'''Alyssa Jayne Milano''' (born December 19, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American actress. She's best known for her roles on the sitcom ''Who's the Boss?'' and as Phoebe Halliwell on the fantasy series ''
Charmed''.
Biography
Early life and career
Alyssa Milano was born to Italian-American parents, Tom and Lin Milano, and she has a younger brother, Cory (born 1982), who is also an actor. http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Milano,_Alyssa/Biography/ 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 10 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, Alyssa played the role of Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in ''
Commando''.
Later career
At the beginning of her career Alyssa was known mainly for her role as Samantha Micelli on ''Who's the Boss?'' (1984-1992). She tried to shed her "''nice girl''" image by appearing in several films targeted at adults, such as ''Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story'' (1993), ''
Embrace of the Vampire'' (1994), ''Confessions of a Sorority Girl'' (1994), ''Deadly Sins'' (1995), and ''
Poison Ivy II: Lily'' (1996). She gained more mainstream success in TV as Jennifer Mancini on ''Melrose Place'' (1997-1998), Meg Winston in ''Spin City'' and most notably as Phoebe Halliwell on ''
Charmed'' (1998-2006). Both Alyssa and Holly Marie Combs became producers for ''
Charmed'' during the show's fifth season.
[ "http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158552/combined "Charmed" Full Cast and Crew" ''IMDB.com''. URL Accessed June 21 2006.] In 2001, Alyssa played the role of Eva Savelot in commercials for ''1-800-COLLECT''.
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''.
Music
Alyssa Milano is an accomplished singer and recording artist, though not successful in her home country of the United States. The ''Look In My Heart'' album was accompanied by a video release of the same name that included videos for the 3 singles lifted from the album and a behind the scenes segment entitled Alyssa's backstage memories. She appeared in
