-Lori Rom was originally
cast to play Phoebe until she left for "personal reasons"
-Chris Boyd was originally
cast as Andy
-Holly and Alyssa vowed
not to talk about life on set without Shannen
-The episode Size Matters
was originally sceduled to be before Enter The Demon
-Apparently, Shannen's
work as director was bad, so it cost alot to edit the episodes she directed
-The actress with the
most Charmed Fan Mail is actually not one of the main stars of the show. Actress Finola Hughes who plays the girl's mother
receives the most fan mail from Charmed series viewers.
-The only male witches
shown in the series have all been children.
-Alyssa was dating Brian
Krause & Shannen was dating Julian McMahon
-Jennifer Love Hewitt
was offered the role of Paige, but she turned it down
-In syndication, the
episodes are cut for time
-Alyssa Milano had a
best-selling exercise video called Teen Steam
-Julian McMahon is the
son of Sir William McMahon, Prime Minister of Australia
-Cristine Rose, who played
Clair Pryce, also was in The Elvira Show, which is also witch themed
-Shannen was offered
a role in Scream 3
-Debbi Morgan's accent
is fake
-Dorian's role in Charmed
decreased becasue of his committment to his new talk show The Other Half
-Rebecca Balding played
Aunt Jackie in The Fourth Sister before she played Elise Rothman
-Michael Bailey Smith
has multiple roles on Charmed. He played Belthozar, The Source, Shax, Janor, & a Grimlock
-T.W. King, Finola Hughes,
and Greg Vaughn were both on General Hospital
-All four sisters have
tatoos in real life. Rose has one of a woman on her right shoulder. Alyssa has a sacred heart on her behind, a
fairy kneeling in grass on her hip, rosary beads on her back, an angel on her left ankle, an Orobous (a snake biting its own
tail) on her right wrist, an "om" on the other wrist and a garland of flowers around her right ankle. Holly has a rose
on her right shoulder blade, a paisley-type band on her left wrist, a tribal-type band around her right wrist, and a butterfly
on the inside of her right wrist. Shannen has some but they are unknown.
-Shannen choreographed
Piper's bar dance in Coyote Piper
-Julian's favorite song
is "People Are Stranger" by the Doors. That song was used at the very end of the unaired pilot
-The Book of Shadows
weighs over 9 pounds, and the cast said it usually takes 2 of them to lift it. It is also the most valuable thing on
set.
-In the episode "Dreamspell"
Pheobe asks the question "Who's the boss?" which is the title of the TV show that Alyssa Milano starred in when she was younger.
-Rose watched the show,
but stopped when she got cast, so she wouldn't know what happens, like Paige
-Alyssa lost out a role
in Mallrats to Shannen Doherty
-A picture of Alyssa
was used to draw Ariel from The Little Mermaid. Alyssa played a mermaid in the season 5 premiere of Charmed.
-Shannen is allergic
to chocolate, but can't resist Twix
-Holly and Alyssa became
producers for the show in 2002 but when they did this, other producers were fired, including Hollys boyfriend
-It took Shannen 2 years
to persuade her parents to allow her to act
-Holly is dating and
living with David W. Donoho, a former producer for the show
-Shannen was fired from
Aaron Spelling's other show, "Beverly Hills, 90210"
-Michael Bailey Smith
was reluctant to shave his head for Charmed, but did anyway.
-Victor was played by
Tony Denison in his first appearance and was later played by James Read in all other appearances
-The theme song, "How
Soon Is Now" by Love Spit Love, is available on the soundtrack of The Craft, which also was about teenage witches.
-The house used for the
exterior shots of the "Manor" is located at 1329 Carroll Ave in the Echo Park Section of Los Angeles. On the series,
it's at 1329 Prescott Street in San Francisco.
-At the end of Season
three, Shannen Doherty quit. At the same time WB announced they will pick up Charmed for the next three years
-Aaron Spelling's daughter,
Tori Spelling, was rumored to get the role of Paige when Shannen quit
-Brian Krause auditioned
for the role of Andy
-Victor's last name changes
from (Bennett, Jones, Halliwell) throughout the series
-Aaron Spelling's home
is also reffered to as 'The Manor'
