Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Milano got her start with the national touring company of Annie. At 10, she was cast as Samantha Micelli in Who's the Boss? and starred opposite Tony Danza for eight years. The show ended in 1992, and she continued to hone her talents on both the big and small screens. Most recently, Milano starred for two seasons on Melrose Place, and in Gold Rush, an original television movie on The Wonderful World of Disney.

Milano starred in the title role in the feature comedy Hugo Pool. Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. and co-starring Sean Penn, Malcolm McDowell and Richard Lewis, the film chronicled a day in the life of a Bel-Air pool cleaner (Milano). Her additional feature credits include the psychological thriller Fear with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg, Double Dragon, Where the Day Takes You, Commando, Little Sister and Below Utopia.

She has starred in a wide range of television movies including Braving Alaska, The Surrogate, Conflict of Interest and Candles in the Dark. She also guest-starred in an episode of Showtime's Rebel Highway.

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.

Milano has taken groundbreaking action to protect her rights and the rights of celebrities on the World Wide Web. She has won several copyright infringement suits, and has dedicated the settlement money to the launch of a new search index on the web, safesearching.com, a global community bringing a safe way to get the best entertainment information on the Internet. Milano resides in Los Angeles, Calif. and spends her free time writing, attending dance classes and traveling.

Five words that describe me: "Compassionate, loyal, obsessive, professional, driven."

Baby talk: "Every time I decide I want to have a child, I get another animal. I have two dogs, eight birds and three horses. Does that tell you anything?"

Dream-date M.O.: "As far as looks, I'm into the 'man-child' guy. Like George Clooney, who looks much younger than he is and has that boyish twinkle in his eye."

The fame game: "I would rather people treat me like I'm their cousin than have them treat me like some kind of alien."

My first boyfriend: "It was Kirk Cameron. I was 13, and he was 14. He used to dedicate songs to me on the radio, but I broke up with him. I just couldn't deal with it."

On the glam life: "When I get invitations to movie premieres, I'm like, why bother? If I see a movie, I want to put on my sweats and go and get popcorn. I just don't really see the point of getting all dressed up to see a movie."

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