Julianne Hough

Julianne HoughHough in 2016BornJulianne Alexandra Hough July 20, 1988 , U.S.Alma materOccupationYears active2001–presentNotable workSpouse(s) (m.2017; separated 2020)Relatives (brother)Musical careerGenresInstrumentsVocalsYears active2007–2019LabelsAssociated actsWebsite Julianne Alexandra Hough (; born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, actress, singer and songwriter. She is a two-time professional champion of 's . She was nominated for a in 2007 for Outstanding Choreography in . Her first leading acting role was in the 2011 film remake of . In September 2014, Hough joined Dancing with the Stars as a permanent fourth judge. Along with her brother (who is a six-time winner of the dancing show) and Tessandra Chavez, she won the in 2015. In 2016, she played Sandy in the live television production of . She was a judge on for its 2019 season.

Contents Early life[] Hough was born in , the youngest of five children in a family. Her parents are Marianne and Bruce Hough; her father was twice chairman of the . Her brother, , is also a professional dancer. She also has three older sisters: Sharee, Marabeth and Katherine. All four of Hough's grandparents were dancers. She is also a second cousin of musicians , , and from , their maternal grandmothers being sisters.

Hough's formal training began at the Center Stage Performing Arts Studio in Orem where she danced with Josh Murillo, among others, in Latin Ballroom. She began dancing competitively at nine. When she was 10, Julianne's parents, who were divorcing, sent Julianne and her brother Derek to London to live and study with their coaches, and . The Ballases tutored the Houghs alongside their own son, . At the Hough and her brother received training in song, theatre, gymnastics and many forms of dance, including jazz, ballet, and tap. When Hough was 12, the three children formed their own pop music trio 2B1G ("2 Boys, 1 Girl"). They performed at dance competitions in the UK and the U.S., and showcased in a UK television show. At 15, Hough became the youngest dancer, and only American, to win both Junior World Latin Champion and International Latin Youth Champion at the . She left London that year, after having been "abused, mentally, physically, everything," she said, a situation that escalated "when I started hitting puberty, when I started becoming a woman and stopped being a little girl. ... I was told if I ever went back to the United States, three things were going to happen. One: I was going to amount to nothing. Two: I was going to work at Whataburger. And three: I was going to end up a slut. So, it was like, I can't go back. I have to be this person." After returning to the U.S., she attended the and .

Career[] Dancing[] Hough performing in March 2009Hough was one of the Million Dollar Dancers in the 2006 game show called . She won of the U.S. edition of with her partner, gold medal-winning speed skater , making Hough the youngest professional dancer to win on the program. On November 27, 2007, Hough and her partner, three-time champion , became the winners of season five. Hough returned for season six with radio host/comedian , but they were eliminated in week four. In July 2008, Hough was nominated at the in the category of "" for her Mambo "Para Los Rumberos" (performed with partner Hélio Castroneves) on Dancing with the Stars.

On August 25, 2008, the cast of was announced, and Hough was partnered with actor . She felt abdominal pains during their jitterbug performance on October 27, 2008, and was immediately rushed to a hospital following the encore performance. She subsequently had surgery to have her appendix removed, causing her to miss several performances; stood in for her. Hough returned to the show, although the pair was ultimately eliminated in the semifinals competition. She appeared on the November 12 results show dancing the to "" with her brother for the "Design-A-Dance" contest.

On November 20, 2008, Hough was on 's radio show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest. She announced she would not be returning to Dancing with the Stars, for the foreseeable future, to further her music career. However, she did return for season eight, partnering with boyfriend at the time, country singer . They were voted off in week eight of the competition and came in sixth place. On October 11, 2011, Hough returned to Dancing with the Stars and danced with her co-star twice, and with her brother. She returned again on May 15, 2012, in a dance performance to promote her film . On October 7, 2013, she was guest judge in place of , which was the first time a former pro dancer came back to judge. In September 2014, she returned as the show's permanent fourth judge.

Move Live On Tour[] On March 18, 2014, Hough and her brother Derek announced a summer tour of over 40 cities across the U.S. and Canada, called "Move Live on Tour", which would include dancing and singing from both of them, and the appearance of a group of dancers employed by the Houghs who earned their jobs through auditions. They embarked on the sold-out tour on May 25, 2014, in , and ended it in on July 26, 2014. Due to the success of ticket sales and several sold-out venues before the tour had officially kicked off, several more shows were added to the tour schedule, which also sold out. For the tour choreography, the Hough siblings collaborated with .

