Born on April
18, 1976, in Sayville, Long Island, New York, Melissa Joan
Catherine Hart began her stint as an actress early on, when
she did a bubble bath commercial for Splashy Bath. By the
age of five, Melissa had already completed over 25 commercials.
Melissa grew up with her TV
Executive mom Paula Hart, her dad William Hart, her six younger
sisters, Trisha, Elizabeth, Emily, Alexandra, Samantha, and
Mackenzie, and one younger brother, Brian. Unfortunately,
Melissa's parents opted to go their separate ways, and her
mom, Paula, soon remarried TV Executive, Leslie Gilliams.
And to add to her already quite large family, Melissa had
the pleasure of welcoming two more younger half-sisters, Alexandra
and Samantha, into her household.
Her mom became her agent from
the get go and Melissa began acting in TV shows, but her first
acting gig was actually an appearance on the wildly popular
night time show Saturday Night Live. Between 1985 and 1986,
she made several more appearances on the live comedy show
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