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Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life

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by Melissa Joan Hart


  on cruises

  divorce from William Hart

  drug advice of

  Englewood house of

  finances and

  Flockhart and

  football and

  as grandmother

  Hartbreak Films and

  Mark and

  marriage to Leslie Gilliams

  marriage to William Hart

  Melissa’s Clarissa auditions and

  as Melissa’s manager

  Melissa’s parties and

  mother of

  moves of

  Sabrina and

  Gilliams, Samantha (sister)

  Mark and

  Gilligan’s Island party

  Gladwell, Malcolm

  Glee

  Goldberg, Jason

  Golden Girls

  Goodman, John

  Goodman, Len

  Goo Goo Dolls

  Gossip Girl

  Grand Hotel Villa Cora

  Greek Orgy party

  Green, Brian Austin

  Green, Jenna Leigh

  Grenier, Adrian

  Grey’s Anatomy

  Gross, Mary

  Gymboree

  hair styling

  Hammer, MC

  Hannigan, Alyson

  Hanson

  Hard Day’s Night, A

  Hargitay, Mariska

  Harris, Neil Patrick

  Harry, Debbie

  Hart, Brian (brother)

  Hart, Charlie (uncle)

  Hart, Elizabeth (sister)

  Hart, Emily (sister)

  in Mute

  Hart, Ethel (aunt)

  Hart, Lisa (William’s second wife)

  Hart, Mackenzie (sister)

  Hart, Melissa Joan:

  accent of

  airport incident and

  art collection of

  beauty routine of

  and being recognized

  birth of

  charity work of

  childhood vacations of

  children of (see Wilkerson, Brady; Wilkerson, Mason; Wilkerson, Tucker)

  clothing of

  club-going of

  clubhouse of

  commercials of

  cooking and

  crying and

  in dance school

  driving of

  drugs and

  in elementary school

  Encino house of

  Englewood house of

  fame of

  first acting gig of

  first love of

  first married Christmas Eve of

  in Florida

  “gay uncles” of

  guardians of

  hair styling and

  Hollywood Hills house of

  on kissing

  lucky dress of

  makeup and

  marriage of. See also Wilkerson, Mark

  in middle school

  motherhood and

  music business and

  nannies of

  newlywed quarrels of

  in New York City

  at New York University

  nightclub opened by

  paintings of

  parties of

  period gotten by

  pregnancies of

  at Professional Children’s School

  as Republican

  running of

  Sherman Oaks houses of

  stolen G-strings and

  tattoo of

  theater work of

  top twelve life lessons of

  toys and dolls of

  tutors of

  in TV movies and miniseries

  twenty-first birthday of

  twenty-fourth birthday of

  Westport house of

  Hart, Paula (mother). See Gilliams, Paula

  Hart, Trisha (sister)

  football and

  Mark and

  Hart, William (father)

  clubhouse built by

  construction business of

  divorce from Paula

  finances and

  marriage to Paula

  remarriage to Lisa

  moves of

  shellfish business of

  sixtieth birthday party for

  Hartbreak Films

  Heaton, Patricia

  Hedges, Peter

  Helmond, Katherine

  Henning, Doug

  Hepburn, Audrey

  Hess, Elizabeth

  Hewitt, Jennifer Love

  Hey Dude

  Hilton, Paris

  Hogan, Paul

  Holiday in Handcuffs

  Hollywood Reporter

  Home Alone

  Hopkins, Josh

  Howard, Ron

  Hurt, William “Bill”

  I Know What You Did Last Summer

  Imagining Brad

  Inaba, Carrie Ann

  Ingram, Mark

  In Living Color

  Jackson (party expert)

  Jackson, Janet

  Jackson, Kate

  James (boyfriend)

  Jell-O

  Jessica (friend)

  Jessie (friend)

  Joanne (friend)

  Joe (friend)

  John’s Pizzeria

  Jones, Davy

  Kane & Abel

  Kardashian, Kim

  Kardashian-Jenner, Kris

  Karl (friend)

  Katalyst

  Kentucky Derby

  Kerry (friend)

  Kiedis, Anthony

  Kimi (friend)

  birthday party for

  King of Queens, The

  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  Klum, Heidi

  Kriegman, Mitchell

  Kutcher, Ashton

  Lachey, Nick

  La Poubelle

  Lara (roommate)

  Larter, Ali

  Las Palmas

  Laugh-In

  Lavigne, Avril

  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  Lawrence, Joey

  Lederer, Lisa

  Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

  Life Goes On

  Life Savers

  Limelight

  Lindbjerg, Lalainia

  Lipinski, Tara

  Lisa (designer)

  Lissauer, Trevor

  Little Shots

  Live with Regis and Kathie Lee

  Lopez, Mario

  Lowe, Rob

  Lucas, George

  Lucie Arnaz Show, The

  Lupus LA

  makeup

  mascara

  Malcolm in the Middle

  Mantello, Joe

  March of Dimes

  Marianna (roommate)