Following the success of the 2014 tour and high demand, the Houghs announced the return of "Move Live on Tour" in the summer of 2015. Spanning from June 12, 2015, to August 8, 2015, the sold-out tour visited over 40 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, and visited larger venues than in the previous year. Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo "Nappytabs" returned as collaborating choreographers alongside the Hough siblings. Auditions were also held to recruit a new group of dancers to join the Houghs, although some back-up dancers from the previous year returned.

Hough performing at a George Strait Concert in 2009On December 14, 2016, they announced, via social media, that they would be going on a new tour, "MOVE BEYOND Live on Tour", in 2017.

Music[] Hough's first country-music single, "Will You Dance With Me", was released to and in May 2007 to raise money for the . The song placed at number 100 on the chart. She later signed with 's Mercury Nashville division.

Her 2008 was recorded in and produced by , who has worked with and , among others. Hough's album, which met with mixed reviews, debuted at number one on the chart on May 31, and also peaked at number three on the . Hough's second single, and the first to be released to country radio, was "".

Hough performing at a 2009 Birthday Bash concertHough joined 's 2008 Tour, along with and Chuck Wicks. Hough, Paisley, and appeared in the video for the song "My Medicine".

Hough appeared in a commercial in the fall of 2008, and released an EP of called . She performed her second single "My Hallelujah Song" on Dancing With the Stars on November 18, 2008, with her brother Derek Hough, , and dancing.

Hough, , , and announced the 2009 Award nominees in February 2009. Hough was nominated for the Top New Female Vocalist award, a fan-voted award, which she subsequently won. Hough won the Top New Artist award at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 5, 2009, and released a single, "", to country radio on June 21, 2010. It was intended as the lead single for her second album, Wildfire, but the album was never released.

In June 2012, Hough told 's The Boot that her second album was "completely done" and that she was initially "really, really looking forward to the record." However, she also stated that, due to the underperforming lead single and having "a lot of momentum" in her film career, no plans have been made to release Wildfire. She does intend to resume focusing on her music career at some point, though: "I feel like when I have the time to focus on it, and when I feel like it is the right time, [I'll return to] my music," she said.

Acting and other appearances[] Hough's first acting role was in the 2001 feature film , in an uncredited role as a " schoolgirl". She appeared in the 2010 musical , starring and . In the film, which chronicles a small-town girl (Aguilera) who finds success at a Los Angeles burlesque club, Hough plays a dancer named Georgia.

Hough's first leading role was as Ariel Moore in the 2011 remake of the film , opposite as Ren McCormack. Filming began in September 2010. The film was released on October 14, 2011. Hough played the role of Sherrie Christian in the 2012 of the Broadway musical , alongside , and .

In 2012, she filmed her starring role opposite in the romantic drama , based on the by , which was released on February 14, 2013. Hough also starred in the comedy-drama as Lamb Mannerheim, which was released on October 18, 2013. She starred alongside , who had previously co-starred with Hough in Rock of Ages.

Hough portrayed the role of Sandy Young for Fox's of the musical on January 31, 2016.

Hough and brother Derek hosted the 2016 The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration and The Disney Parks' Magical Christmas Celebration. It was televised by ABC on Thanksgiving night, November 24, and Christmas Day, December 25. The Hough siblings introduced performances by , and . A companion holiday album, Disney Channel Holiday Hits, was released November 18, 2016.

In 2018, she was cast as Jolene in the episode of the same name from the anthology series , based on the .

In February 2019, it was announced that Hough had joined the NBC competition series .However she was announced to be exiting in November after the one season.

Personal life[] Hough has said she is no longer a member of , but credits the faith for instilling her with a moral code.

Hough dated fellow country singer from August 2008 to November 2009; when the two had a mutual break-up, it inspired Hough's song "". Hough dated from April 2010 to March 2013. In February 2014, it was revealed that she began dating player , then of the , in December 2013. The couple announced their engagement on August 18, 2015 and they were married on July 8, 2017. The couple announced their split on May 29, 2020.

Hough attracted controversy in October 2013 when she donned as part of a Halloween costume depicting 's character from the comedy-drama . Hough later apologized, stating on : "I realize my costume hurt and offended people and I truly apologize."

