Danica McKellarΒ is aΒ New York TimesΒ bestselling author of groundbreaking math books, includingΒ Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math, Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape,Β Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss, Hot X: Algebra Exposed!,Β and theΒ Goodnight, NumbersΒ series of children's books,Β and is a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in mathematics. She is also well known for her acting roles onΒ The Wonder Years, The West Wing,Β and multiple Hallmark Channel movies, and as a quarterfinalist onΒ Dancing with the Stars.Β She lives with her family in Los Angeles.