  Marissa (guardian)

  Marshall, Garry

  Martin

  Martin, Kellie

  Mary Mac’s Tea Room

  mascara

  Masterson, Chris

  Masterson, Danny

  Matinee

  Mauri (crew member)

  Maxim

  Mears, Casey

  Melissa & Joey

  Melrose Place

  Michele (friend)

  Mickey Mouse Club, The

  Midsummer Night’s Dream Playboy Mansion Party

  Mihok, Dash

  Mike (first boyfriend)

  Mills, Alley

  Mint Jubilee

  Mommiacs

  Morissette, Alanis

  Moseley, Jonny

  motherhood

  Mr. Rhodes

  MTV

  MTV Cribs

  Mull, Martin

  Murray, Andy

  Murray, Bill

  Mute

  My Fake Fiancé

  Naked Cowboy

  Namath, Joe

  Nanny (grandmother)

  Neal, Diane

  Neal, Dylan

  Network

  New Kids on the Block

  Newlyweds

  New Year’s Day

  New Year’s Eve party

  New York City
/>   New York Post

  New York Times

  New York University (NYU)

  Next to You

  Nick at Nite

  Nickelback

  Nickelodeon

  time capsule and

  Nicole (friend)

  Nine Dead

  9/11 attacks

  ’N Sync

  Ocean, Billy

  O’Connell, Jerry

  O’Connor, Joe

  Office, The

  Oldman, Gary

  O’Neal, Sean

  Osmond, Donny

  Osokow, Dave

  Palin, Bristol

  Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films

  Papa (grandfather)

  Parker (friend)

  parties

  children’s birthday

  People

  Perfect Storm, The

  Persian Gulf

  Peter Pan

  Pietro, Chef

  Planet Hollywood

  Playboy Mansion

  Midsummer Night’s Dream party at

  Playgirl

  Poconos

  Portly Villager

  Potts, Annie

  Power Women Hollywood

  Professional Children’s School (PCS)

  Prothro, Tyrone

  Pull-Ups

  Punky Brewster

  Rappaport, Sheeri

  RED digital camera

  Reid, Tara

  Reynolds, Ryan

  Rhea, Caroline

  Rice Krispies

  Rich, Frank

  Richert, Nate

  Right Connections, The

  Romano, Ray

  Romper Room

  Roseanne

  Russell, Keri

  Ryan, Kenneth

  Ryan, Lisa Dean

  Saban, Nick

  Sabrina: The Animated Series

  Sabrina, Down Under

  Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)

  final show of

  magic effects in

  Melissa as producer and director of

  Melissa’s mother and

  Melissa’s trailer during

  move from ABC to WB

  Salem in

  shooting schedule for

  Sabrina Goes to Rome

  Sabrina the Teenage Witch (comic)

  Melissa’s Maxim cover and

  Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV movie)

  Sally (sister-in-law)

  Sarah, Pantera

  Saturday Night Live

  Savage, Fred

  Scheider, Roy

  Schultz, John

  Screen Actors Guild

  Scrubs

  Seinfeld, Jessica

  Sex and the City

  Shavers, China

  Sheen, Charlie

  Sheen, Martin

  Shoop, Kimber

  Shore, Pauly

  Sigler, Jamie-Lynn

  Silencing Mary

  Simpson, Jessica

  Simpson, Joe

  Simpsons, The

  Sloane, Lindsay

  Smith, Lois

  spa parties

  Spears, Britney

  Spelling, Tori

  Spencer, Octavia

  Spizzirri, Angelo “Spizz”

  death of

  Splashy

  Spreitler, Taylor

  Springsteen, Bruce

  Square Pegs

  Starks, John

  Star Trek

  Star Wars

  Stewart, Martha

  Streep, Meryl

  Stults, Geoff

  Super Bowl

  SweetHarts

  Swift, Taylor

  Take Me Out

  Temple, Shirley

  10,000 Maniacs

  That ’70s Show

  That’s So Raven

  They Might Be Giants

  Tijuana

  Timberlake, Justin

  Todd (friend)

  Tommy

  Tonight Show, The

  Tonioli, Bruno

  Tool

  Touched by an Angel

  Toyota Grand Prix

  Trachtenberg, Michelle

  Travis, Randy

  Tresham, Mrs.

