Who's the Boss Cast: Where Are They Now?

Who's the Boss Cast: Where Are They Now?

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the “Who’s the Boss” cast: where are they now?

For this list, we’re looking at the showbiz careers of the “Who’s the Boss” cast after the show’s end in 1992.

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#9: Scott Bloom

Appearing for only six episodes, Bloom portrayed Samantha’s boyfriend Jesse Nash in the fourth and fifth seasons. Bloom has remained relatively quiet in recent years, with his last movie role being that of FBI Agent #3 in “Smokin’ Aces” back in 2006. However, Bloom also co-created his own production company called Argonaut Pictures, which produced a movie called “Welcome to the Rileys” in 2010. The movie screened at Sundance and starred the likes of James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, and Melissa Leo. In 2019 he appeared as himself in a TV documentary about the making of the 2001 movie “Don Plum”, which was blocked from release in the US and Canada by Bloom’s co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire.

#8: Curnal Achilles Aulisio

Playing Sam’s eventual husband Hank Thomopolous was Curnal Achilles Aulisio, who appeared in nine episodes throughout the eighth and final season. Aulisio would later leave acting behind, with his last major role being that of Sgt. Gillespie in “Starship Troopers.” Instead, Aulisio has taken to producing. Since 2010 he’s produced a number of reality TV programs, including “Pretty Wild,” “The Millionaire Matchmaker,” “The Profit,” and “It Takes a Church.” His latest project was “Downtown Shabby,” a home renovation show about Frank and Sherry Fontana fixing up rundown houses.

#7: Rhoda Gemignani

This actress from Philadelphia portrayed Mrs. Carmela Rossini for 21 episodes throughout the show, from the pilot to the series finale. Before her role in “Who’s the Boss”, Gemignani had already enjoyed a long career in television, appearing in the likes of “The Bob Newhart Show”, “Diff'rent Strokes”, and “Full House”. Her most substantial role post -“Who’s the Boss” is that of that of Rhoda DiMauro in NBC’s “Just Shoot Me!” Since then Gemignani has also appeared as Housing Services Secretary in one episode of “Related” and Matt LeBlanc’s mother, Mrs. LeBlanc, in two episodes of… “Episodes.”

#6: Jonathan Halyalkar

By the fall of 1990, “Who’s the Boss?” was entering its seventh season, and it needed some fresh faces. Enter Jonathan Halyalkar, playing a five-year-old orphan named Billy who’s sent to live with Tony. Unfortunately, Halyalkar couldn’t keep up with the more senior actors and he was written out of the show after just one season. He hasn’t done much acting as of late, starring in one episode of “Veronica Mars” back in 2006 and a movie called “American Bully” in 2009. Like some of his co-stars, Halyalkar has taken to producing, having produced a science fiction web series called “The Well.”

#5: Danny Pintauro

This young actor first played Tad in the film adaptation of “Cujo”, before landing the role of Jonathan Bower. After “Who’s the Boss” ended, he studied English and theater at Middlesex County College and Stanford University. Pintauro has had a few TV roles since then, including 2020’s “The Quarantine Bunch”, but he’s mostly left acting behind, working various other jobs, including as a restaurant manager and a vet tech. He married his boyfriend Wil Tabares in 2014. In an interview with Oprah, he revealed that he’d struggled with drug abuse, and also that he was HIV positive. He planned to use his experiences to become an activist and help others facing similar struggles.

#4: Katherine Helmond

This actress was a television legend. She first came to prominence in the late 70s by starring as Jessica Tate on the ABC sitcom “Soap.” Following that she portrayed Mona Robinson throughout the entirety of “Who’s the Boss,” winning a Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actress in the process. She would later star as Doris Sherman in “Coach” and Lois Whelan in “Everybody Loves Raymond”, and voice Lizzie in all three “Cars” movies. Helmond passed away from Alzheimer’s in February 2019 at the age of 89, but she left behind an incredible legacy that will be cherished for years to come.

#3: Alyssa Milano

This is another TV legend, known primarily for her work as Samantha Micelli in “Who’s the Boss?” and Phoebe Halliwell in “Charmed.” In recent years Milano has starred in the likes of ABC’s “Mistresses” and Netflix’s “Insatiable,” hosted “Project Runway: All Stars,” and served as a guest judge on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” She’s set to star in a new Farrelly brothers comedy series called “The Now” alongside Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and Bill Murray. Milano also works as a prominent activist, having spoken at the 2018 Women’s March, advocated a sex strike in Georgia, discussed gun violence with Ted Cruz and Fred Guttenberg, and publicly endorsed Joe Biden for president.

#2: Judith Light

Like many of her co-stars, Judith Light is a beloved icon in the entertainment industry, known for her work in dozens of plays and television programs. In recent years Light has played Shelly Pfefferman on “Transparent” and Judith Brown Ryland on the TNT revival of “Dallas.” In 2020 she starred in the second season of “The Politician” as Dede Standish and in “Manhunt: Deadly Games” as Bobi Jewell. Light is also a long-time activist for the LGBTQ+ community; she was one of the first celebrities to publicly advocate for those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. In 2019 she was awarded the Isabelle Stevenson Award, a philanthropic award given out at the Tonys, to recognize her advocacy work.

#1: Tony Danza

And finally we come to the star of the show, Mr. Tony Danza himself. This boxer-turned-actor was quite famous for playing Tony Banta on “Taxi,” but it was his role as Tony Micelli that made him a star. Aside from those two shows, Danza is perhaps most well-known for “The Tony Danza Show,” a daytime variety talk program that aired from 2004 to 2006. He continues to act, having starred in six episodes of the Hulu comedy-drama “There’s...Johnny!” in 2017. He also starred as Tony Caruso Sr in the Netflix comedy murder mystery “The Good Cop,” but unfortunately the show was cancelled after just one season. He’ll be voicing a character in the upcoming animated sports-comedy “Rumble”.