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Danica McKellar

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Danica McKellar

Known for
The Wonder Years (1988), Crown for Christmas (2015), Generator Rex (2010), Static Shock (2000)

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Danica McKellar is an actor best known for The Wonder Years, Crown for Christmas and Generator Rex.

16 Interesting Facts About Danica McKellar

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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).

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    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 was invited to take part in "Celebrity Wife Swap" and "The Apprentice," but she turned down both offers.

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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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    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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  9. #015

    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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  11. #018

    Danica McKellar played Catherine in the theatrical play "Proof" at the San Diego Repertory Theatre.

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    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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  14. #026

    Danica McKellar reprised the role of Frieda Goren in the Kids WB series Static Shock (2000).

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  15. #028

    Danica McKellar attended Jason Marsden's wedding.

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  16. #030

    As a child, Danica McKellar's car was a Mercedes.

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