  Tribe Called Quest, A

  Trocadero Sunset Lounge

  Troyer, Verne

  Twinkies

  Twitter

  Tying the Knot

  Tylenol

  University of Alabama

  Urban Legend

  USO

  Us Weekly

  Vagina Monologues, The

  Valderrama, Wilmer

  Valerie of Now, The

  Van Der Beek, James

  Van Dyke, Dick

  Vaughn, Vince

  Vicky (guardian)

  Violent Femmes

  Walt Disney Company

  Wayans, Marlon

  Wayans, Shawn

  “Weenie” (boyfriend)

  Welch, Raquel

  What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Hedges)

  When Harry Met Sally

  Whispers and Lies

  Wicked

  Wilkerson, Billy

  Wilkerson, Brady (son)

  birth of

  and Melissa’s traveling for work

  Wilkerson, Mark (husband)

  cooking and

  Encino house of

  family of

  first married Christmas Eve of

  football and

  Grammy nomination of

  Melissa’s clothing and

  Melissa’s engagement to

  Melissa’s marriage to

  Melissa’s meeting of

  Melissa’s mother and

  and Melissa’s traveling for work

  newlywed quarrels with Melissa

  parties and

  Sherman Oaks houses of

  Westport house of

  Wilkerson, Mason (son)

  birth of

  first birthday of

  and Melissa’s traveling for work

  potty training of

  Wilkerson, Tucker (son)

  birth of

  Williams, Anson

  Wilson, Erin Cressida

  Winfrey, Oprah

  Woods, James

  Woodward, Edward

  Woodward, Joanne

  Worley, Jo Anne

  York, Michael

  Zimbler, Jason

  Zuko, Danny

  Picture perfect, 1979

  Always the princess, 1981

  (Left to right) Me, Liz (in stroller), and Trisha with our beloved grandmother Nanny

  Rehearsing my first monologue, for the Connecticut Natural Gas commercial, 1982

  “Live from New York … it’s Saturday Night!” with guest host Billy Crystal, 1985

  With actor Edward Woodward on the set of The Equalizer, 1986

  One of my favorite commercial shoots, for Life Savers, 1987

  Me, Mom, and Calista Flockhart at John’s Pizzeria on Bleecker Street, sharing a pie, 1989

  One of the last photos taken of Mom and Dad together, on the cruise before they called it quits

  Just a few New York child actors hanging out: Macaulay Culkin, me, Wendy and Lacey Chabert, my sister Liz, Eden Riegel, and J. D. Daniels (on the floor), 1991

  Kicking back in Clarissa’s eclectic bedroom

  The Darlings, my first TV family

  TV Sweethearts Club: (clockwise from top left) Tia Mowry, Andrea Barber, me, Tatyana Ali, Tamera Mowry, Jenna von Oy, and Jodie Sweetin

  Climbing through “Sam’s” window in my Marlo Thomas look for the last episode of Clarissa

  A night of many firsts: me with my first boyfriend, 1992

  My “graduation” ceremony on the Orlando set of Clarissa

  You say attic, I say penthouse: the NYC bedroom I shared with Trish

  My Hollywood Hills bachelorette pad, where some serious partying took place

  Hanging with dreamy Ryan Reynolds on the Vancouver set of Showtime’s Sabrina, the Teenage Witch original movie

  With m
y dear friend and Clarissa wardrobe dresser, Michele, on her wedding day

  My narcoleptic years on the Sabrina set

  Always curious: me, playing around with the camera on Sabrina

  My twenty-first birthday, with Liz (left) and Trisha (right), pre-barf

  Me, Mom, and Trisha, 1998

  Between setups on location at the Piazza di Spagna in Rome for Sabrina Goes to Rome, with Tara Charendoff Strong, 1998

  Lindsay Sloane, Nate Richert, and me in our best rock star gear for “The Band Episode,” 1998

  Three peas in a pod: me, Tara Charendoff Strong, and Lindsay Sloane (with Keri Russell in the background to my right)

  One of the highlights of my life, meeting the incomparable Shirley Temple Black

  Having a laugh with Britney, 1999

  I would’ve made a great waitress—on the set of Britney’s “Drive Me Crazy” video, 1999

  Showing off my bedroom eyes—and a few other things—for Maxim in 1999

  With Ashton Kutcher and January Jones at my twenty-third birthday dinner

  Eryn, Kimi, Christine—my gang of girls—and me doing one of our many craft projects in the mini yard outside my Sabrina trailer

  Doing a little kickball-change with the legendary Dick Van Dyke, one of the incredible guest stars on Sabrina

  Joan Rivers gave my look a thumbs-up at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, with my childhood friend Nicole

  My longtime girlfriend Soleil Moon Frye and me stirring up trouble, as usual

  May 2002, the night I met the love of my life, Mark, at the Mint Jubilee event at the Kentucky Derby. I love that his fist is closed on my shoulder—awkward!

  Partying at the 2002 Kentucky Derby with Jerry O’Connell and my girlfriend Kerry, the morning after I met my now-husband, Mark. Good thing he didn’t see this ridiculous outfit then.

  My first University of Alabama football game. Note to self: never again dress like the mascot.

  Minutes before Mark proposed!

  July 19, 2003: the day we said “I do!” at the Villa Cora, Florence, Italy

  With partner Mark Ballas, just before dancing my favorite routine, the Charleston, on Dancing with the Stars

  With one of my closest friends, Kellie Martin, at a 2009 charity event

  My hero: Mom

 

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