Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim "Maks" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiyis 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 14 appearances 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...
NationalityUkrainian
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth17 January 1980
CityOdessa, Ukraine
CountryUkraine
Do you know what a showmance is? It is like being at a summer camp when you're a teenager. You spend summertime away from your home. When you spend three months very closely with someone at a particular place, it is like a summer love. You have no choice but to get involved with that person.
I spent a lot of time taking acting lessons... Actors have no inhibitions, and I'm inhibited by everything. To be able to make fun of yourself is a skill and a liberating experience.
I spent my entire childhood with my father. I started my first business at 16, and we became business partners. He's not just a mentor and somebody that I look up to, but he's also someone whom I took work ethic and determination and all of those qualities from.
I'm more of a fantasy kind of person. I like movies. My favorite movie is 'Kick Ass.'
I would love to be a dad. For the longest time, Ive wanted kids, but you have to have the right setup, right?