You probably know Lisa Ann Walter for her comedy, big personality and tell it like it is attitude. But, before she made her way onto our screens and into our hearts, she was just an Italian American kid growing-up in Washington, D.C. During a recent interview on WrapWomen's “UnWrapped” podcast, the “Abbott Elementary” star opened-up about the defining moment in her childhood that made her the person she is today.

During this episode, Walter also...

• Slams Florida book ban: Teachers aren’t trusted to pick books “but they want them to carry guns”
• Reveals she doesn’t ‘have the nerve’ to ask #QuintaBrunson to put her “Parent Trap” BFF on the show
• Shares her first impressions of “Abbott Elementary” co-stars
• Opens up about developing an eating disorder as a teenager