The Cast ofWho's the Boss?: Where Are They Now?

Mar. 15, 2025

(Clockwise from top center) ‘Who’s the Boss?’ cast members Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro and Katherine Helmond posing for a promotional portrait in 1985.Photo: ABC Television/Fotos International/Getty

American sitcoms have long beenahead of the curvein tackling topics like racism, classism and sexism, and the 1980s domestic comedyWho’s the Boss?helped put fairly progressive content — for its time — into prime time.

Centered around a single dad and former pro baseball player (Tony Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive (Judith Light),Who’s the Boss?benefitted from turning gender norms on their head. Lasting 196 episodes across eight seasons, the show was a 10-timeEmmynominee (winning once for lighting) that delighted audiences even if it didn’t exactly top any critics' lists.

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Tony Danza as Tony Micelli

Tony Danza as Tony Micelli on ‘Who’s the Boss?’ in 1984; Tony Danza at the ‘No Time to Die’ New York screening at iPic Theater on Oct. 7, 2021, in New York City.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty; Monica Schipper/WireImage

As Tony Micelli, Tony Danza charmed audiences as a former MLB star and Brooklynite who takes a house manager job in Connecticut and moves in with his daughter, Samantha (Alyssa Milano). He earned threeGolden Globenominations over the series' eight-season run.

Danza received an Emmy nomination in 1999 for outstanding guest actor in a drama series for his guest-starring role onThe Practice.

The former boxer has been twice divorced. From 1970 to 1974, he was married to Rhonda Yeoman, with whom he has a son and a daughter. His second marriage to Tracy Robinson lasted from 1986 to 2011, and they welcomed two daughters.

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Judith Light as Angela Robinson Bower

Judith Light as Angela Robinson Bower on ‘Who’s the Boss?’ in 1985; Judith Light at the 24th Costume Designers Guild Awards on March 9, 2022, in Santa Monica, Calif.Bob D’Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty

A formerOne Life to Livestar who played successful ad exec and single mom Angela Bower onWho’s the Boss?, Judith Light softened to Tony’s charms throughout the series' run, eventually falling for him as she navigated parenthood and her changing career.

Light has beenmarried to actor Robert Desideriosince 1985.

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Alyssa Milano as Samantha Micelli

Alyssa Milano as Samantha Micelli on ‘Who’s the Boss?’ in 1987; Alyssa Milano at ‘A Night of Pride’ with GLAAD and NFL on Feb. 10, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty; Tommaso Boddi/Getty

Since then, she’s most notably starred onCharmed,Romantically Challenged,Mistressesand the Netflix seriesInsatiable.She also appeared in the 2023 movieWho Are You Peopleand made her Broadway debut in September 2024 as Roxie Hart inChicago.

In August 2020, Milano announced that she would return as Samantha for Amazon Freevee’sWho’s the Boss?sequel, whichwill focus on her life as a single mother. “I’ve wanted to share this for so long and now I can!” Milanoposted on Instagram. “We feel the time is right to tell the story of where these amazing characters are today. Can’t wait to share their stories with you. So happy.”

Milanohas been a major voicein the#MeToo movement. She and her agent husbandDavid Bugliarihave been married since 2009 and share two children.

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Danny Pintauro as Jonathan Bower

Danny Pintauro had acted on a few episodes ofAs the World Turnsand appeared inCujo(1983) andThe Beniker Gang(1984) before joiningWho’s the Boss?as Angela’s young son, Jonathan.

Pintauro eventually returned to the small screen on a 2010 episode ofThe Secret Life of the American Teenagerand later appeared on the 2020 reality seriesThe Quarantine Bunch.

Speaking to PEOPLE in November 2022, the former child star opened up about returning to acting. “I had a lot of traumafrom my time afterWho’s the Boss?” said Pintauro, who overcame drug addiction, being outed as gay, financial instability and professional hardship before building up the courage to start auditioning for roles again, landing a part in the Lifetime movieA Country Christmas Harmony(2022).

Pintauro has been married to Wil Tabares since 2014. During a 2015 sit-down interview onOprah: Where Are They Now?,herevealed he’d been living with HIVsince being diagnosed in 2003.

As part of PEOPLE’sStories of Positivityseries in 2021, the actor shared that his outlook on life has been more optimistic since revealing his HIV diagnosis. Although he admitted doing so was “a little bit terrifying,” Pintauro said, “It didn’t really make me second guess it because I’m much happier as a person with no secrets.”

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Katherine Helmond as Mona Robinson

Katherine Helmond as Mona Robinson from ‘Who’s the Boss?’ in 1986.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty

As Angela’s slightly risqué mother, Mona Robinson,Katherine Helmondscored the laughs and gave the show some romantic storylines beyond Tony and Angela’s will-they-or-won’t-they tension.

The Tony-nominated actress made the biggest jump from stage to screen on the late ’70s seriesSoap.AfterWho’s the Boss?,sheappeared onCoach,Everybody Loves Raymondand in theCarsfilm franchise.

Helmond was married to her first husband, actor George N. Martin, from 1957 to 1962. She remained married to David Richard Christian from 1969 untilshe died at the age of 89from complications from Alzheimer’s disease in February 2019.

source: people.com