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Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19,
1972) is an American actress. She is best known for her
roles on the sitcom Who's the Boss? and on the
supernatural series Charmed.
Early life and career: Alyssa Milano was born in
Brooklyn, New York to parents Tom (a music editor) and
Lin Milano (a fashion designer), and she has a younger
brother, Cory (born 1982), who is also an actor. She and
Cory grew up on Staten Island. Alyssa always liked to be
home schooled. Alyssa went to Pacific Hills School in
West Hollywood. She said once to a reporter" I
never liked going to school with other people. I always
liked being home schooled". She began her career at
the age of eight when she won a part in an open audition
for a national tour of Annie. Having gained a
reputation, she appeared in television commercials and
off-Broadway productions. At of 11, she earned her first
major role in the television program Who's the Boss?,
alongside Tony Danza, Judith Light, Danny Pintauro and
Katherine Helmond. She starred as Samantha Micelli, the
daughter of Danza's character, Tony Micelli. Her family
relocated from Staten Island to Hollywood when Alyssa
won the role. Alyssa also appeared in the Josie music
video by blink-182.
Later career: At the beginning of her career,
Alyssa was known mainly for her role as Samantha Micelli
on Who's the Boss? (1984-1992). She tried to shed her
"nice girl" image by appearing in several
films targeted at adults, such as Casualties of Love:
The Long Island Lolita Story (1992), Embrace of the
Vampire (1994), Confessions of Sorority Girls (1994),
Deadly Sins (1995), and Poison Ivy II: Lily (1995),
where she starred opposite Johnathon Schaech and Xander
Berkley. She gained more mainstream success in TV as
Jennifer Mancini on Melrose Place (1997-1998), Meg
Winston in Spin City and most notably as Phoebe
Halliwell on Charmed (1998-2006). Both Alyssa and Holly
Marie Combs became producers for Charmed during the
show's fifth season. Alyssa played the role of Eva
Savealot in MCI's 1-800-COLLECT commercials.
On stage, she starred in Tender Offer, a one-act play
written by Wendy Wasserstein, All Night Long, and the
first American musical adaptation of Jane Eyre. She
returned to her theater roots in 1991, when she starred
in and produced a Los Angeles production of Butterflies
Are Free.
Alyssa is also filming a new movie called The Blue Hour;
although very little has been released about the film,
we know she plays a grieving mother named Allegra.
In February 2007, Alyssa was cast in an ABC drama pilot
about a lawyer come new mother, Annie Stevens, who moves
from Atlanta to her hometown of Savannah, Georgia where
her family still lives. The Futon Critic lists this
pilot with the title of "All Fall Down". She
was the inspiration for Ariel in "the little
mermaid",
Personal life: Alyssa is an avid
fan of tattoos and has eight of them. She has a sacred
heart on her behind, a fairy kneeling in grass on her
hip, rosary beads on her back, an angel on her left
ankle, an Ouroboros (a snake biting its own tail) on her
right wrist, an aum on the other wrist, garland of
flowers around her right ankle and a tribal tattoo on
her neck.
She is a liberal and supported John Kerry in the 2004
Presidential Election.
Alyssa has engaged in several copyright suits regarding
the World Wide Web. She has won several copyright
infringement suits, and has dedicated the settlement
money to the launch of an alternative search engine.
Alyssa became a National Ambassador for UNICEF (United
Nations Children's Fund). She traveled to India, as well
as Angola, to work with UNICEF field officers there. In
the fall of 2004, she launched UNICEF's "Trick or
Treat" campaign as an official spokesperson. She
raised approximately $50,000 for South African women and
children who have AIDS by selling her own photo work and
a school's photo work.
Alyssa is also a supporter of People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Alyssa resides in West Hills, California. Outside of
acting, her hobbies include photography, humanitarian
work and spending time with her 4 dogs; Ripely, Stella,
Hugo, and Lucy. Her other pets are birds and horses.
Enjoys playing internet Scrabble. One of her opponents
in the game is Sarah Silverman, who lives in the same
building as Milano. |
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