Who Is Danica McKellar's Husband? All About Scott Sveslosky

Mar. 15, 2025

Scott Sveslosky and Danica McKellar attend the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Photo:Kevin Mazur/BMA2015/WireImage

Kevin Mazur/BMA2015/WireImage

Danica McKellarand her husband, Scott Sveslosky, have been going strong for more than a decade.

TheWonder Yearsalum and attorney got married in November 2014, just over a year after their first date. She wrote about the early days of their romance on social media, sharing that they initially met for coffee in October 2013 but ended up spending the whole day together after grabbing lunch and frozen yogurt. As she put it, their continuous date ultimately “turned into a lifetime together.”

“Thank you Scott, for being the best husband and partnerI ever could have dreamed off,” McKellar captioned photos of themon Instagram. “I love you so much and all our adventures together. Here’s to many more decades ahead!”

“He’s not a writer! He’s a lawyer,” she told PEOPLE in 2023. “He just is good at putting together ideaswhen I really want to do something. And it’s just fun to have that knowledge that he’s a part of this."

McKellar attributes their success as a couple to continuously working on their marriage. She toldCountry Livingin 2018, “Keep doing stuff. Keep making your partner feel special. Keep going, and don’t stop. And when you do stop, then double your efforts because you let your side down for a minute.”

So who is Danica McKellar’s husband? Here’s everything to know about Scott Sveslosky and his relationship with the actress.

He is a lawyer

Danica McKellar and Scott Sveslosky attend the 23rd LA Times Festival of Books at USC on April 21, 2018.David Livingston/Getty

David Livingston/Getty

After attending undergrad and law school at the University of Southern California, Sveslosky went to work at the law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP in 2001, according to hisLinkedIn. He is currently a partner at the same law firm for their business trial practice group in Los Angeles, and his work focuses on insurance-related litigation, perhis bio.

Outside of his work as a partner, he is also an adjunct professor at Woodbury University, where he teaches a course called personal development and organization culture for undergraduate students and conflict resolution for graduate students.

He has written movies that McKellar has starred in

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When he’s not working as a lawyer or spending time with his family, Sveslosky enjoys writing stories and a few have made their way onto the small screen. He was the mind behind Hallmark’s 2017 movieCampfire Kiss(which McKellar was an executive producer on) and the Great American Family’s 2023 filmSwing Into Romance.

McKellar spoke to PEOPLE about her husband’s involvement in the films and recalled how he helped one of her dream roles become a reality.

“Back in 2017, I told my husband that I wanted to play a math teacher in a movie, and he wrote the story for a movie that ended up being calledCampfire Kiss, and I did that for Hallmark,” she said. “More recently, I said, ‘I really want to dance in a movie,’ and he wrote this story.”

The actress said that Sveslosky will “surprise” her with a story as a romantic gesture.

“He’ll say, ‘Hey, so remember when you were talking about how you wanted to do a movie about dance?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah.’ And he says, ‘Well I wrote this 10 pages of a story. What do you think?’ ” she explained. “So it’s really all him. Again, it’s not his day job, so the fact he will take to time to do that is really cool.”

They met through friends

Danica McKellar and Scott Sveslosky arrive at the 20th Annual Fulfillment Fund Stars Benefit Gala in October 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

McKellar opened up toCountry Livingin 2018 about her relationship with Sveslosky, including how the couple met.

“‘He’s a great dad to his son and just got out of a two-year relationship and we just want him to meet somebody nice. He’s such a nice guy,' " McKellar explained. “I thought, ‘Okay, well, a nice guy — that’s really what I want. He doesn’t have to be a model or anything.’ But turns out, he did used to be a model. He’s everything.”

The West Wingstarrecalled their first time meeting in person after chatting on the phone multiple times. She shared that when she sat across from him at the coffee shop, she “started giggling and couldn’t stop.”

They have been married since 2014

Danica McKellar and Scott Sveslosky take a selfie in Banff, Alberta.Danica McKellar Instagram

Danica McKellar Instagram

After the couple got engaged on July 16, 2014, they tied the knot later that year on November 15, in an intimate ceremony at sunrise in Hawaii. McKellar called her wedding to Sveslosky “absolutely magical.”

“The forecast predicted rain, but there was not a drop of water in the clear sky,” she told PEOPLE afterward. “The sun came peaking up over the mountains just as I was walking down the aisle, alongside both my parents.”

She teased the close-knit occasion during a September 2014 interview withABC News,explaining, “It will be a really small wedding because we’ve both been married before, we’ve both had big weddings, and this time around it’s really just about us.”

TheDancing With the Starsalum was previously married to composer Mike Verta from 2009 to 2013. The former couple share one child,son Draco.

In November 2024, McKellar and Svesloskycelebrated a decade of marriage.

They have a blended family

Danica McKellar with husband Scott Sveslosky and son Draco.Danica McKellar Instagram

McKellar and Sveslosky embrace their blended family. During her marriage with Verta, she welcomed her son Draco on Sept. 7, 2010. Sveslosky also has a child from his previous marriage, a son named Hunter.

After McKellar and Sveslosky got engaged, the actress told PEOPLE in a statement, “We are looking forward to merging our families.”

Draco and Hunter also took part in the wedding ceremony with several other close relatives.

“Scott and I exchanged our vows, and then we exchanged family vows with our sons Hunter and Draco — we wrote everything ourselves,” she told PEOPLE. “We also performed a sand ceremony where the four of us poured different colored sand into a vase which we will keep at home.”

They live in Tennessee together

Danica McKellar and Scott Sveslosky take a selfie outdoors.Danica McKellar Instagram

“I am just loving the fact thatmy Christmas movie characters have rubbed off on me,” she explained. “I think it’s just a wonderful example of life imitating art.”

McKellar, Sveslosky, Draco and the actress’ mom, Mahalia, moved an hour outside Nashville during the summer of 2022. She said that she and her husband had been “wanting more nature for a long time,” adding, “We were kind of ready to not be in a city anymore.”

The actress echoed similar sentiments during an appearance on theTodayshowin addition to sharing more of their inspiration to put down new roots in the South.

“My husband and I have some history there, quite a few dates and holidays,” she said. “A ton of friends (are) moving out there. It seems like a lot of people are moving to Tennessee and I see why.”

source: people.com