It wasn't until I could get out of Stanford that I could sit down and think about my life, to do the things that most kids do, which is to ask who am I, what do I want to be when I grow up. I never got to do Dan Pintauro.

Personal life
Pintauro was born in Milltown New Jersey the son of Margaret L. Pintauro a manager. In 1994 he took time off from professional acting and attended Middlesex County College in Edison New Jersey and later Stanford University to study English and theater.

Daniel John "Danny" Pintauro (born January 6 1976) is an American actor best known for his role on the popular American sitcom Who's the Boss? and his role in the 1983 film Cujo.