Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Dancer

Maksim Chmerkovskiy was born in Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine on January 17th, 1980 and is the Dancer. At the age of 44, Maksim Chmerkovskiy biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy, Maks
Date of Birth
January 17, 1980
Nationality
Ukraine
Place of Birth
Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
Age
44 years old
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
Networth
$8 Million
Profession
Choreographer, Dancer, Teacher
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 44 years old, Maksim Chmerkovskiy has this physical status:

Height
188cm
Weight
87kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Light Brown
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Judaism
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Not Available
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Peta Murgatroyd ​(m. 2017)​
Children
1
Dating / Affair
Elena Grinenko, Karina Smirnoff (2008-2009), Peta Murgatroyd, Kate Upton, Jennifer Lopez (2014)
Parents
Aleksandr Chmerkovskiy, Larisa Chmerkovskiy
Siblings
Valentin Chmerkovskiy (Younger Brother) (Dance Champion)
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Life

Maksim "Maks" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy (born January 17, 1980) is a Ukrainian-American Latin–ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor.

He is widely known as one of the professional dancers on the American television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in season two.

In his 17 seasons as a competing pro on the show, Chmerkovskiy made it to the final round five times, with two runner-up and two third-place finishes.

On May 20, 2014, Chmerkovskiy, paired with Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis, won his first Dancing with the Stars title.

Chmerkovskiy has also starred in the Broadway productions of dance shows Burn the Floor and Forever Tango.

Early life

Chmerkovskiy was born January 17, 1980, in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR to parents Aleksandr "Sasha" Chmerkovskiy and Larisa Chmerkovskaya. He has a younger brother, Valentin Chmerkovskiy (born 1986), who is also a professional dancer. His father is Jewish, and his mother is Christian, and he has described himself as Jewish.

He began dancing at age 4 when Chmerkovskiy's parents enrolled him in a school of aesthetic education. The aim of the school was to train children to become young gentlemen or ladies, and the education included manners and ballroom dance. He eventually began competing in ten-dance, which includes both ballroom and Latin dances. As a child Chmerkovskiy also participated in tennis, soccer, and swimming.

At age 13, he broke his right leg in a skiing accident and had a titanium rod put in to stabilize his leg. Doctors foresaw long-term difficulties and little possibility of a dancing career; however, he recovered and was dancing again six months later.

The family immigrated to Brooklyn, New York in 1994. The challenges of immigration for Chmerkovskiy and his family included financial and language barriers. On his second day in the United States, Chmerkovskiy had a new pair of roller blades stolen. Moving to the United States also gave Chmerkovskiy the opportunity to rededicate himself to dance. At 15 he began working at a local Russian restaurant, dancing as entertainment. Working at the restaurant, Chmerkovskiy decided winning competitions as a dancer would be a way to argue for higher pay.

Personal life

Chmerkovskiy is a Russian speaker, but understands the Ukrainian language. Chmerkovskiy did not speak English when he moved to the United States. He says he learned English from reading street signs in Brooklyn. Chmerkovskiy lives primarily in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He was engaged to fellow DWTS pro and Ukrainian Karina Smirnoff for nine months in 2009. In 2012, Chmerkovskiy began dating another DWTS pro, Peta Murgatroyd, but the relationship ended in 2013 after 10 months. Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd reunited in October 2014. Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd became engaged on December 5, 2015, when he proposed while onstage for a performance of Sway: A Dance Trilogy in Miami, Florida. Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd's son Shai Aleksander was born January 4, 2017 and they were married in a contemporary ceremony in Long Island, New York on July 8, 2017.

In March 2022, Chmerkovskiy confirmed that he had fled from Ukraine to Poland, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also documented scenes from the invasion on social media and joined the movement "#StandWithUkraine".

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On the red carpet of a television event in Los Angeles, Allison Holker and Maksim Chmerkovskiy perform a sophisticated twirl

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 5, 2024
Allison Holker and Maksim Chmerkovskiy arrived on the 2024 Fox Spring Preview red carpet in contrasting styles. The 36-year-old dancer selected a brown color palette, but Peggy Murgatroyd, the 44-year-old choreographer, who is expecting with wife Peta Murgatroyd, wore a white outfit. The mother-of-three layered a satin brown trench coat over a tight fitting crew neck top, which she tucked into a leather maxi skirt.

Peta Murgatroyd is pregnant! Maksim Chmerkovskiy, a DWTS alum, has announced the birth of her third child, months after welcoming their second child

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 5, 2024
Peta Murgatroyd and her partner Maks Chmerkovskiy are expecting their third child together. On Monday, the professional dancer, 37, shared the joyous news on her Instagram account. The Dancing With The Stars alum - who welcomed her second child last year - also wrote that she, as well as her husband Maks, were 'sooooo happy and so ready to be a family of 5 soon!'

Producers step in and warn islanders to rethink their ways if they get a lot of hate, and admits that 'fame-hungry contestants' has destroyed the show.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2024
Ekin-Su Culculoglu has shared more insight into what happens in the Love Island villa behind the scenes if anyone is feeling a lot of hate on the outside. The former Love Islander, 29, who rose to fame after winning Love Island in 2022 with partner Davide Sanclimenti, has revealed that if a star had stumbled on a bad way onscreen, producers would step in and warn actors to 'change their ways.' The Essex-based actress, who appeared in a Turkish soap opera before, also said that fame-hungry contestants had 'produced the show.'

Peta Murgatroyd Speaks Out After Husband Maksim Chmerkovskiy Returns Home From Ukraine

perezhilton.com, March 6, 2022
Peta Murgatroyd is speaking out after her husband, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, safely returned home from Ukraine. As we've previously mentioned, the professional dancer had been in the Eastern European region while filming on the Ukrainian version of Dancing With the Stars. And when Russia invaded Ukraine, Chmerkovskiy began posting updates on Instagram to raise concerns about the conflict, as well as encouraging people to speak out for the Ukrainian people. He eventually recovered from Ukraine on a train heading for Poland earlier this month before flying back to Los Angeles on Wednesday, and the couple was reunited at the Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy's Emotional Reunion With Peta Murgatroyd

perezhilton.com, March 3, 2022
Maksim Chmerkovskiy has since returned to the United States. The Dancing with the Stars pro has had a long and turbulent ride from Ukraine, where he was judging a dance competition when the Russian invasion began. Maks updated followers on what was going on in his home country by posting videos from Kyiv's streets to a bomb shelter, and to a stop along his 23-hour train ride to Warsaw, Poland, on social media.

DWTS's Maksim Chmerkovskiy And Peta Murgatroyd Are Married!

perezhilton.com, July 9, 2017
Such wonderful news!Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd are married! According to media reports, the Dancing With The Stars pair tied the knot on Saturday at Oheka Castle on Long Island, New York. Related: Get All Your DWTS News HERE! During a 40-minute wedding reception in front of about 300 people, the pair put on what they described as "the party of the year" at their wedding, allowing guests to experience it up. Peta wore an ornate Karen Sabag Couture ball gown for the elegant, classic ceremony — and even gave things a family touch, using her mother as her makeup artist!Awww!Fortunately for us, wedding guest Nyle DiMarco, who won DWTS with Murgatroyd as his partner in 2016, posted quite a few images and videos online from the wedding and afterparty (below): Can we talk about how beautiful @PetaMurgatroyd looked last night!!!CONGRATULATIONS, Peta and Maks!! #chmergatroydwedding pic from www.twitter.com 90OXj8wD3B.com ó14 Nyle DiMarco (@NyleDiMarco) July 9, 2017 — twitter.com/90OXj8wD3b &@NyleDiMarco)
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