Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano Profile

Name: Alyssa Milano

Birth Name: Alyssa Jayne Milano

Height: 5' 2''

Sex: F

Nationality: American

Birth Date: December 19, 1972

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York

Profession: actress, musician

Education: Bel Air Preparatory School, LA, California

Husband/Wife: Cinjun Tate (aka Cinjun Augustus Tate; lead singer of rock band Remy Zero; together since 1998; married New Year's Day 1999)

Relationship: Scott Wolf (actor; born on June 4, 1968; met in June 1992; became engaged to be married on October 24, 1993; broke up in 1994)

Father: Thomas M. Milano (music editor)

Mother: Lin Milano (fashion designer, personal manager)

Brother: Cory Milano

Claim to fame: as Samantha Micelli in Who's the Boss? (1984)

Alyssa Milano Biography

Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Samantha Micelli in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and Phoebe Halliwell on the supernatural series Charmed.

Milano was born in New York to 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. Milano 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 Alyssa won the role, her family relocated from Staten Island to Hollywood. Alyssa produced a teen workout video in 1988 called Teen Steam. Won Kids' Choice Awards in 1988, '89, and '90 for her role on Who's the Boss? ... nominated for an "Annie" Award (not the orphan this time) for her work on Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure.