I'm a sucker for celebrity birthdays. Not really sure why, but I am.
Somewhere between the day they started printing them in the newspaper and the day I learned how to read, I was hooked.
In glancing at an advance copy of this Sunday's entertainment section of the newspaper, I stumbled upon the knowledge that on Jan. 6, 2008, actor Danny Pintauro turns 32. Just in case you have no clue who that is, here's the full listing as it appears in the paper:
Actor Danny Pintauro ("Who's the Boss?"), 32.
According to IMDB.com, Pintauro hasn't done any TV or film work since "Who's the Boss?" ended in 1992, save for a small bit in the 2007 independent film "The Still Life."
According to the official Danny Pintauro fan site (yes, there's an official Danny Pintauro fan site), he's done some off-broadway theater in the time since he stopped sharing a home with Samantha Miceli.
So here's my question: When does celebrity status expire? Is there no shelf-life to when people stop caring who you are, what you do or when you were born? Is there some kind of renewal form they fill out and pay dues to stay in the public eye?
- Mark La Monica
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Comments (2)
I think once you have hit public attention your a celebrity.I don't think you ever lose that status I just think there are different levels of celebrity. Its evident he still carries some celebrity in him because we are talking about him! That is why there are A listors and D listors....Then there are your local celebrities....so no I don't think you ever lose that title....
If you can get companionship (says I euphemistically) or a free meal because of who you are, who you were or who you are mistakenly thought to be, then you are a celebrity.
So, if you're doing dinner theater at the Burt Reynolds Theater in Florida and you've still got a full dance card, then you are still a celebrity.