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Former Sayville Resident, Now Celebrity, Kickstarts Movie Project

TV star Melissa Joan Hart aims to change her image with new movie.

Former Sayville resident Melissa Joan Hart, an accomplished actress known from her starring role on the Nickelodeon series Clarissa Explains It All and a seven-year TV stint as Sabrina the Teenage Witch, is looking for funding support for a new movie project.

Hart was born in Smithtown and lived in Sayville for many years before moving to New York City with her mother, according to Wikipedia.

The 37-year-old is running a Kickstarter funding effort to finance a romantic comedy she wants to develop called Darci's Walk of Shame. As of Tuesday Hart has raised about $50,000 from 283 backers. Her goal is $2 million dollars and there are 13 days left in the project funding push.



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