Danny Pintauro

He has since returned to the stage in more mature roles including that of the title character in The Velocity of Gary. He had been diagnosed with the condition approximately six weeks earlier. National Enquirer contacted him in 1997 to inform him that they intended to "out" him as a homosexual: he surprised many when he decided to grant them an interview commenting on his sexuality which was published in July 1997. Rollins died in 1996 after complications from lymphoma. He took time off from professional acting to attend Stanford University. He is best remembered for his role of Virgil Tibbs on the In the Heat of the Night television series. After the conclusion of that very successful series, he was less frequently cast. Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 - December 8, 1996) was an African American actor.

Daniel John Pintauro (born January 6, 1976) is an American actor who got started as a child actor on the television soap opera As the World Turns, and in the movie Cujo, and first came to prominence as a child actor on the television series Who's the Boss?.