80s child star defends his Amazon driving job as he reveals surprising hourly wage that beats residuals

Who’s the boss? star Danny Pintauro has hit back after criticism of his job as an Amazon driver by revealing that his current paycheck has left him behind.

The former child actor found himself in the headlines again in April after sharing photos of himself working as a delivery driver for Amazon Flex.

But fans were left confused online, questioning why a former sitcom star needed concert work.

Pintauro has since responded to the backlash and explained that the checks from his playing days were not enough to get by.

Now he appears in Monday’s episode. Pod Meets the World He said on the podcast that the experience revealed how little people understand about the financial realities of working actors.

‘When I share the photo [Amazon] “I really didn’t, I didn’t even think about it because everyone knows I was working,” Flex explained. ‘This is one of five different concert gigs I’ve done now. We are concert players. ‘Acting is one of the six gigs.’

Appearing on Monday’s episode of the Pod Meets World podcast, he said the experience revealed how little people understand about the financial realities of working actors; Judith Light, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Alyssa Milano and Pintauro, 1984

Pintauro, now 50, starred in Who’s the Boss?, which premiered in 1984 and ran for eight seasons. He was only eight years old when he rose to fame alongside Tony Danza and Judith Light in the TV series.

Because the series pre-dated DVDs and broadcasts, their original contract did not take into account today’s digital revenue streams.

As a result, the former child star said he now earns minimum balance, adding that his driving job for Amazon has proven to be ‘surprisingly good’ financially.

Speaking on the podcast, Pintauro explained that he can earn around ‘$80 to $100’ during a two- to three-hour shift delivering for Amazon.

‘We have to do what we have to do to survive. “We must continue to act as human beings,” Pintauro said.

‘We all do it. In this sense, I am no different from you. In this sense, we have never been different from you. ‘I don’t make money from leftovers.’

The actor also appeared in Who’s the Boss? After his movie, he also evaluated the previous public reviews by recalling a period when he worked at Gap before. It ended with him being photographed by a hidden camera and mocked online.

When Pintauro first announced his job at Amazon in April, he shared a selfie from inside his delivery truck.

‘This is one of five different concert gigs I’ve done now. We are concert players. ‘Acting is one of six jobs,’ he said about his job as a driver; Above, in 2024

‘There’s no shame in staying active. “Working hard when you’re not working,” he wrote in his caption.

He continued: ‘The entertainment industry has been very slow, so I do what a lot of people do; to solve the problem, show up, and take the work that’s out there while still doing the work I really want. 38 packs today!

‘There’s no shame in staying active.’

Pintauro is not alone in confronting the reality of Hollywood’s paper-thin payouts.

10 Things I Hate About You Heartthrob Andrew Keegan recently joked that some of his remaining checks were worth just a dime — so little that mailing them would probably cost more than the payment itself.

Full House alum Jodie Sweetin once revealed that she was sent a residual payment totaling a dime.

And veteran sitcom star Ted McGinley, whose long resume includes Happy Days, The Love Boat and Married… with Children, admitted he’s amassed a stack of dime checks over the years.

He explained that the remains ‘eventually decreased, not increased that much.’

Speaking on the podcast, Pintauro explained that he can earn around ‘$80 to $100’ during a two- to three-hour shift delivering for Amazon; Above, in the 1985 ABC Special

However, his decades-long career in the 70s, 80s and 90s means, ‘I always get leftovers.’

McGinley admitted he doesn’t bother cashing penny checks, but not beyond cashing slightly larger checks.

“I’d say about $2,” he said, laughing, estimating the smallest amount he could cash.

‘$1.89, in!’ he added.

The statement also comes after Lisa Kudrow stunned fans after revealing the eye-popping sums she and her co-stars pocket each year.

Kudrow, who played the eccentric Phoebe Buffay during the show’s ten-season run from 1994 to 2004, starred alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and the late Matthew Perry.

The actors negotiated their salaries together, jumping from $22,500 per episode in the first season to $1 million in the final two seasons.

They later reunited for a one-off special on HBO Max in 2021, reportedly raking in a cool $2.5 million a pop for the nostalgic comeback.

But according to Kudrow, even those staggering paydays pale in comparison to the steady stream of income the cast continues to reap from the show’s global broadcasts.

To talk Times, The 62-year-old actress, who is currently starring in the new season of The Comeback, revealed that the cast still rakes in a staggering $20 million annually.

In the same interview, Kudrow talked about why the series continues to generate such huge revenue, and suggested that its enduring success is more than justified.

‘I watched the show again after Matthew died. “Before, I was just seeing what I was doing wrong or what I could do better, but for the first time I really appreciated how amazing it was,” Kudrow explained, referencing the tragic passing of Perry, who died from the acute effects of ketamine on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54.

‘Because there was a genius at work. And no matter what any of us do in the future, we’ll never experience anything like this again.’

He added, ‘I felt like I did a good job, but Jennifer and Courteney? Unbelievable. David and Matt? They made me laugh so much. And then Matthew had surpassed us all.’