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Dancing With The Stars (American Season 31)
The thirty-first season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' premiered on Disney+ on September 19, 2022, and concluded on November 21, 2022. This season marked the first live competition show to air on the streaming platform and the first season to not air on ABC. Tyra Banks returned as host, while season 19 champion Alfonso Ribeiro joined as co-host. Social media personality Charli D'Amelio and Mark Ballas were crowned the champions, while ''The Bachelorette'' star Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy finished in second place, comedian Wayne Brady and Witney Carson finished in third place, and drag queen Shangela and Gleb Savchenko finished in fourth. This marked the last season for host Tyra Banks and longtime judge Len Goodman, who retired at the conclusion of the season, prior to his death five months later. Cast Couples This season featured sixteen celebrity contestants. On August 25, 2022, it was reported that Charli D'Amelio and her mother Heidi D'Amelio would be competin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witney Carson
Witney Capri Carson McAllister (née Carson; born October 17, 1993) is an American professional Latin dance, Latin ballroom dancer and choreographer. She first gained attention in 2012, when the then-18-year-old as the last female contestant in season nine of So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 9), ''So You Think You Can Dance''. Carson continued her professional dancing career in early 2013 as a troupe dancer in Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 16), seasons 16 and Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 17), 17 of ''Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series), Dancing with the Stars''. She was promoted to professional partner in Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18), season 18. In Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 19), season 19, she and her partner Alfonso Ribeiro were announced the winners on November 25, 2014, making her one of six professional dancers to win the mirror ball trophy within their first two seasons. For that season, she received a nomination for the Primetime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy (website)
Heavy (stylized as Heavy.com and heavy.) is a sports news website based in New York City. It publishes sports news and information for an American audience, with a focus on the NFL, NBA and MLB. History Heavy was founded by Simon Assaad and David Carson in 1999 as a video-focused entertainment site aimed primarily at young men, debuting audiovisual pop culture phenomena like the '' Kung Faux'' series. Assaad and Carson said they modeled the highly interactive site on video games. Assaad continues to serve as CEO, and Aaron Nobel is the editor-in-chief. Content Heavy primarily aggregates news on sports and trending topics. ''The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...''s editorial board cited Heavy in an August 2019 story on the mass shooter i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Durant
Daniel N. Durant (born December 24, 1989) is an American stage and screen actor. Deaf since birth, his breakthrough starring role was as Moritz Stiefel in the 2015 Broadway revival of '' Spring Awakening''. Durant had a major supporting role in the Academy Award-winning film '' CODA'' (2021). He and the cast won the Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, along with the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards. On television, he is known for his recurring role in the ABC Family series '' Switched at Birth'' (2013–2017). Early life Durant was born deaf in Detroit, Michigan to deaf parents who struggled with addiction; he was adopted as a toddler by his paternal aunt Lori Durant and later her wife Mary Engels. He grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. He attended the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf in Faribault and graduated in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Baena
Joseph Baena (born October 2, 1997) is an American actor and fitness model, who is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Early life Joseph Baena is the biological son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mildred Patricia "Patty" Peña. At his birth, he was the legal son of Rogelio Baena, a Colombian who his mother was married to at the time he was born, from whom his mother shortly separated after Baena's birth. At 13 years old, he was legally recognised as a child by Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is the maternal half-brother of Jackie Rozo; and the paternal half-brother of Katherine, Christina, Patrick, and Christopher Schwarzenegger. His paternal half-brother Christopher was born 5 days earlier on September 27, 1997. He is of Austrian and Guatemalan ancestry. In late 2010, at the age of 13, Baena learned that Arnold Schwarzenegger was his biological father, when the media revealed the fact the day after Schwarzenegger's term as governor concluded. In 2011, his birth achieved some notorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi D'Amelio
Charli Grace D'Amelio ( ; born May 1, 2004) is an American social media personality and dancer. She was a competitive dancer for over a decade before starting her social media career in 2019, when she began posting dance videos on the video-sharing platform TikTok. D'Amelio quickly amassed a large following and subsequently became the most-followed creator on the platform in March 2020 until she was surpassed by Khaby Lame in June 2022. With over 155 million followers, she is the second most-followed person on TikTok, as of 2025. D'Amelio made her feature film debut with a voice role in the 2020 animated film '' StarDog and TurboCat.'' She starred in the Hulu reality series '' The D'Amelio Show'' (2021–2023) with her family and co-led the Snap Original reality show ''Charli vs. Dixie'' (2021–2022), with her sister. In 2022, D'Amelio won the thirty-first season of the dance competition series ''Dancing with the Stars'' alongside Mark Ballas. She made her Broadway debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Savchenko
