Alyssa Milano - Biography; photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org: Alyssa Jayne Milano (born
December 19,
1972 in
Brooklyn,
New York) is an
American actress.
Alyssa Milano is the daughter of Italian-American parents Lin, a
fashion designer, and Tom, a film music editor. She is best known for
her roles on the
sitcom Who's the Boss? and on the
supernatural series
Charmed. Alyssa Milano was born to parents Tom and Lin Milano, and she has a younger brother, Cory (born
1982), who is also an actor. 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 11 in the
television program 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. Her family relocated from Brooklyn to
Hollywood when Alyssa won the role. In
1985, Milano played the role of
Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in
Commando. When this film aired on cable in
Japan in
1988,
she became an overnight sensation and record executives took notice and
asked if she could sing. Having recorded the theme song to her workout
video, released earlier that year, she said yes. She signed a five
album deal with
Pony Canyon and a few months later, her first album,
Look In My Heart,
was released. The album was a #1 in Japan and she continued this
success with every album she released, all of them reaching 1 in Japan
with the exception of a compilation CD of remixes which reached 5. The
lead single from the compilation, "The Best In The World" did reach #1
on the Pop charts and 1 on the Dance club charts.