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Dancing With The Stars (American TV Series) Season 13
Season thirteen of ''Dancing with the Stars'' premiered on September 19, 2011, on the ABC network. Actor J. R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff were crowned the champions, while Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke finished in second place, and talk show host Ricki Lake and Derek Hough finished in third. Cast Couples Nine professional partners — Derek Hough, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Mark Ballas, Lacey Schwimmer, Karina Smirnoff, Anna Trebunskaya, and Kym Johnson — returned this season. Maksim's brother, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, made his debut competing as a professional. Peta Murgatroyd and Tristan MacManus, part of season 12's troupe of dancers, also became professional partners for the first time. Louis van Amstel did not compete as a professional, but participated in a new segment called "Ballroom Battles", which was cancelled on November 7. The dance troupe consisted of six dancers: Sharna Burgess, Dasha Chesnokova, Oksana Dmytrenko, Sasha Farber, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kym Johnson-Herjavec
Kym Herjavec (née Johnson; born 4 August 1976) is an Australian professional ballroom dancer and television performer who appeared in the first three seasons of the Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series), Australian version of ''Dancing with the Stars (American TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer, before moving to the Dancing with the Stars (American TV series), U.S. version of the franchise from 2006 to 2015. Johnson returned as a professional to the U.S. series in 2017 for its 24th season. She also served as a judge on the Australian version of the show from 2013 to 2015. She is married to Robert Herjavec. Dance biography Johnson began dancing at the age of three. She began ballroom dancing at 13 years of age. In 1998, she and her partner, Lithuanian Tomas Atkocevicius, placed second at the Australian Dancesport Championship in the Open Amateur Modern Ballroom. They also were finalists as the U.K. Ballroom Championships at Blackpool. She retir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacey Schwimmer
Lacey Mae Schwimmer (born June 28, 1988) is an American ballroom dancer and singer. She is best known as a contestant of the third season of '' So You Think You Can Dance'' who placed fourth. She is the daughter of noted dancer Buddy Schwimmer, as well as the cousin of Heidi Groskreutz, who placed fourth on the second season of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and younger sister of Benji Schwimmer, the winner of the show's second season. She participated in the seventh season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer paired with Lance Bass of 'N Sync, in the eighth season of the show paired with '' Jackass'' star Steve-O and in the ninth season paired with actor and Iron Chef America host Mark Dacascos. Schwimmer returned to ''Dancing with the Stars'' for its eleventh season and she was partnered with Disney Channel star Kyle Massey and in the 12th season, paired with radio host Mike Catherwood. In the thirteenth season, she was paired with transgender ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Kressley
Carson Kressley (born November 11, 1969) is an American television personality, actor, and designer. Beginning in 2003, he appeared in the Bravo series '' Queer Eye for the Straight Guy''. He was also the motivational host of the TV show '' How to Look Good Naked'' and OWN's ''Carson Nation'' and a contestant on season 13 of '' Dancing with the Stars''. Since 2015, Kressley has been a judge on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Beginning in October 2018, he teamed up with former '' Queer Eye'' colleague Thom Filicia for a new series called '' Get a Room with Carson & Thom'' on Bravo. The series followed the two as Thom mentored Carson in the interior design business, and featured two clients in each episode. The show lasted one ten-episode season on Bravo, with the final episode broadcast on December 22, 2018. Early life and education Kressley was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and raised in nearby Orefield, Pennsylvania. His family raised ponies. He competed in equestrian events f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan O'Neal
Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal (April 20, 1941 – December 8, 2023) was an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, he trained as an amateur boxer before beginning a career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera '' Peyton Place''. It was an instant hit and boosted O'Neal's career. He later found success in films, most notably in the romantic drama '' Love Story'' (1970), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama; Peter Bogdanovich's '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972); '' Paper Moon'' (1973), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy; Stanley Kubrick's ''Barry Lyndon'' (1975), in which he portrayed the titular character; Richard Attenborough's '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977); and Walter Hill's ''The Driver'' (1978). From 2006 to 2017, he had a recurring role in the Fox televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Morning America
''Good Morning America'', often abbreviated as ''GMA'', is an American breakfast television, morning television program that is broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. The Sunday edition was canceled in 1999; weekend editions returned on both Saturdays and Sundays on September 4, 2004. The weekday and Saturday programs airs from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in all time in the United States, United States timezones (live in the Eastern Time Zone and on broadcast delay elsewhere across the country). The Sunday editions are an hour long and are transmitted to ABC's stations live at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time, although stations in some media markets air them at different times. Viewers in the Pacific Time Zone receive an updated feed with a specialized opening and updated live reports. A third hour of the weekday broadcast aired from 2007 to 2008, exclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Pad
