Post by Chloe on Jul 8, 2006 18:38:55 GMT
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. [1] 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 Milano was known for her role on Who's the Boss?, something she later tried to shed by appearing in several adult film roles. Many of these included nudity or graphic simulated sex scenes. Milano was able to make the difficult transistion from child star to adult actor with her success on Melrose Place and especially Charmed. In 2001, Milano 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
Milano 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. Milano also had a brief fling with pop music singer Justin Timberlake in 2002, followed by a casual relationship with actor Rob Lowe. There was mention in tabloids about her brief romantic involvement with Joaquin Phoenix, but that has not been confirmed. She has also been linked to baseball pitchers Carl Pavano and Barry Zito. At present, she is dating Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny. However, the tabloids have recently reported deceitful romantic linkings between her, Ryan Seacrest, and Eric Estrada. She is also the cousin of Eric Lloyd and his older sister Emily Ann Lloyd. Milano 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.
Milano 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, Milano launched UNICEF's pivotal "Trick or Treat" campaign as an official spokesperson. In 2005 she visited India for UNICEF.
Milano 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.
Milano resides in Los Angeles, California. Outside of acting, her hobbies include photography and her humanitarian work.
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. [1] 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 Milano was known for her role on Who's the Boss?, something she later tried to shed by appearing in several adult film roles. Many of these included nudity or graphic simulated sex scenes. Milano was able to make the difficult transistion from child star to adult actor with her success on Melrose Place and especially Charmed. In 2001, Milano 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
Milano 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. Milano also had a brief fling with pop music singer Justin Timberlake in 2002, followed by a casual relationship with actor Rob Lowe. There was mention in tabloids about her brief romantic involvement with Joaquin Phoenix, but that has not been confirmed. She has also been linked to baseball pitchers Carl Pavano and Barry Zito. At present, she is dating Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny. However, the tabloids have recently reported deceitful romantic linkings between her, Ryan Seacrest, and Eric Estrada. She is also the cousin of Eric Lloyd and his older sister Emily Ann Lloyd. Milano 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.
Milano 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, Milano launched UNICEF's pivotal "Trick or Treat" campaign as an official spokesperson. In 2005 she visited India for UNICEF.
Milano 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.
Milano resides in Los Angeles, California. Outside of acting, her hobbies include photography and her humanitarian work.
