Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life

Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life

<p>Melissa Joan Hart explained it all-from dating to bullies-in her groundbreaking role as Clarissa Darling on <i>Clarissa Explains It All</i>. She cast a spell on millions more viewers as <i>Sabrina, the Teenage Witch</i>. Now, in <i>Melissa Explains It All, </i>Melissa tells the frank and funny behind-the-scenes stories from her extraordinary past and her refreshingly normal present.</p><p>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 <i>Clarissa</i>. </p><p>From her first commercial to her current starring role in ABC Family's hit <i>Melissa and</i> <i>Joey</i>, 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:</p><p>--guest appearances in shows like <i>Saturday Night Live</i> and <i>The Equalizer</i> <br />--auditioning for <i>Punky Brewster </i>and<i> Clarissa</i><br /><i></i>--her early Broadway days<br />--wacky parties she's thrown and attended<br />-- the actors who influenced her and whom she befriended, worked with and competed against <br />--her experiences both on and off-set-with <i>Sabrina</i>'s Salem the Cat and Elvis the Alligator on <i>Clarissa</i> <br />--how she met the love of her life at the Kentucky Derby <br />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.</p>