Gleb Savchenko (; born 16 September 1983) is a Russian dancer and choreographer, who is currently a professional dancer on the Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series), U.S. version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. He previously appeared on the UK, Australian, and Russian versions of the show. Personal life Gleb was born in Moscow. He began dancing at 8 years old. Gleb was married to professional dancer Elena Samodanova, and they have a daughter, Olivia, born in November 2010. In March 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting their second child. Their second daughter, Zlata, was born on 1 August 2017. In November 2020, after 14 years of marriage, he and his wife Elena announced that they had decided to part ways. ''Dancing with the Stars'' (Australia) In 2012, Gleb appeared as a professional on the Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 12), twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series), ''Dancing with the Stars''. He was partnered with model Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangela
Chantaize Darius Jeremy Pierce, better known by the stage name Shangela Laquifa Wadley or simply as Shangela (born November 22, 1981), is an American drag queen, reality television personality, TV producer, and actor best known for competing on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Shangela was the first contestant eliminated in season two, and returned as a surprise contestant in the series' third season, placing sixth. She returned once again for the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' where she finished in joint-third/fourth place alongside winner of the first season, BeBe Zahara Benet. Shangela has also made several television appearances and regularly performs across the United States and Canada. After ''Drag Race'', Shangela appeared in numerous television series, including ''Community'' (2011), ''2 Broke Girls'' (2012), ''Glee'' (2012), ''Bones'' (2014), ''The X-Files'' (2016), and ''Broad City'' (2019). She also appeared in the comedy film '' Hurricane Bianca'' (2016), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Brady
Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular cast member on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' He was the host of the daytime talk show '' The Wayne Brady Show'', the original host of Fox's '' Don't Forget the Lyrics!'', and he has hosted '' Let's Make a Deal'' since its 2009 revival. Brady also performs musical theatre; he portrayed Lola/Simon in the Tony Award–winning musical '' Kinky Boots'' on Broadway from November 2015 to March 2016, and played Aaron Burr in the Chicago production of ''Hamilton'' from January 2017 to April 2017. Brady has won five Emmy Awards. He won his first Emmy Award for his work on ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' in 2003, two more in the next year for ''The Wayne Brady Show'', and two for ''Let's Make a Deal''. He has also been nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for his cover of the Sam Cooke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Chmerkovskiy
Valentin Aleksandrovich "Val" Chmerkovskiy (born March 24, 1986) is a Ukrainian-American professional dancer, best known for his appearances on the U.S. version of ''Dancing with the Stars'', which he won three times. Chmerkovskiy is a two-time World Latin Dance Champion (Junior and Youth) and a 14-time U.S. National Latin Dance champion. Early life and career Chmerkovskiy was born in the Ukrainian city of Odesa, in what was then the Soviet Union. His parents are Aleksandr "Sasha" Chmerkovskiy and Larisa Chmerkovskaya. His older brother, Maksim Chmerkovskiy (born 1980), is also a professional dancer who appears on ''Dancing with the Stars''. His father is Jewish, and his mother is Christian. The family moved to the United States in 1994. In 1996, Maksim and Sasha opened a youth-oriented dance studio in New Jersey, and Valentin was one of the students. In 2001, Valentin and partner Diana Olonetskaya, 15, became the first American dance team to win a world junior championship ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabby Windey
Gabriela Maria Windey is an American television personality who appeared on season 26 of '' The Bachelor'', and co-starred in season 19 of ''The Bachelorette'' alongside Rachel Recchia. In 2022, Windey placed second on season 31 of ''Dancing with the Stars'' and co-hosted the ''Dancing with the Stars Live 2023'' tour. She is also a winner of Peacock's third season of ''The Traitors''. Early life and education Windey was born in Sacramento, California, to parents Rosemary Hewitt and Patrick Windey. She has an older sister named Jazz. Windey is half Mexican with some Apache ancestry. She attended O'Fallon Township High School, where she was the sports editor in the school paper and won Miss O'Fallon in 2008. She graduated from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in 2013, and then moved to Denver, Colorado. Career Windey worked as a nurse in the intensive care unit at University of Colorado Hospital. She was also an NFL cheerleader for the Denver Broncos for 5 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelorette (American TV Series)
''The Bachelorette'' is an American reality television dating game show that debuted on ABC on January 8, 2003. The show is a spin-off of '' The Bachelor'' and the staple part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise. The first season featured Trista Rehn, the runner-up from the first season of '' The Bachelor'', offering the opportunity for Rehn to choose a husband among 25 bachelors. The 2004 season of ''The Bachelorette'' again took a runner-up from the previous season of ''The Bachelor''. After last airing on February 28, 2005, the series returned to ABC during the spring of 2008, following an absence of three years, and has since become an annual staple of the network's summer programming. For its first 16 seasons, the show was hosted by Chris Harrison. JoJo Fletcher took on temporary hosting duties during season 16 when Harrison was isolating having taken his son to college. In March 2021, the show announced it would air two seasons for the first time ever. The seventeenth season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
