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This article is about the American actress. For the politician, see Melissa Hart. This page is about the politician for the actress see Melissa Joan Hart.
Melissa Joan Hart
Born April 18, 1976 (1976-04-18) (age 32)
Smithtown, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.
Years active 1984 — present
Spouse(s) Mark Wilkerson (2003—present)

Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress and director who is perhaps best known for playing the title roles in two successful television series, Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Mark Wilkerson, born September 6, 1976 in Enterprise Alabama, is the lead singer and guitarist for rock band Course of Nature. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Clarissa Explains It All is an American Situation comedy television series from Nickelodeon starring Melissa Joan Hart. Sabrina the Teenage Witch was an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name.

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Biography

Early life

Hart was born in Smithtown, New York, on Long Island, the daughter of Paula, a producer and talent manager, and William Hart, a clam hatchery worker, entrepreneur, and shellfish purveyor. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Clam is a word which can be used for all some or only a few Species of Bivalve Mollusks the word is a Common name which has Shellfish is a Culinary and Fisheries term for those aquatic Invertebrate animals that are used as Food: various species of molluscs [1] Hart grew up in Sayville, New York. Sayville is the name of a hamlet (and a Census-designated place) in Suffolk County New York, ( USA) on Long Island. Her stepfather (since 1994) is television executive Leslie Gilliams, and her stepmother is Lisa Hart. Hart was named after the Allman Brothers song "Melissa", while her middle name, Joan, came from her maternal grandmother. The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band based in Macon, Georgia. " Melissa " is a song released on the Eat a Peach album in 1972 by the American Rock music group The Allman Brothers Hart chose Catherine as her confirmation name when she was in eighth grade. Confirmation is a Rite of initiation in many Christian Churches normally in the form of Laying on of hands and/or Anointing for

Hart has five sisters, and two brothers, all younger than she. Sisters Trisha, Elizabeth and Emily, brother Brian, and half-sisters Alexandra Hart-Gilliams and Samantha Hart have all acted. Emily Hart (born May 9, 1986) is an American actress Biography Early life Emily Hart was born in New York Her younger half-brother, Mackenzie Hart is not in show business.

Career

Hart's career began at age three, when she made a television commercial for a bathtub toy called 'Splashy'. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced From then on, she appeared regularly in commercials, making 25 of them before the age of five. Other early television work included a small role in the miniseries Kane & Abel in 1985, a guest-starring role in an episode of The Equalizer in 1986, and a starring role alongside Katherine Helmond in the Emmy Award-winning TV movie Christmas Snow, also in 1986. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes The Equalizer is an American action-adventure television series initially broadcast on the CBS Network between 1985 and 1989 Katherine Marie Helmond (born July 5, 1928, Galveston Texas) is an American Film, Theater and Television Christmas Noelle Snow, better known by her nickname of Chrissy, was a Fictional character on the sitcom Three's Company.

In 1989, she auditioned for a Broadway production of The Crucible starring Martin Sheen, becoming an understudy to three of the young girls in the play. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based upon the events in 1692, which led to the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings before Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez on August 3, 1940) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American Actor who earned An understudy is a theatrical term for someone who learns the lines and blocking/choreography of a leading actor or actress in a theatrical play. This paved the way for her to land the title role in the TV show Clarissa Explains It All. Clarissa Explains It All is an American Situation comedy television series from Nickelodeon starring Melissa Joan Hart. The Nickelodeon series, a comedy about a teen girl in everyday situations, became a big hit during its four-year run. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel The show made her a household name among American teenagers and brought her four consecutive Young Artist Award nominations, of which she won three. The Young Artist Awards are presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation

Hart also recorded two albums as Clarissa, This is What 'Na Na' Means and a recording of Peter and the Wolf (Sony Classical SK 64079). Peter and the Wolf is a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936 after his return to the Soviet Union. Sony BMG Masterworks is a Record label. It is the result of a "restructuring" of Sony BMG Music Entertainment 's classical music division The former, a rock/pop album in the style of a garage band, did not receive much attention from critics or the public. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure The latter album won a Parents' Choice award.

