- Born
- Birth nameAlyssa Jayne Milano
- Nicknames
- Lyssa
- Conan
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Alyssa Milano comes from an Italian-American family; her mother Lin Milano is a fashion designer and father Thomas Milano is 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". However, it was Alyssa and not the sitter who was chosen from 1500 other girls for the 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 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.- IMDb mini biography by: A. Nonymous
- SpousesDave Bugliari(August 15, 2009 - present) (2 children)Cinjun Tate(January 1, 1999 - November 20, 1999) (divorced)
- ChildrenMilo Thomas BulgliariElizabella Dylan Bugliari
- Parents
- RelativesCory Milano(Sibling)Emily Ann Lloyd(Cousin)Eric Lloyd(Cousin)
- In Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the spaceship "The Milano" is named after her.
- She was a source of inspiration for the character of Ariel in The Little Mermaid (1989).
- During the animation of The Little Mermaid (1989), her picture was used to create the lead character, Ariel. Coincidentally, her character on the WB television series, Charmed (1998), temporarily turned into a mermaid at the beginning of the fifth season.
- Plays piano and flute.
- Alyssa's favorite saying is "It's nice to be important, but it's important to always be nice."
- Every time I decide I want a child I get another pet. I have 3 dogs, 13 birds and 3 horses, what does that tell you?
- I've always believed in experiencing everything in life. When you walk out with blinders on, you cut yourself off from the angels and the fairies.
- We were in Brooklyn and we stopped by a neighbor's house ... there were these dogs there and I guess they had puppies, she was going to keep one but said she may have to put the rest to sleep if she couldn't find homes for them, so if we knew anyone that wanted puppies to let her know. I asked what she meant by "putting them to sleep", so I asked and my mom being as subtle as possible said it means they are going to kill them. So we took home one named Pluto.
- Animals, they are one of the most beautiful gifts we have and, you know, if there are people that have compassion, there are very few people that put their money into animal rescue organizations. And if there is someone that has that passion, animals need all the help they can get.
- Charmed (1998) - $90,000 + an episode(2001)
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