ALYSSA MILANO
Name: Alyssa Jayne Milano
Born: 19 December 1972 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and former
singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Samantha Micelli in the
sitcom Who's the Boss?, Phoebe Halliwell on the supernatural series Charmed or
via her new female apparel clothing line Touch. Recently, she has appeared in a
recurring role on My Name is Earl.
Milano was born in New York City, the daughter of Italian-American parents Lin,
a former fashion designer and talent manager, and Thomas M. Milano, a film music
editor and a well-known boating enthusiast. She has a younger brother, Cory (born
in 1982), who is also an actor, but has more recently started a band, called
Chloroform Days, in which he is the lead singer. Milano was born in Brooklyn but
grew up in Staten Island, New York and was raised Catholic. She began her
career at the age of eight when she won a part in an open audition for a
national tour of Annie. She appeared in television commercials and off-Broadway
productions. At the age of eleven, she earned her first major role in the TV
show 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. When Milano won the role, her family relocated from
Staten Island to Hollywood. She produced a teen workout video in 1988 called
Teen Steam. In 1985, Milano was in the film Commando as Jenny Matrix who was
John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger)'s daughter. A few years later this film was
shown in Japan prompting a producer to offer Alyssa a five album record deal.
At the beginning of her career, Milano was known mainly for her role 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 a Sorority
Girl (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 Milano and Holly Marie Combs became producers for Charmed during the show's
fifth season. In 2007, Milano filmed a pilot for ABC entitled Reinventing the
Wheelers. The series was not picked up for the 2007-2008 season. She also played
the role of Eva Savelot in the MCI's 1-800-COLLECT commercials.
On stage, she starred in Tender Offer, a one-act play written by Wendy
Wasserstein, All Night Long by American playwright John O'Keefe, and the
first American musical adaptation of Jane Eyre. She returned to the theater in
1991, when she starred in and produced a Los Angeles production of Butterflies
Are Free. Milano also appeared in the Josie music video by Blink-182, and in
2007, Milano began appearing on television again in commercials for Veet and
SheerCover.
Milano was part of TBS' special coverage installment Hot Corner for the 2007
Major League Baseball playoffs. She reported at Fenway Park during the ALDS
between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. She also
reported at Chase Field during the NLCS between the Arizona Diamondbacks and
Colorado Rockies.
Starting in November 2007 Milano will appear in a minimum of eight episodes on
the show My Name is Earl as a "possible love interest for Jason Lee". This will
reunite her with Jaime Pressly who guest starred in the Season 5 premiere of
Charmed, A Witch's Tail.
Name: Alyssa Jayne Milano
Born: 19 December 1972 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and former
singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Samantha Micelli in the
sitcom Who's the Boss?, Phoebe Halliwell on the supernatural series Charmed or
via her new female apparel clothing line Touch. Recently, she has appeared in a
recurring role on My Name is Earl.
Milano was born in New York City, the daughter of Italian-American parents Lin,
a former fashion designer and talent manager, and Thomas M. Milano, a film music
editor and a well-known boating enthusiast. She has a younger brother, Cory (born
in 1982), who is also an actor, but has more recently started a band, called
Chloroform Days, in which he is the lead singer. Milano was born in Brooklyn but
grew up in Staten Island, New York and was raised Catholic. She began her
career at the age of eight when she won a part in an open audition for a
national tour of Annie. She appeared in television commercials and off-Broadway
productions. At the age of eleven, she earned her first major role in the TV
show 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. When Milano won the role, her family relocated from
Staten Island to Hollywood. She produced a teen workout video in 1988 called
Teen Steam. In 1985, Milano was in the film Commando as Jenny Matrix who was
John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger)'s daughter. A few years later this film was
shown in Japan prompting a producer to offer Alyssa a five album record deal.
At the beginning of her career, Milano was known mainly for her role 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 a Sorority
Girl (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 Milano and Holly Marie Combs became producers for Charmed during the show's
fifth season. In 2007, Milano filmed a pilot for ABC entitled Reinventing the
Wheelers. The series was not picked up for the 2007-2008 season. She also played
the role of Eva Savelot in the MCI's 1-800-COLLECT commercials.
On stage, she starred in Tender Offer, a one-act play written by Wendy
Wasserstein, All Night Long by American playwright John O'Keefe, and the
first American musical adaptation of Jane Eyre. She returned to the theater in
1991, when she starred in and produced a Los Angeles production of Butterflies
Are Free. Milano also appeared in the Josie music video by Blink-182, and in
2007, Milano began appearing on television again in commercials for Veet and
SheerCover.
Milano was part of TBS' special coverage installment Hot Corner for the 2007
Major League Baseball playoffs. She reported at Fenway Park during the ALDS
between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. She also
reported at Chase Field during the NLCS between the Arizona Diamondbacks and
Colorado Rockies.
Starting in November 2007 Milano will appear in a minimum of eight episodes on
the show My Name is Earl as a "possible love interest for Jason Lee". This will
reunite her with Jaime Pressly who guest starred in the Season 5 premiere of
Charmed, A Witch's Tail.