After the television series was canceled, Hart attended New York University. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. She did not complete her degree, however, since she soon resumed her acting career when she got the lead role for the 1995 TV movie Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Sabrina the Teenage Witch is the name of a Comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a teenage Fictional This was followed by the television series of the same name which lasted seven seasons; she later collaborated on an animated version that featured Melissa voicing the two aunts Hilda and Zelda while sister Emily Hart starred in the title role. Sabrina the Teenage Witch was an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. Sabrina the Animated Series (often punctuated Sabrina The Animated Series, even in official promotional material is an American Emily Hart (born May 9, 1986) is an American actress Biography Early life Emily Hart was born in New York In between, she also guest-starred on the series Touched by an Angel and starred in several TV movies. Touched by an Angel is an American Drama Television series that chronicles the missions of a group of Angels sent by God

In 1998, Hart landed a small part in the movie Can't Hardly Wait, and then started filming Drive Me Crazy, starring alongside Adrian Grenier. Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 romantic teen comedy film directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Drive Me Crazy is a Teen -oriented Romantic comedy based on the novel How I Created My Perfect Prom Date by Todd Strasser Adrian Grenier (born July 10, 1976) is an American Actor, Musician and director. Hart asked friend Britney Spears to do a remix of her song "(You Drive Me) Crazy" and add it to the movie's soundtrack. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version To capitalize on the song's success as a top-ten hit, the title of the movie was changed to Drive Me Crazy and Hart joined Spears in the music video for that song. Drive Me Crazy is a Teen -oriented Romantic comedy based on the novel How I Created My Perfect Prom Date by Todd Strasser A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Around the same time Spears also did a guest role, playing herself, on an episode of Sabrina.

Hart appeared in lingerie in a series of photographs[2] and accompanying article[3] featured in the October 1999 issue of the men's magazine Maxim. This list of people in Maxim Magazine 1997&ndashpresent is a catalog of women who appeared in the U Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular Actresses Hart continued her acting career in the 2000s. Her work included the film Rent Control, which was produced in 2002 and later aired in 2005 on the ABC Family cable network. ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company Hart continued her role on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which finished in 2003, and also performed several voice-over roles for animation.

In 1999, Hart made her directorial debut in an episode of Disney Channel's So Weird called "Snapshot" which starred her sister, Emily. Emily Hart (born May 9, 1986) is an American actress Biography Early life Emily Hart was born in New York She later directed an episode of Nickelodeon's Taina in 2001. Taina was an American Sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon and was one of the last live-action comedy shows taped at Nickelodeon Studios In 2001-2002, she directed 6 episodes of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, including the season finale. In 2005, Hart directed her first movie, a 15-minute live-action short called Mute, starring her sister Emily. Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema.

Hart guest-starred on an episode of Law & Order: SVU that aired on October 9, 2007 titled "Impulsive" as a teacher accused of gentle statutory rape. Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The phrase statutory rape is a term used in some legal jurisdictions to describe consensual Sexual relations that take place when an individual (regardless of gender has sexual [4] In late 2007, she directed the "Anger Cage" video for her husband Mark Wilkerson's band Course of Nature. Mark Wilkerson, born September 6, 1976 in Enterprise Alabama, is the lead singer and guitarist for rock band Course of Nature. Course of Nature is a Los Angeles -based Alternative rock band She also starred in the ABC Family Original Movie Holiday in Handcuffs, opposite Mario Lopez. ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company Mario López Jr (born October 10, 1973) is an American Actor and Author who has appeared on several television series film The movie premiered on December 9, 2007, and was the highest rated program in the history of the network, with 6. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 7 million viewers. [5]

