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Danny Pintauro Says Amazon Delivery Work Is One of Several Gigs as He Defends Being a Driver

His account illustrates how 1980s TV contracts left many performers with minimal streaming or syndication pay, forcing them to stitch together gig work.

Overview

  • Pintauro posted Instagram photos in April showing him working for Amazon Flex and on June 22 explained on the Pod Meets World podcast that the post reflected a real, ongoing side job.
  • He told podcast hosts that he juggles about five gigs and that acting is only one of those income sources.
  • Pintauro said he does not make meaningful money from residuals for his role on Who’s the Boss? and that Amazon Flex shifts pay roughly $80 to $100 for a two- to three-hour run.
  • Reporters note his low residuals are tied to contracts from the 1980s and early 1990s that did not anticipate DVD or streaming revenue, a pattern that leaves some legacy performers with thin passive income.
  • His explanation has opened a wider conversation about the stop‑start nature of acting work, the need for income diversification among performers, and the public stigma faced by celebrities who take ordinary jobs.