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AlyssaMilano
Best known for her role on the
long-running comedy "Who's the Boss?", Alyssa Milano literally grew
up on television.
Born and raised in
Brooklyn, N.Y., Milano got her thespian start in 1980 with the national
touring company of "Annie." Soon after, at the age of 10, she was
cast as Samantha Micelli in "Who's the Boss?" and starred on the
series opposite Tony Danza for eight years. The show completed its last season
in 1992, and she continued to hone her talents on both the big and small
screens
Most recently, Milano starred for two seasons on
the primetime serial "Melrose Place," and "Gold Rush," an
original television movie on "The Wonderful World of Disney".
Milano
starred in the title role in the feature comedy "Hugo Pool".
Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. and co-starring Sean Penn, Malcolm McDowell and
Richard Lewis, the film chronicled a day in the life of a Bel-Air pool cleaner
(Milano). Her additional feature credits include the psychological thriller
"Fear" with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg, "Double
Dragon", "Where the Day Takes You," "Commando" and
"Little Sister" and, most recently, "Below Utopia.
She has starred in a wide range of television movie roles including
"Braving Alaska," "The Surrogate," "Casualty of Love:
The Buttafuoco/Fisher Story" in which she played Amy Fisher,
"Conflict of Interest" and "Candles in the Dark." She also
guest-starred in an episode of Showtime's "Rebel Highway." 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."
A performer of many talents,
Milano also enjoys a successful recording career in the Orient, having
released five albums including her most recent work, "Do You See
Me?" Her first album, "Look In My Heart," was second only to
Madonna and achieved platinum status.
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