Happy Birthday wishes go out to Alyssa Milano who turned 36 years old on Dec. 19th. Alyssa Jayne Milano was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Staten Island, New York. Alyssa was married to musician Cinjun Tate for less than one year in 1999. She has no children.

Alyssa started her career with a role in the musical "Anne" at the age of eight. At the age of eleven, Alyssa started her eight year run as "Samantha Micelli" in the TV series "Who's the Boss?" with Tony Danza.


Alyssa had a short role in "Melrose Place" but it was cut short to star in the long running and very successful TV series "Charmed". Alyssa played "Phoebe Halliwell" for eight years. Alyssa now has a role in the TV series "My Name is Earl". She has also starred in over a dozen movies.


Alyssa is a big sports fan, including the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Kings. She has her own apparel line called "Touch" for female sports fans.


Alyssa has appeared in numerous PETA ads and is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for the United States.