PERSON
Danica McKellar
- Known for
- The Wonder Years (1988), Crown for Christmas (2015), Generator Rex (2010), Static Shock (2000)
30 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
Danica McKellar is an actor best known for The Wonder Years, Crown for Christmas and Generator Rex.
All facts (30)
- #001
In June 1998, Danica McKellar graduated from UCLA with a bachelor's degree in mathematics, earning highest honors.
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Danica McKellar is a two-time New York Times bestselling author, with her books "Math Doesn't Suck" (2007) and "Kiss My Math" (2008).
- #003
Danica McKellar speaks French.
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Danica McKellar is one of the few people who has both an Erdős number (the number of scientific paper authors needed to connect to the Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős) and a Bacon number (the degrees of separation between herself and the American actor Kevin Bacon). Many scientists and mathematicians have an Erdős number, and many actors have a Bacon number, but relatively few people have both.
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Danica McKellar took on the role of Catherine in the San Diego production of David Auburn's play "Proof." Catherine is an unconventional mathematical genius who wrote a groundbreaking proof at a very young age; McKellar is likewise an unexpected mathematical genius who wrote a proof at a very young age (she was the only undergraduate invited to speak at Rutgers University's biennial Statistical Mechanics conference).
- #006
Danica McKellar was invited to take part in "Celebrity Wife Swap" and "The Apprentice," but she turned down both offers.
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Danica McKellar's mother's ancestors are Portuguese (via the Azores and Madeira islands); her father's ancestry is Scottish, Irish, French, German and Dutch.
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Brandy Winn, the co-author of Danica McKellar's mathematics paper, graduated from the University of Chicago with a doctorate in mathematics (2005).
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On September 7, 2010, Danica McKellar gave birth to her first child, Draco McKellar Verta, at the age of 35. The child's father is her former husband, Mike Verta.
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Danica McKellar was a member of the Alpha Chi chapter of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority at UCLA.
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Danica McKellar appeared in Debbie Gibson's 1988 music video "No More Rhyme."
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When she was young, Danica McKellar's favorite actor was Michael Keaton.
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Danica is derived from a Slavic word meaning "morning star." In Slavic folklore, the name appears as a personification of the morning star.
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On June 4, 2012, Danica McKellar filed for divorce from her husband of three years, Mike Verta.
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When she was young, Danica McKellar's least favorite subject was Physical Education.
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Danica McKellar's Erdős-Bacon-Sabbath number is 10, one of the lowest on the planet.
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When she was young, Danica McKellar's favorite TV shows were Cheers (1982), Murphy Brown (1988) and The Wonder Years (1988).
- #018
Danica McKellar played Catherine in the theatrical play "Proof" at the San Diego Repertory Theatre.
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Danica McKellar is the younger sister of Crystal McKellar, whom she considers her best friend.
- #020
In the animated series Generator Rex, Fred Savage and Danica McKellar voice Noah and his girlfriend Claire, respectively. In the series The Wonder Years (1988), they played childhood friends/sweethearts Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper, respectively.
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In July 2014, Danica McKellar became engaged to attorney Scott Svelosky.
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As a child, Danica McKellar's favorite actresses were Crystal McKellar and Kirstie Alley.
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As a child, Danica McKellar's favorite films were Total Recall (1990), Ghost (1990) and On the Waterfront (1954).
- #024
Danica McKellar was the Celebrity Judge at UCLA's Spring Sing 2005.
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Danica McKellar is the daughter of Mahaila McKellar and Christopher McKellar.
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Danica McKellar reprised the role of Frieda Goren in the Kids WB series Static Shock (2000).
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Before Kelly Osbourne became known to the public, Danica McKellar played the daughter of Ozzy Osbourne (Patton Oswalt) and Sharon Osbourne (Nancy Carell), and in 1998 she played the sister of "Me" Osbourne (Kevin E. Elliot) in VH1's comedy series Random Play (1999).
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Danica McKellar attended Jason Marsden's wedding.
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Danica McKellar is the half-sister of Christopher McKellar Jr. and Connor McKellar.
- #030
As a child, Danica McKellar's car was a Mercedes.
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