'Who's the Boss Star' Selling Tupperware?

[kristina16marie]

so i saw this article on the yahoo entertainment page:
http://omg.yahoo.com/news/former-whos-the-boss-star-is-now-selling-tupperware/48168

Former child star Danny Pintauro -- he played scrappy Jonathan Bower on 80's sitcom Who's the Boss -- has a surprising new gig.

His new career: Tupperware salesman.

As first unearthed by Perez Hilton, Pintauro, now 34, recently launched a page on the official Tupperware site -- enticing potential customers to host a "Tupperware party" with him in their home.

"My name is Daniel and I am a brand new Tupperware Consultant," his intro reads.

"I'm here to party with you and show you that Tupperware is sexy, hip and not just in your grandmother's kitchen! Look out America! Here we come!"

Adds the former star: "If you live in Southern California, I'd love to come to your house and have a party...If you DON'T live in Southern California, I'd love to throw you a party too....but that's a bit trickier (care to fly me there?)."

Pintauro's bio on the site doesn't mention his Hollywood past. "I love to cook, I love to throw parties (my friends call me Martha when I plan a party)," he says, "And I LOVE to save money. I have three dogs [and] I live in Los Angeles."

According to IMDB, Pintauro didn't work much in film and TV after Who's the Boss (costarring Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano and Judith Light) ended its 8-year run in 1992.

He appeared in a 2010 episode of The Secret Life of an American Teenager and in the 2007 film The Still Life. A graduate of Stanford University, Pintauro came out as gay in 1997.

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if he loves to cook and entertain so much, he should have gone with us!

 

[BethCooks4U]

Two things I find interesting. That Tupperware allows that kind of advertizing by their consultants. Talk about unfair competition. ...but then it gets the brand name a boost so I guess I answered that myself.

And, what has his coming out got to do with anything? It's like saying "he's a tupperware salesperson, sure he's a man but he's gay so that makes it okay for him to do that". IMHO, that should have been left out of the article.

 

[Maragib]

I don't think that he did this as advertising. I think it was picked up from the tabloids and they looked at his website. Although it will help him I can't imagine him going to Perez Hilton with the info himself. I hope he is successful with it and it doesn't cause him too much grief now that this is out. The comments on the article show some ridicule, which is too bad. Mara

 

[NooraK]

Two things I find interesting. That Tupperware allows that kind of advertizing by their consultants. Talk about unfair competition. ...but then it gets the brand name a boost so I guess I answered that myself.

To me it looks like whoever wrote the article just copied right off of his TW website. I don't see anything that looks like an interview. Danny and/or TW may not even know this article has been written. Just the same as if he had chosen to go with PC, someone might have found his site somehow (word of mouth?), and written an article without PC ever being consulted.

And, what has his coming out got to do with anything? It's like saying "he's a tupperware salesperson, sure he's a man but he's gay so that makes it okay for him to do that". IMHO, that should have been left out of the article.

I agree. I have to say though, the whole tone of the article isn't very professional, more gossippy, which is enhanced by the title of the whole site. There isn't even an author listed.

 

[Melissa78]

I know this isn't a relative comment but OMG - he's 34? He's certainly not aging gracefully going by that picture! He should avoid the sun. LOL

 

[magentablue]

I say "good for him!" So many young stars get so messed up. He sounds like one of us... just a normal human being. He was in the spotlight 20 years ago, and we really haven't heard from him since... I think we can leave him alone now.Nothing to see here, people... move on (said in a very loving way!)

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

The gay thing was no doubt brought to the surface by Perez, a big backer of LGBT things.

I'm watching "Teach: Tony Danza." I think it's funny that one alum of that show is a teacher and another is in direct sales!

Well, maybe he didn't have anybody selling PC in his area! I just looked at a TW book and the chef's knife was $100 more than ours!