Person Details

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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Homepage: https://derekhough.com/

Movie Involvements: 19

TV Involvements: 25


Most Famous Work

Biography

Derek Hough is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. From 2007 to 2016, Hough was a professional dancer on the ABC dance competition series Dancing with the Stars, winning the show a record-breaking six times with his celebrity partners. He later became a judge on the series beginning with its 29th season. Hough has also appeared as an actor on stage, appearing at the West End premiere of Footloose: The Musical at the Novello Theatre and as well as the 2015 New York Spring Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. In film and television, he has starred in the film Make Your Move and had a recurring role in the ABC musical-drama Nashville. In 2016, he appeared as Corny Collins in NBC's live musical TV-production of Hairspray Live! From 2017 to 2020, Hough served as a judge on the NBC dance competition series World of Dance. In 2024, Hough co-starred in Jennifer Lopez autobiographical musical comedy 'This Is Me... Now'. Hough is a four-time Emmy winner for Outstanding Choreography and has earned fourteen Emmy Award nominations in total for his work on Dancing with the Stars.

Most Famous Work

MTV Movie & TV Awards
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8

MTV Movie & TV Awards

(1992) Derek Hough
Dancing with the Stars
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6

Dancing with the Stars

(2005) Self - Partner: Marilu Henner
Celebrity Family Feud
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8

Celebrity Family Feud

(2015) Self
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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8

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

(2001) Ravenclaw Student (uncredited)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
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7
Celebrity IOU
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6

Celebrity IOU

(2020) Self
The D'Amelio Show
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5

The D'Amelio Show

(2021) Self
World of Dance
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9

World of Dance

(2017) Himself - Judge

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 N/A
2023 N/A
Self
Self
Self
2022 Self
Self - Host
N/A
Self - Guest
Self
Self
2021 Self
N/A
Self
Self
2020 Himself
N/A
Self
Self
Self
2019 Himself - Host
Zack Roy
Himself - Host
Self - Guest
N/A
Guest Host
2018 Self
2017 Himself - Judge
2016 Host
Corny Collins
N/A
Himself
Self - Host
2015 Self
Self
N/A
2014 Salsa Dancer
Self
2013 Donny
2012 Dancer
Self
2011 Self
2009 Himself
Self - Guest
2005 Self - Judge
Self - Partner: Jennie Garth
Self - Partner: Shannon Elizabeth
Self - Partner: Brooke Burke
Self - Partner: Lil' Kim
Self - Partner: Joanna Krupa
Self - Partner: Nicole Scherzinger
Self - Partner: Jennifer Grey
Self - Partner: Ricki Lake
Self - Partner: Maria Menounos
Self - Partner: Shawn Johnson
Self - Partner: Kellie Pickler
Self - Partner: Amber Riley
Self - Partner: Amy Purdy
Self - Partner: Bethany Mota
Self - Partner: Nastia Liukin
Self - Partner: Bindi Irwin
Self - Partner: Marilu Henner
2003 Self
2001 Ravenclaw Student (uncredited)
1992 Derek Hough
1988 N/A
Self - Guest
Self - Host
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Choreographer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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