By Wonderwall.com Editors
6:00pm PST, Dec 19, 2022
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Alyssa Milano starred as Samantha Micelli, Tony's daughter, on "Who's the Boss?" Every '80s girl wanted to be just like cool Sam, and every '80s guy wanted to date her. Alyssa became one of the biggest teen idols of the decade — but while fame came easy for the young actress, her "Boss" accent did not. Though she was born in Brooklyn, she struggled with Sam's thick New York accent, thanks to her previous acting training.
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So who's the lucky guy who nabbed Alyssa Milano? It's CAA agent David Bugliari, whom she married in 2009. They are parents to son Milo, who was born in 2011, and daughter Elizabella, who arrived in 2014. Alyssa was briefly married to Remy Zero rocker Cinjun Tate in 1999. After playing sweet Sam for eight years, Alyssa wanted to transition to more mature roles. Her first was playing Amy Fisher in the TV movie "Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story." She continued on her quest to shed her "nice girl" image by shedding her clothes in a number of movies including "Poison Ivy II: Lily." In 1997, she returned to TV as Jennifer Mancini on "Melrose Place" and then spent eight years as Phoebe Halliwell on "Charmed." 2010 brought the short-lived sitcom "Romantically Challenged." She went on to star on Netflix's "Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later" and "Insatiable." In 2022, she appeared in the Netflix thriller "Brazen." When she's not acting, Alyssa is politically and socially active on Twitter and spends her time advocating for women's rights. She's also an avid sports fan: In 2007, she created Touch, a fashion line for female sports fans that includes MLB, NHL, NBA, NFL and NASCAR collections.
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Tony Danza starred on "Who's the Boss?" as Tony Micelli, a baseball pro turned live-in housekeeper who moves his family from Brooklyn to Connecticut for a better life. Tony didn't have much variation with character names at the beginning of his career. Prior to playing Tony Micelli on "Who's the Boss?" he played Tony Banta on "Taxi."
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Tony Micelli was a widower but in real life, Tony Danza is divorced. He split from his most recent wife, Tracy Robinson, in 2013 after 25 years of marriage. He was previously wed to college sweetheart Rhonda Yeoman Iadanza. Tony has three daughters and a son. After "Who's the Boss?" ended, Tony enjoyed a number of short-lived TV projects including sitcoms "Hudson Street" and "The Tony Danza Show" (not to be confused with his canceled syndicated talk show that was also called "The Tony Danza Show"). He made the jump to reality TV in 2009 with A&E's "Teach: Tony Danza," which saw him spend a year teaching English at a Philadelphia high school. He's also starred in movies like "Angels in the Outfield," "Crash" and "Don Jon" with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Tony more recently appeared on the 2018 Netflix series "The Good Cop" and in 2022 popped up on "Blue Bloods" and "Power Book III: Raising Kanan." Tony also made a '50s crooner album, "The House I Live In," and published two books: the 2010 cookbook "Don't Fill Up on the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook," which he released with son Marc, and a 2012 memoir about his experiences in the classroom, "I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High."
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Judith Light played advertising exec and divorcee Angela Bower on "Who's the Boss?"
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Judith Light has been married to actor Robert Desiderio, whom she met on the set of "One Life to Live," since 1985. The couple don't have any children. Judith is an ardent gay rights activist who even helped her on-screen son, played by Danny Pintauro, come out. She's long been a passionate supporter of a number of LGBTQ and AIDS organizations including the Matthew Shepard Foundation and the Point Foundation. She also has a library named after her at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. Judith's most prominent TV roles since "Who's the Boss?" include ADA Liz Donnelly on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," Claire Meade on "Ugly Betty" (fun fact: She officiated "Betty" co-star America Ferrera's wedding) and Shelly Pfefferman on "Transparent," for which she received Golden Globe, Emmy and Critics' Choice Award nominations. She's also had much success on Broadway, winning Tony Awards in 2012 and 2013 for her work in "Other Desert Cities" and "The Assembled Parties." In 2019, she earned another Tony — the Isabelle Stevenson Award — in recognition of her advocacy work. Judith — who scored a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019 — appeared in five episodes of "Impeachment: American Crime Story" in 2021 and has been portraying Blanche Knopf on HBO Max's "Julia" since March 2022.
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Danny Pintauro starred as Jonathan Bower, Angela's son, on "Who's the Boss?" Danny literally grew up on screen. Before playing nerdy Jonathan for eight seasons, he originated the role of Paul Ryan on "As the World Turns" and then scored the role of Tad Trenton in "Cujo."
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Danny Pintauro came out as a gay man in a 1997 interview with the National Enquirer. In April 2013, he got engaged to his boyfriend of a year, Wil Tabares, and they married in 2014. Danny's acting jobs dried up after "Who's the Boss?" wrapped and the former child star left Hollywood to pursue a college education. He graduated from Stanford University in 1998 with degrees in English and theater. He spent time selling Tupperware and previously lived in Las Vegas, where he managed a restaurant. In 2019, Danny revealed that he's been working as a vet tech at Austin Pets Alive, a nonprofit that provides resources and programs to eliminate the killing of companion animals. He's only appeared on screen sporadically in recent years, notably popping up on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" in 2010. In 2015, he spoke to Oprah Winfrey at length about being gay, the dangers of crystal meth — he's a recovering addict — and also dropped a bombshell: He's been HIV positive since 2003.
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Katherine Helmond played Mona Robinson on "Who's the Boss?" Mona was initially supposed to be Angela's sister, but when casting proved to be difficult, they rewrote the character as Angela's mother. Katherine was the first choice to play the snarky, free-spirited matriarch.
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Katherine Helmond was nominated for two Emmys and won a Golden Globe for her work on "Who's the Boss?" She went on to star on the ABC sitcom "Coach" and then nabbed a recurring role on "Everybody Loves Raymond" as Raymond's mother-in-law. She also guest starred on shows like "True Blood" and "The Glades" and voiced the character of Lizzie in the "Cars" film series. Katherine was far from the maneater that Mona was. The Texan was married to David Christian from 1962 until her death in 2019 at 89 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Katherine and David were practicing Buddhists during their marriage.
