Darin Strauss is a best-selling American writer whose work has earned a number of awards. Strauss's most recent book -- his follow-up to the NBCC-winning Half a Life -- is The Queen of Tuesday: A Lucille Ball Story, a thrilling love story starring Hollywood's first true media mogul.

Before moving to Southern California in High School, Cantore grew up with Darin on the North Shore of Long Island, New York.