitcom.
The 50-year-old star got candid about the topic during an interview with Fox News Digital and expressed that it is 'a rough time to be an actor' in Hollywood.
It comes just one month after the actor unveiled that he has been working a side job as an Amazon Flex delivery driver while auditioning and looking for gigs in Los Angeles.
'People always assume that if they recognize you, you must be financially set for life, and that's just not how it works,' Pintauro said.
He also explained that there is a 'very inflated idea of what residuals - especially residuals from that era, from the '80s - look like.'
Pintauro added that years earlier, he had been working 'on a television model' while noting that 'reruns and syndication were barely a thing, so the contracts were just not conducive to residuals.'
Who's The Boss alum Danny Pintauro, 50, has revealed the 'crazy' reality of residuals, 34 years after starring on the hit 80s sitcom; seen in 2024 in West Hollywood
'People always assume that if they recognize you, you must be financially set for life, and that's just not how it works,' Pintauro said
While he gets money when the series is bought by a network, he receives 'less' each time the show is purchased.
The former child star explained that the first season has been bought many times by multiple networks.
Pintauro added he is only 'getting five to six cents per episode, and then they can air it as many times as they want.'
He continued that despite Who's The Boss airing on a network, he most likely is not receiving an income for that.
The paychecks he did get went to paying for his enrollment at Stanford University and to also 'support myself in the years after the show ended.'
'So there just isn't a pile of money sitting around these days,' Pintauro further emphasized to the outlet.
Elsewhere during his conversation, the star opened up about other hardships he is facing in the entertainment industry while pointing out fewer acting gigs and a chunk of roles going to recognizable names.
'We've all got to work multiple jobs,' he said on the topic of the economy. 'We've all got to work in any way we can to make sure we provide for ourselves and our families.'
He also explained that there is a 'very inflated idea of what residuals - especially residuals from that era, from the '80s - look like'; seen above in 1985 in Who's The Boss
Pintauro added he is only 'getting five to six cents per episode, and then they can air it as many times as they want'; seen in March in L.A.
'We've all got to work multiple jobs,' he said on the topic of the economy. 'We've all got to work in any way we can to make sure we provide for ourselves and our families'
'It's a rough time to be an actor in Los Angeles,' the Cujo actor also shared.
It comes after he uploaded a selfie to his Instagram page last month to reveal that he was working a side job as an Amazon Flex delivery driver.
The star could be seen flashing a small smile towards the camera while sitting inside a vehicle.
In the caption of the post, Pintauro penned to his nearly 30,000 followers: 'Working hard while "not working."
'The entertainment business has been soooo slow, so I've been doing what a lot of people do - figuring it out, showing up, and taking the work that's there while I keep building the work I really want. 38 packages today!'
In conclusion, the actor told his fans that, 'There's no shame in staying in motion.'
Pintauro rose to fame after portraying the character of Jonathan Bower in the sitcom Who's The Boss which aired from 1984-1992.
He appeared in other projects such as Cujo (1983), The Beniker Gang (1984), A Country Christmas Harmony (2022) and The Comeback Kids (2025).
It comes after he uploaded a selfie to his Instagram page last month to reveal that he was working a side job as an Amazon Flex delivery driver
The actor still remains positive and hopeful when it comes to working in the industry.
'A surprising number of people are like, "Have patience. I can feel that there is something coming for you,"' he told Today.com last month.
'So I just have to be patient,' the star added.
Other celebrities have recently spoken out about their experience with residual pay, including Full House alum Jodie Sweetin.
She surprisingly admitted that the most recent residual paycheck that she received was exactly one penny during an episode of The McBride Rewind podcast last month.
'I got a one-cent check the other day,' she said, before explaining that, 'there's no syndication anymore because it's all in streaming. Who gets paid for that? Nobody gets paid for that.'
Sweetin further expressed that her residual payments from starring on Full House are the opposite of what some people assume.
The actress told the podcast host that when she was younger, the residual checks had been different.
'A surprising number of people are like, "Have patience. I can feel that there is something coming for you,"' he told Today.com last month; seen in 2019 in New Jersey
Other celebrities have recently spoken out about their experience with residual pay, including Full House alum Jodie Sweetin; seen in 2024 in Burbank
'Sure, in my 20s, there would be money, but not reliable. You don't know how much it's going to be or how often they're going to run the show.'
The star explained that 'it's not something you can rely on' before sharing that she doesn't live an 'extravagant life.'
'I'm like, "Honey, I drive my 2023 used Hyundai Sonata that I love. I rent my house. I have credit cards that are maxed out." I live a normal life.'
Sweetin added, 'And yeah, there are moments when you're like, "This is going well." And there are times when you're like, "I need a day job."'
And former Brady Bunch star Eve Plumb also unveiled the residuals that the cast receives after appearing on the beloved 70s sitcom.
And former Brady Bunch star Eve Plumb also unveiled the residuals that the cast receives after appearing on the beloved 70s sitcom; seen earlier this month in North Hollywood
'If I had a dime for every rerun episode, I'd pay off the national deficit. I don't,' she penned in her memoir Happiness Included: Jan Brady And Beyond.
Plumb additionally shared on the PauseRewind podcast, 'We don't make residuals,' per KOMO News.
However, Lisa Kudrow left fans stunned after revealing the eye-watering sums she and her Friends co-stars still receive every year in residuals.
While speaking to The Times in April, the actress expressed that the cast still makes $20 million a year in residuals.
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