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At the risk of being forgotten completely by the media, I went to college and pursued a passion that had nothing to do with acting: mathematics.

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Danica McKellar
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 3
Actor
Actress
Director
Film Actor
Film Director
Mathematician
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
La Jolla
California
Danica Mae McKellar
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Went
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Acting
Mathematics
Nothing
Forgotten
Completely
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