Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress. She's best known for her roles on the sitcom Who's the Boss? and as Phoebe Halliwell on the fantasy series Charmed.

Biography

Early life and career

Alyssa Milano was born to Italian-American parents, Tom and Lin Milano, and she has a younger brother, Cory (born 1982), who is also an actor. ^* She and Cory grew up on Staten Island. 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. One of her first acting roles was at the age of 10 in the television program Who's the Boss? with Tony Danza, Judith Light, Danny Pintauro, and Katherine Helmond. She starred as Samantha Micelli, the daughter of Tony Danza's character, Tony Micelli. In order to appear in this show, her family relocated from Brooklyn to Hollywood.

In 1985, Alyssa played the role of Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in Commando.

Later career

For the majority of her career Alyssa was known for her role on Who's the Boss?, something she later tried to shed by appearing in several adult film roles. Alyssa was able to make the difficult transistion from child star to adult actor with her success on Melrose Place and especially Charmed. Both Alyssa and Holly Marie Combs became producers for Charmed in the fifth season of the show. ""Charmed" Full Cast and Crew" IMDB.com. URL Accessed June 21 2006. In 2001, Alyssa played the role of Eva Savelot in commercials for 1-800-COLLECT.

On stage, Alyssa 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.

Music

Alyssa Milano is also an accomplished singer and recording artist, though not in her home country of the United States. She has released five albums that have all reached sales of over one million copies in Japan. She even appeared in the blink-182 video for the song "Josie".

In 1989 her image was used for the character development of Ariel in the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid.

Personal life

Alyssa is an avid fan of tattoos and has seven of them. She is a Liberal and supported John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Elections. She was briefly engaged to actor Scott Wolf in 1993. Later she was married to Remy Zero lead singer Cinjun Tate from January 1st until their divorce on November 20th, 1999. She briefly dated both of her co-stars on the Charmed series, actors Brian Krause and Greg Vaughan.

Alyssa has taken groundbreaking action to protect her rights and the rights of celebrities on the World Wide Web. She has won several copyright infringement suits, and has dedicated the settlement money to the launch of a new search index on the web, Safesearching.com, a global community bringing a safe way to get the best entertainment information on the Internet.

Alyssa recently became a National Ambassador for UNICEF. She traveled to India this summer, as well as Angola in 2004, to work with UNICEF field officers there. In the fall of 2004, Alyssa launched UNICEF's pivotal "Trick or Treat" campaign as an official spokesperson. In 2005 she visited India for UNICEF. She raised approx. $50 grand for women and children in South Africa who have AIDS by sell her photo work and a school's. For more about her humanitarian works around the globe, visit safesearching.com

Alyssa announced on June 30, 2006 that she'll be partnering with G-III Apparel Group and Major League Baseball to create a line of ladies' baseball gear designed for juniors.

Alyssa resides in Los Angeles, California. Outside of acting, her hobbies include photography and her humanitarian work.

Filmography

Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005)
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom (2004)
Former Child Star (2003)
Scamp's Adventure (2001)
Diamond Hunters (2001)
Buying the Cow (2001)
A Real-Life Alaskan Adventure (1998)
Hugo Pool (1997)
Lily (1996)
Body Count (1996)
Fear (1996)
Glory Daze (1996)
To Brave Alaska (1996)
Deadly Sins (1995)
Public Enemies (1995)
Public Enemy No. 1 (1995)
The Surrogate (1995)
Embrace of the Vampire (1994)
Double Dragon (1994)
Confessions of a Sorority Girl (1994)
The Long Island Lolita Story (1993)
Conflict of Interest (1993)
Candles in the Dark (1993)
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Little Sister (1992)
Speed Zone! (1989)
Teen Steam (1988)
Dance 'Til Dawn (1988)
Crash Course (1988)
The Canterville Ghost (1986)
Commando (1985)

References

External links

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