Daniel John Pintauro (born January 6, 1976) is an American actor and film producer. He starred in the sitcom ''

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'' and the 1983 horror film ''

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''.

Early life

Pintauro was born in

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, the son of John J. Pintauro, a manager, and Margaret L. (née Sillcocks). In 1994 he took time off from professional acting and attended

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, and later

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to study English and theater; he graduated in 1998.

Career

Pintauro first appeared on the television soap opera ''

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'' as the original

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. After this, he played Tad in the film ''

''. He first came to prominence on the television series ''

''. After the series ended, he was less frequently cast. Pintauro went on to act in stage productions like ''

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'' and ''Mommie Queerest''. He appeared as a contestant on a special TV child stars episode of ''

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'' in 2001 where he got voted off in round 4. Pintauro worked as a

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and a

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. Pintauro and his husband relocated to

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, in 2016. In May 2019, Pintauro was working as a vet tech at Austin Pets Alive. In 2022, Pintauro returned to acting and moved back to California.

Personal life

In 1997, the ''

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him as gay. In April 2013 he was engaged to his boyfriend, Wil Tabares, and they married in April 2014. Pintauro revealed in 2015 that he was HIV positive, having contracted the virus as the result of unsafe

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in 2003. He also disclosed that he had previously been addicted to

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Filmography

References

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