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Height: 5'2''
Alyssa Jayne 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 off 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. At age 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 actress, left Annie to be featured in off-Broadway productions and television commercials. Then in 1983, at age 10, she landed her break through role on the new sitcom "Who's the Boss?" as Tony Danza's 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.
Facts:
In December 1998 Alyssa was awarded $230,000 in a default judgement against a web designer that allegedly posted nude pictures of her.
In 1993, Alyssa was engaged to Double Dragon's Scott Wolf but their engagement was broken off and they are no longer seeing each other.
Her first role was in the musical Annie on Broadway.
Alyssa used to wear colored contact lenses in some episodes of "Who's the Boss".
Her favorite place to go for fun is Disneyland.
Alyssa has six 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, a garland of flowers on her right ankle, and an "om" on one wrist.
Alyssa's favorite sport is Hockey.
She can play the piano and the flute.
Alyssa's husband, Cinjun Tate, is the lead singer for the rock group, Remy Zero.
Alyssa attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, CA
A picture of Alyssa, then 17, was used to create Ariel in the classic Disney movie The Little Mermaid.
Alyssa's favorite saying is "It's nice to be important, but it's important to always be nice."