Personal life

On July 19, 2003, Hart married musician Mark Wilkerson. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Wilkerson, born September 6, 1976 in Enterprise Alabama, is the lead singer and guitarist for rock band Course of Nature. [6] The preparations for the ceremony, which took place in Florence, Italy, were documented in a TV miniseries titled Tying the Knot, produced by Hart's production company, Hartbreak Films. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany

Hart and Wilkerson have two sons: Mason Walter Wilkerson, who was born on January 11, 2006 weighing 9lbs; [7] and Braydon Hart Wilkerson, born on March 12, 2008, weighing 7lbs, 3oz[8]. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Both boys were born in Los Angeles where the couple reside. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Hart and Wilkerson were featured in People's April 7, 2008 issue, introducing Braydon to the world. People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [9]

Filmography

Television work

Video games

References

  1. ^ Melissa Joan Hart Biography (1976-). Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 romantic teen comedy film directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Drive Me Crazy is a Teen -oriented Romantic comedy based on the novel How I Created My Perfect Prom Date by Todd Strasser The Specials is the title of a 2000 comedy Film about a group of superheroes on their day off Batman Beyond Return of the Joker (also known as Batman of the Future Return of the Joker in Europe and Australia) is a Recess School's Out is an Animated film based on the Television series Recess. Not Another Teen Movie is a 2001 Comedy film released on December 14, 2001 by Columbia Pictures. Holiday In Handcuffs is an ABC Family Original Movie It aired on December 9 2007 on ABC Family as part of their 25 Days of Christmas ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company Camp Rock is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM The music is written by Julie Brown, Paul Brown Regina Hicks and Karen Gist For the Disney Channel in other countries see Disney Channel around the world. Kane and Abel is a 1979 Novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. Nickelodeon Arcade, usually called Nick Arcade is an American Game show created by James Bethea and Karim Miteff Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a science fiction/horror-themed children's Television series. Clarissa Explains It All is an American Situation comedy television series from Nickelodeon starring Melissa Joan Hart. Sabrina the Teenage Witch was an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. Twisted Desire ( 1996) was a TV movie starring Melissa Joan Hart, a seventeen-year-old who seduces her current boyfriend Nick Ryan into murdering her parents Sabrina the Teenage Witch was an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. Boy Meets World was an American Television sitcom that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, who grows up from a Sabrina Goes to Rome is a 1998 television movie produced for ABC. Sabrina the Animated Series (often punctuated Sabrina The Animated Series, even in official promotional material is an American That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of Sabrina Down Under is a 1999 television movie produced for ABC. So Weird is a Television series shot in Vancouver British Columbia that aired on the Disney Channel as a Midseason replacement Taina was an American Sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon and was one of the last live-action comedy shows taped at Nickelodeon Studios Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama Holiday In Handcuffs is an ABC Family Original Movie It aired on December 9 2007 on ABC Family as part of their 25 Days of Christmas Playboy The Mansion is a business simulation Video game for the PlayStation 2, PC and Xbox consoles developed by The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. FilmReference. com. Accessed 2008-01-11.
  2. ^ Melissa Joan Hart's October 1999 U.S. Maxim Magazine photo shoot. MaximOnline. com. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states
  3. ^ 'Abracadabra—TV’s tempting teenage witch is all grown up. Prepare to be hypnotized by Melissa Joan Hart.'. MaximOnline. com. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states
  4. ^ a b Ausiello on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Melissa Joan Hart and Kyle Gallner. TVGuide. com. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden
  5. ^ 'Handcuffs' Sets ABC Family Record. TVWeek. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office
  6. ^ Who Wants to Marry Melissa Joan Hart?. People. com. Retrieved on 2003-02-19. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum
  7. ^ It's a Boy for Melissa Joan Hart. People. com. Retrieved on 2006-01-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
  8. ^ Melissa Joan Hart & Husband Welcome Baby No. 2. People Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
  9. ^ Update: Introducing Braydon Hart Wilkerson. People Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.

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