Melissa Joan Hart explained it all—from dating to bullies—in her groundbreaking role as Clarissa Darling on Clarissa Explains It All. She cast a spell on millions more viewers as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Now, in Melissa Explains It All, she tells the frank and funny behind-the-scenes stories from her extraordinary past and her refreshingly normal present.
Melissa has been entertaining audiences most of her life. When there were no girls named Melissa on her favorite show, the forceful four-year-old decided she'd get on television her way. From that moment on, Melissa has shown a singular determination and focus—whether it's for booking three national commercials so her dad would build her a tree house or for nailing the audition for Clarissa.
From her first commercial to her current starring role in ABC Family's hit Melissa & Joey, Hart never let fame go to her head. She always had one foot in Hollywood and one foot in reality—and still does. Melissa makes us laugh along with her as she talks about:
• guest appearances in shows like Saturday Night Live and The Equalizer
• auditioning for Punky Brewster and Clarissa
• her early Broadway days
• wacky parties she's thrown and attended
• the actors who influenced her and whom she befriended, worked with, and competed against
• her experiences both on and off-set—with Sabrina's Salem the cat and Clarrisa's Elvis the alligator
• how she met the love of her life at the Kentucky Derby
Melissa Joan Hart explains all that she's learned along the way—what's kept her grounded, normal, and working when others have not been so fortunate—and that she's the approachable, hilarious girl-next-door her fans have always thought she'd be.
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“Melissa Joan Hart has written a delightful and refreshingly honest memoir about growing up Melissa/Clarissa/Sabrina. All the women who grew up with her will go wild for this book.”
— Delia Ephron, New York Times bestselling author of Teenage Romance
“I loved Melissa’s book! Her voice is so unique and strong. As a reader I felt in the moment, as if Melissa were telling me her stories firsthand. Proud of my fellow momista!”
— Tori Spelling“From the moment I met Melissa, she charmed me instantly. Melissa’s delightful, witty, frank, and thoughtful book shows a side of her we’ve never seen before.”
— Garry MarshallMelissa Joan Hart is an actor, producer, and director who made her first national commercial at age four. She currently co-stars in the ABC Family comedy series Melissa & Joey. She made her first big splash in the title role of Nickelodeon’s Clarissa Explains It All. Both in the United States and abroad, she is best known for her starring role in the Showtime movie–turned–network series, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. She has appeared on Dancing with the Stars, That 70’s Show, and Law and Order: SVU, among others. Her production company, Hartbreak Films, has produced a number of television movies and feature films.