Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress, liberal activist, producer, and former singer. She appears in Who\'s the Boss?, Melrose Place, Charmed, My Name is Earl, Mistresses, and the Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later and Insatiable.\n', '

Milano was born on December 19, 1972, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, the daughter of fashion designer and talent manager Lin Milano and film-music editor Thomas M. Milano. She and her brother, Cory, who is seven years her junior, are of Italian ancestry. Her family remained in Bensonhurst until a neighborhood shooting prompted them to relocate to Great Kills, Staten Island. She was raised Roman Catholic.\n', '

Milano began her career at age 7, when her babysitter, without notifying Milano\'s parents, took her to an audition for one of the four principal parts in a national touring company of Annie. Milano was one of four selected from more than 1,500 girls. During the course of her work in the play, Milano and her mother were on the road for 18 months. After returning to New York, Milano appeared in television commercials and did several roles in off-Broadway productions, including the first American musical adaptation of Jane Eyre. When accompanying a friend from the Annie production to the office of a New York agent, Milano was introduced to the agent, who began representing her. She does not feel that growing up in front of the camera harmed her childhood and has said: "I love my family very much – they\'ve really backed my career. I consider myself to be normal: I\'ve got to clean my room, and help in the kitchen."\n', '

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