Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Dancing with the Stars

- Full name: Maksim "Maks" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy

- Age: 36

- Born: January 17, 1980

- Hometown: Odessa, Ukraine

- Height: 6'2"

- Occupation: Latin-ballroom dance champion, choreographer and instructor

- Fiancee: Dancing with the Stars' Peta Murgatroyd

- Sibling: Dancing with the Stars' Val Chmerkovskiy

- Religion: Father is Jewish and mother is Christian

- Former Dancing with the Stars pro and guest judge

- Currently expecting his first child with Peta

- Performing on tour with his brother Val
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- Won Season 18 of Dancing with the Stars with partner Meryl Davis

- Finished DWTS as the runner-up twice and in third place twice

- Starred in the Broadway productions of dance shows Burn the Floor and Forever Tango

- Has 10 dancing championship titles under his belt from around the world

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About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski

Elizabeth Kwiatkowski is Associate Editor of Reality TV World and has been covering the reality TV genre for more than a decade.