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Alyssa Milano: Samantha Micelli
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Born and raised in Brooklyn to Italian-American parents, actress Alyssa Milano started acting on the stage in a national tour of Annie at the age of eight. She rose to teen stardom as the tomboyish Samantha Micelli on the ABC sitcom Who's the Boss, which ran from 1984-1992. Never really making the...Read More
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While many TV series kids tend to be forgotten, their show biz careers over when they reach adulthood, Alyssa Milano was determined to make the leap. Known for her eight years as Samantha Micelli, tomboy-then-young-beauty daughter of Tony Danza on "Who's the Boss?" (ABC, 1984-92), she had been acting since she was seven and went on tour as one of the orphans in the musical "Annie." After additional stage roles and one small feature part (Marisa Silver's "Old Enough," 1984) Milano won the part on the sitcom. She worked in TV-movies during her hiatus (the syndicated "The Canterville Ghost," 1986; NBC's "Crash Course" and "Dance Till Dawn," both 1988), and won notice for her turn as Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in the feature "Commando" (1985). Milano ... released an exercise video for teens and three music albums in Japan.
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Alyssa Milano was born on December 19th 1972. She is a Sagittarian and displays the sweeter side of that fiery sun sign. Born in Brooklyn, raised in Staten Island, she began her acting career at the young age of eight. At age ten she landed the role of Tony Danza's daughter in the long running hit Who's the Boss which ... stared Judith Light. Her entire family re-located from NY to LA so that she could take the part as Samantha Micelli.
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