''Bachelor Pad'' is an elimination-style two-hour American reality television game show that debuted on August 9, 2010 on ABC. The show features contestants from '' The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'', who compete for a final cash prize of $250,000. Former game show host and news anchor Chris Harrison reprises his role from ''The Bachelor'', while Melissa Rycroft served as special guest co-host for the first season. In March 2013, it was announced that the program would not return for a fourth season. However, one year later after the show cancelled, it was replaced by '' Bachelor in Paradise''. Blake Julian and Holly Durst of season 2 were married on June 2, 2012. They are the only Bachelor Pad couple to get married. About the show The show stars eleven women and eight men eliminated from various seasons of '' The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' who compete for a $250,000 prize. The women on the first season were mostly from ''The Bachelor'' season 14. The men on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Nyemchek
''So You Think You Can Dance'', an American dance competition show, returned for its fourteenth season on Monday, June 12, 2017. The new season's judge panel once again features series creator Nigel Lythgoe (who also serves as executive producer), as well as the return of ballroom expert Mary Murphy, along with new permanent member Vanessa Hudgens joining the panel of judges, while Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a thirteenth consecutive season. Auditions Open auditions for season 14 were held in two cities beginning in March 2014. All-stars The season will consist of All-stars acting as judges for the Academy round who, after each individual dance style challenge, select contestants to join their team of four contestants. They will ultimately each choose one contestants at the end of Academy who will move on to compete in the live shows. The All-stars are: * Gaby Diaz - Season 12 - Winner * Comfort Fedoke - Season 4 - Top 8 * Marko Germar - Season 8 - Top 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Farber
Aleksandr Mikhailovich "Sasha" Farber (born 9 May 1984) is an Australian and American professional dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his appearances on the reality competition series ''Dancing with the Stars (American TV series), Dancing with the Stars''. Early life Aleksandr Mikhailovich Farber was born to a Jews, Jewish family on 9 May 1984 in Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR (present-day Belarus). The town he was born in was not far from Chernobyl, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR (present-day Ukraine). After the Chernobyl disaster, Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, his family emigrated to Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Career Farber began dancing at the age of 13, while training for his Bar and bat mitzvah, bar mitzvah. By 17, he won the Australian Youth Latin Championships twice and represented Australia at the World Latin Dance Champions, World Latin Championships. He was also featured in the 2000 Summer Olympics cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oksana Dmytrenko
Oksana (Dmytrenko) Platero () is a Ukrainian ballroom and Latin dancer. She spent five seasons as a member of the troupe on ''Dancing with the Stars'' in the United States. She joined the United Kingdom's ''Strictly Come Dancing'' as a professional dancer in series 14. Early life Oksana Dmytrenko was born on 29 October 1988 in Ukraine. Dmytrenko's father left the family when she was five years old, leaving her mother, Inna, to raise Oksana as a single parent. The family lived in the city of Kharkiv where Inna sold clothing. At age six, Inna enrolled Dmytrenko in dance lessons. Dmytrenko has one younger brother, who was born in Ukraine after Oksana moved to the United States. In 2017, she joined ''Mira Quien Baila'' as a professional dancer in season 5. Career Oksana began competing as a Latin and ballroom dancer with partner Artem Plakhotnyi and later Igor Kantsedal. In 2004 she began partnering with Aleksandr Altukhov. The pair first competed for Ukraine and then moved to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharna Burgess
Sharna May Burgess (born 21 June 1985) is an Australian ballroom dancer who is best known for being a professional partner and troupe member on the ABC series ''Dancing with the Stars''. She is the winner of season 27 of American television show ''Dancing with the Stars'' with her celebrity partner Bobby Bones, where she has also been a runner-up in several other seasons. She has also been a judge on the Australian version of the show since 2019, along with Craig Revel Horwood and Tristan MacManus. Early life Burgess was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia to Ray and Lucy Burgess. Growing up, she was involved in several sports and different styles of dance. At the age of five, she began training in ballet, jazz and gymnastics. When she turned eight, her study of ballroom began, and she went on to win many local and national titles. At age 15, she was chosen to represent Australia at the World Championships in both the Standard and Latin styles, and performed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Van Amstel
Louis van Amstel (born June 23, 1972, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch ballroom dance champion, professional dancer, and choreographer who appears on the American reality television series ''Dancing with the Stars''. Early life Louis van Amstel was born in Amsterdam; his grandparents were competitive ballroom dancers. He began dancing at 10 and entered competitions at 15. He stopped attending school at 16 to pursue dancing full-time.dancingwithlouis.com Career Early career Van Amstel competed professionally with Julie Fryer. They were coached by Ruud Vermeij. In 1990, Van Amstel and Fryer became Dutch Latin Champions and 10 Dance Champions. They also made the final in the 'under 21' category in Blackpool. During the same year, they received a bronze medal at the German Open, at the World La ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peta Murgatroyd
Peta Jane Murgatroyd (born 14 July 1986) is an Australian and American professional Latin dancer. She performed in the international tour of the dance production ''Burn the Floor'', including its Broadway run. She is best known for her appearances on the American edition of ''Dancing with the Stars'', which she and her partners have won twice. Early life Murgatroyd was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but moved to Australia when she was 18 months old; as a result, she considers herself more of an Australian. She was raised in Perth, Western Australia, and started studying classical ballet at age 4. She trained for 12 years under former principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet, Madame Lubov Nikonorenko. An ankle injury at the age of 16 forced her to give up ballet. Murgatroyd then took up Latin dancing. Career Within months of beginning ballroom training, Murgatroyd became the W.A. Amateur Latin State Champion in 2002 and won the title again in 2003. She placed second in the Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
