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Full name
Alyssa Jayne Milano
Born
December 19, 1972, Brooklyn, New York



Her official site
www.alyssa.com

Her nicknames
Lyssa. Lyss, Conan

Her family
Father: Tom Milano, music editor
Mother: Lin Milano, fashion designer
Brother: Cory, actor
Husband: Cinjun August Tate (01 jan 1999 - nov 1999)


Her telephone number
Yeah, right..

Her appearance
Height: 5' 2" (160 cm)
Eyes: brown
Hair: dark brown

"Candie's" commercial
Recently Alyssa appeared in two "Candie's" commercials that were 'too hot' for some US channels to be aired and were banned accordingly. Apperently, is it forbidden to look gorgeous and sexy in the States...

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Her musical career
And as a teenager, she recorded five albums in Japan, all of which went platinum:
- Alyssa (1989)
- Look In My Heart (1989)
- The Best In The World (1990)
- Locked Inside A Dream (1991)
- Do You See Me (1992)

She also played at a Tokyo music festival at the world famous Budokan in front of 40.000 people.

In May 1998 Alyssa appeared in Blink 182's music video "Josie". She played a high school cheerleader.
The single and the video were released in May 1998 by Cargo/MCA Records.

She appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care".

Her magazine cover photo's
"Stuff" (USA), December 2001
"ZSM" (NL), April 2001
"FHM" (FR), March 2001
"FHM" (USA), January 2001
"Maximal" (Fr), December 2000
"Cosmopolitan" (USA), November 2000
"Panorama" (NL), 21 Juni 2000
"Complete Woman" (USA), April/May 2000
"Cosmopolitan" (Australia), April 2000
"FHM" (FR), April 2000
"Ocean Drive" (USA), November 1999
"Sophisticate's Hairstyle Guide" (USA), October 1999
"Fit" (USA), June 1999
"YM Special" (USA), Spring 1999
"Details" (USA), April 1999
"Today's Woman" (USA), March 1999, Vol. 9, Iss. 1
"TV Guide" (USA), 12 December 1998, Vol. 46, Iss. 50
"TV Movie" (Germany), September 1998, Iss. 19
"Maxim" (USA), March 1998, Vol. 2, Iss. 2
"Stuff" (USA), 1998, Iss. 4
"Fit" (USA), November 1997
"Details" (USA), October 1997

Interviews with her
"Stuff" (USA), December 2001, pg 66-74
"America's #1 sweetheart" by Stuart Matranga
"FHM" (NL), April 2001, pg 70-77:
"Alyssa Milano is nu zelf de baas in huis" by Bridget Freer
"FHM" (FR), March 2001, pg 68-73:
"Le retour! "Charmed revient enfin sur M6" by Bridget Freer
"FHM" (USA), January 2001, pg 112-118:
"Heat Treatment" by Bridget Freer
"Cosmopolitan" (USA), November 2000, pg 22, 230-233:
"Alyssa Milano: witchy wonder" by Brantley Bardin
"Complete Woman" (USA), April/May 2000, pg 5-7:
"The life of a Charmed girl" by Stephen Saban
"Cosmopolitan" (Australia), April 2000, pg 108-111:
"Princess Charming" by Alana House
"Ocean Drive" (USA), November 1999, pg 210-215:
"How Alyssa Milano became tv's sexiest witch" by Stephen Saban
"Fit" (USA), June 1999, pg 44, 95:
"Mrs Tate stays busy" by Lisa Klugman
"Details" (USA), April 1999, pg 132-139:
"Charmed and Dangerous" by Stephan Talty
"Maxim" (USA), March 1998, pg. 76-80:
"Who's the Babe?" by Paul Young
"Stuff" (USA), 1998, Iss. 4, pg 70-77:
"The Bare Witch Project" by Stuart Matranga
"Fit" (USA), 1997, November 1997, pg 44:
"Alyssa Milano on keeping lean" by Lisa Klugma
"Premiere" (USA), April 1996, pg. 50, by Mark Ebner

Articles about her
"ZSM" (NL), April 2001, pg 26-31: "Zij is nu de baas"
"Panorama" (NL), 21 Juni 2000, pg 54-57: "Van kindster tot gekwelde diva"
"TV Guide" (USA), 12 December 1998, pg. 22-29: "Charmed Life" by Janet Weeks
"FHM" (FR), April 2000, pg 68-73:
"Vous allez etre servi!" by Lomig Guillo

Books about her
"Alyssa Milano: She's the Boss", 1989, by Grace Catalano

"Alyssa Milano (Real-Life Reader Biography Series)", 2000, by John Bankston

Her characteristics
Compassionate, loyal, obsessive, professional, driven

Her agency
Joan Hyler
C/O United Talent Agency
9560 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 500
Beverly Hills
CA 90212
USA

Her tattoos
Alyssa has seven tattoos:
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 around her right ankle,
an ankh on her left wrist
and a ouroboros on her right wrist.

Her favourite
...place to go for fun: Disneyland
...sport: Hockey
...poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay
...TV-series: ER
...book: "Animal Farm" by George Orwell
...music: Dave Matthews Band, Del Amitri and The Beatles
...time of the year: Christmas

Her talents
Piano, flute

Her pets
Three dogs: "Ripley", "Stella" and "Hugo" and seven horses.

Her career
Her professional acting debut came at the age of eight, in the role of "July" in the tour of the Tony-winning Broadway musical "Annie".

She spent over a year playing the role on tour before returning to New York to appear off-Broadway in the first American musical adaptation of "Jane Eyre" at the Theater Opera Music Institute. She also appeared in Wendy Wasserstein's one-act play, "Tender Offer" at the New York Ensemble Theater, "All Night Long" at the Second Stage and "Warning Signals" at the Manhattan Theater Club.

She made her television debut in 1984 at the age of eleven as "Samantha Micelli" in the ABC sitcom "Who's The Boss". It ran for eight years (1984-1993).

"It was a great way to grow up, but I was sad to see it end. It's like graduating High School when you're sad and excited at the same time."

Alyssa used to wear colored contact lenses in some episodes

Her awards
During the eight years of "Who's The Boss", she won three "Youth In Film"-awards:

Seventh Annual Youth in Film Awards (1984-1985)
for Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Series

Eigth Annual Youth in Film Awards (1985-1986)
for Exceptional Performance by a young Actress, Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama Series

Ninth Annual Youth in Film Awards (1986-1987)
for Best Young Female Superstar in Television

She was also nominated in 1988 at the Tenth 'Annual Youth in Film Awards' for Best Young Actress in a Special, Pilot Movie-of-the-week or Mini-series

At the 1997 Sundance Film Festival she won the 'Spirit Award for Women in Film'

Her love life
In 1993 Alyssa was engaged to Scott Wolf (Double Dragon, Party of Five) but their engagement was broken off and they are no longer seeing each other.

On January 1st, 1999, she married Cinjun Tate, the lead singer for the rock group Remy Zero.
In november 1999 she filed for divorce.

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