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Posted: Monday, April 11, 2011, 7:30 AM |

Danica McKellar talks 'Mancation,' 'Wonder Years,' math, breasts

Dan Gross

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"Not to sound too personal, but I've always had small breasts, and now I'm pretty impressed with them," Danica McKellar explained about why she was busting out of a gown she wore for a wedding scene she was shooting Thursday at The Merion in Cinnaminson, N.J., for the indie comedy "Mancation."

McKellar, best known to audiences as Winnie Cooper on ABC's "The Wonder Years," is the mother of a 7-month-old son, Draco, and espoused on the benefits of breast-feeding as we spoke with her before her shoot.

"You don't wear a dress like this and then expect people not to look at some point," she said when we suggested that she should commend us for maintaining eye contact with her during the interview.

In the Frank Vain film, McKellar plays the unrequited love interest of the main character, whose wife leaves him. The wife was to be played by Charlie Sheen "goddess" Bree Olson, who dropped out to tour with him.

McKeller, an actress-turned-mathematician-turned-mother, said she loves being recognized for being Winnie Cooper, even 20 years later. "That show and that character were so loved. I'm really grateful to have been a part of that," she said. "Not everybody is recognized for that. You can have a character that was goofy. Steve Urkel, I mean Jaleel White, he's changed his whole appearance. He's sick of people doing Steve Urkel imitations," McKellar said.

"Mancation" co-stars Joey Fatone, who got into character for a wedding scene by sipping a Captain Morgan and Coke at 10:30 Thursday morning, as well as veteran character-actor Mike Starr, who fondly remembered playing Lenny in "Of Mice and Men" in a 1981 production at Penn's Annenberg Center. He also remembered a profile that Daily News music writer (and then-theater critic) Jonathan Takiff wrote about him at that time.

Speaking of music, Jerry Blavat was also featured in the wedding scene. The Geator and Starr made fast friends.

Below is a video of our interview with McKellar and here is more on McKellar in Molly Eichel's story and here is the rest of our column in Monday's Daily News.

Posted by Dan Gross @ 7:30 AM Permalink | 9 comments

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:58 AM, 04/11/2011

Wow Dan, those are huge! Danica looks nice too.

— Echo

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:33 PM, 04/11/2011

who would have guess.....what a change.....guess Kevin is sorry now...

— nuggett

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:40 PM, 04/11/2011

Danno: SIT UP STRAIGHT! You have the posture of a question mark. You should have asked "if a perar shaped humble columnist wears lady glasses and weighs 215 pounds, how much will he wear after eating 12 free meals @ Davio's and scarfing down 4 Butterscotch Krimpets per day".
Seriously, NICE WORK, buddy! Proud to be a GROSSIan!
KING~out

— thee~KING

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:59 PM, 04/11/2011

Dan, did someone remove the couch cushion? You look like you're sitting on the floor or something.

— TyroneShoes

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:52 PM, 04/11/2011

Tyrone:

A-plus game! Made me snort when I read that! Nice work.
Danno: PLEASE, as a charter member of a laGROSSa nostra, I ask you to tell us; were they real and FABULOUS?
KING~out

— thee~KING

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:47 PM, 04/11/2011

Obviously, my immense weight simply sunk me into the couch. That or, I had the best possible vantage point to see...

— DanGross

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:28 AM, 04/12/2011

Dan. Nice return. You're a good man to put your bloody hand into the piranha tank.

— Roger Podacter

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:22 PM, 04/12/2011

Attaguy, Dan! Comment to your loyal minions, we'll go to war on your behalf! Stu WHO?
KING~out

— thee~KING

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