Where's Danny Lightfoot/Joe Torres?

http://99redblumes.tumblr.com/post/8216302466/the-truth-about-danny-from-hey-dude-dead-or

http://www.ibtimes.com/what-happened-joe-torres-mystery-surrounding-danny-lightfoot-hey-dude-1595726

What happened to Joe? Supposedly the car salesman rumors are bunk. He was 1 of the cooler characters from the show, from what I vaguely recall.