| Alyssa Milano is the daughter of Italian-American
parents Lin, a fashion designer, and Tom, a film music editor. Alyssa was
born in a working class neighborhood in Brooklyn and grew up in a modest
house on Staten Island. One day, her babysitter, who was an aspiring dancer,
dragged Alyssa along to an open audition for the first national tour of
Annie. But it was Alyssa, not the sitter, who beat out 1,500 other wanna
be stage actresses to snag a role. So at the tender age of seven, with
her mother in tow, Alyssa joined the tour as July, one of the orphans.
After 18 months on the road, Alyssa, who had begun to garner a reputation
as an energetic and charismatic young actress, left Annie to be featured
in off-Broadway productions and television commercials. Then, in 1983 at
age 10, she landed her breakthrough role on the new sitcom "Who's the Boss?"
(1984) As Tony Danza's saccharine sweet daughter, Samantha Micelli, a kid
whose native Brooklyn accent rivaled her TV dad's. In order for Alyssa
to accept the gig, the Milano family had to uproot and move 3,000 miles
to Hollywood. Had a best-selling exercise video in 1988 called Teen Steam.
She's the 1-800-COLLECT girl. Awarded $230,000 in a default judgment against
a web designer that allegedly posted nude pictures of her. [December 1998]
Engaged to Scott Wolf but their engagement was broken off and they are
no longer seeing each other. [1993] Her first role was in the musical 'Annie'
on Broadway, she was 8 years old then. Wore colored contact lenses in some
episodes "Who's the Boss?" (1984). Born under the astrological sign Sagittarius.
Alyssa has seven tattoos. 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 Orobous (a snake biting its own tail) on her right wrist,
an "om" on the other wrist and a garland of flowers around her right ankle.
Favorite sport is Hockey. Plays piano and flute. Her ex-husband, Cinjun
Tate, is the lead singer for the rock group, Remy Zero. Caused a stir with
her TV Commercial for Candies perfume, which featured a black-lingerie
clad Alyssa and a goateed man. The "Anywhere You Dare" campaign was rejected
by such stations as WB and FOX. [2000] Caused a stir with 2 of her Candies
Print Ads, which one shows a man perfuming Milano's cleavage, the other
presents her standing before a medicine cabinet stocked with perfume and
condoms. Both ads were turned down by youth-oriented magazines Seventeen
and Teen People. [2000] Attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California.
Caused a commotion with her TV dad, Tony Danza, when she posed nude in
the 1993 pages of 'Bikini' magazine. "I worried about her, but it wasn't
my place to say anything," explains Danza. "I played her father, but I
wasn't her father." Voted #4 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list [2001] Had
5 albums released in Japan which all went platinum. These were titled Alyssa,
Look In My Heart, Best in the world, Locked In a Dream, and Do You See
Me? Lost out to Shannen Doherty for a role in Mallrats (1995). Older sister
of Cory Milano. Voted #4 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list [2003] During
the animation of The Little Mermaid (1989), her picture was used to create
the lead character, Ariel. Coincidentally, her character on the WB hit
TV show, "Charmed" (1998), temporarily turned into a mermaid at the beginning
of the 5th season. Ranked #5 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in
the World" (2002). Her family once suffered a tragic fire. Her dad went
back into the house to save the dog, risking his own life. He injured himself
by jumping out of a second story window after the search for the dog became
impossible due to the heat. The dog unfortunately did not survive. Ranked
#28 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars" Ranked #28 of "The
100 Greatest Child Actors of All Time" Holly Marie Combs was a bridesmaid
at her wedding to Cinjun August Tate Has played two different characters
who both rode on a horse naked, Phoebe in "Charmed" (1998) and the mayor's
daughter in "Spin City" (1996). Is allergic to soy products. Is a vegetarian
and a supporter of PETA. Ranked #30 in 100 Greatest Teen Stars. Named #6
in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
Cousin of Eric Lloyd and Emily Ann Lloyd. She 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. Was ranked #5 in E's 50 cutest child stars all grown-up.(2005) |
