Alyssa Milano

Born on December 19, 1972, this extremely attractive and beautiful actress, Alyssa Milano has travelled quite a bit in her acting career and therefore it would be interesting to have a closer look at her achievements which has been built painstakingly over the past many years. Apart from being a successful actress, Milano also is a producer, activist and also has been into singing for some time. She was born in Brooklyn. Her mother was a fashion designer and her dad was a music editor by the name Thomas Milano. She has a younger brother and they are basically from Italian ancestry.


She spent a significant part of her childhood in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn till a shooting in the neighborhood forced them to relocate to Staten Island. She was brought up as a Roman Catholic. It would be pertinent to mention here that she suffered from dyslexia and she has spoken about this disorder. She was into quite a few romantic affairs including one with Corey Haim from 1987 to 1990. Haim was into addiction and she and her parents tried their best to get him out of this habit.

She was also involved with Scott Wolf an actor. But their engagement which started in 1993 broke off the very next year. Milano got married to singer Cinjun Tate on January 1, 1999 but they divorced in July, 2000. She dated David Bugliari and got married to him on August 15, 2009. They have a daughter and a son out of this marriage and they continue to remain together as a family.

Her TV And Big Screen Career

She started her career both in the small screen and big screen almost the same year in 1984. Her first movie in the big screen was Old Enough. It was released in the year 1984 where she did the role of Diane. Ever since, she has acted in 29 films which certainly is a creditable achievement. Her last film was New Year’s Eve and it was released in the year 2011. She did the famous role of Nurse Mindy. It would therefore be not out of place to mention that she has had an enviable track record as an actress in the big screen.

She also has made her presence felt quite strongly in television and ever since her first role as Samantha Micelli in Who’s The Boss in 1984, she has done exceedingly well. It would be pertinent to mention here that Who’s The Boss ran continuously for 196 episodes and it was on air from 1984 to 1992.

Apart from this she also has acted in 34 titles cutting across various roles. Mistress is one such TV serial in which she has acted for 26 episodes. Hence, her success could be attributed to her performances both in the small screen as well as big screen. This certainly is a testimony to her popularity and her capability as an actress.

Her Net Worth

In fine, her performance will also be judged by her ability to make money out of such a long period in the small and big screens. She has been able to amass a net worth of $45 million which is quite impressive.

Last Modified: Mar 8, 2020


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