Who's The Boss alum Danny Pintauro has revealed the 'crazy' reality of residuals, 34 years after starring on the hit 80s sitcom.
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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...
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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 while auditioning and looking for gigs in .
'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.
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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
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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.
'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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