Hough has been diagnosed with since 2008, and went public with it to help de-stigmatize the conditions surrounding the disease.

Hough describes herself as "not straight".

Dancing with the Stars performances[] SeasonPartnerPlace1st1st9th4th6thWith Apolo Anton Ohno[] (average 27.53)

WeekDance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1/ ""777No elimination2/ ""899Safe3/ ""788Safe4/ ""989Safe5/ ""101010Safe6/ "" /"Rock This Town"9 N/A9 N/A10 N/ASafe7/ "" / "Dr. Beat"9 98 99 10Safe8Tango/ "" / ""10 108 1010 10Safe9 Semi-finalsQuickstep/ "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" Cha cha/ ""10 1010 910 10Bottom 210 FinalsRumba/ "" / "" Paso doble/ ""9 10 109 10 1010 10 10WinnerWith Hélio Castroneves[] (average 27.13)

WeekDance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1/ "Bewitched theme"898Safe2/ "Para Los Rumberos"999Safe3/ ""888Safe4/ ""999 Safe5Rumba/ ""878Safe6Cha cha/ "" / ""9 N/A10 N/A9 N/ASafe7Tango/ "" Samba/ Candela9 98 98 9Safe8Paso doble/ "Amparito Roco" / "Hey Pachuco"9 109 109 10Safe9 Semi-finalsFoxtrot/ "" Cha cha ""10 1010 1010 10Last to be called safe10 FinalsJive "" / "" Quickstep/ "Hey Pachuco"8 9 108 10 109 10 10WinnerWith Adam Carolla[] (average 18.5)

WeekDance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1/ ""555N/A2/ ""676Safe3Tango/ ""777Safe4Paso doble/ ""676EliminatedWith Cody Linley[] (average 23.56)

WeekDance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1/ ""666Safe1/ ""878Safe2Rumba/ ""777Safe3/ ""777Safe4Tango/ ""788Safe5/ "Big Time Operator"1099Safe6Samba/ "" Old school hip hop/ ""8 No8* scores7 givenSafe7Viennese Waltz/ "" Team cha-cha-cha/ "" Replaced by 8 67 77 7Last to be called safe8Foxtrot/ "" Mambo/ "My Way" Replaced by 8 88 88 8Last to be called safe9 Semi-finalsPaso doble/ "" / "Juventud del Presente"8 87 87 8Eliminated (4th place)With Chuck Wicks[] (average 23.22)

WeekDance/SongJudges' scoreResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1/""677No elimination2/"Say Hey (I Love You)"677Safe3Foxtrot/"All I Want To Do"878Safe4/""877Safe5Viennese Waltz/""788Safe6Rumba/""878Safe7Samba/"Balla, Balla" 1960s group dance/""9 No9 scores9 givenSafe8Cha cha/ "Outta Love" Team Mambo/ ""9 89 88 9EliminatedDiscography[] Hough at the , January 11, 2012Albums / EPs[] TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions13 ()2242Singles[] YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum 2007"Will You Dance With Me"—114100Non-album song2008""188884Julianne Hough"My Hallelujah Song"44——2010""———Wildfire (unreleased) 2019"Transform"———TBA"—" denotes releases did not chartGuest singles[] YearSingleArtistPeak chart positionsAlbum2010""27198515Non-album songSoundtrack appearances[] TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions537Music videos[] YearSongDirector2008"That Song in My Head""My Hallelujah Song"2010"We Are the World 25 for Haiti""Is That So Wrong"Filmography[] Film[] YearTitleRoleNotes2001 schoolgirlUncredited extra2010Georgia2011Ariel Moore2012Sherrie Christian2013 Katie Feldman / Erin Tierney Lamb Mannerhelm2015Mallory Rutledge2016Meredith Goldstein2018LocastaVoice roleTelevision[] YearTitleRoleNotes2006Herself/Dancer7 episodes (2 unaired)2007–2009Dancer/Choreographer–2013, 2014, 2017Guest dancer, and2014–2017Judge–2011HerselfEpisode: "Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event – Part 2"Herself/Dancer Episode: "Week 3: The Results"2012HerselfEpisode: ""2014Episode: "I'm Coming Home to You"2015Episode: "Julianne Hough vs Derek Hough"2016–2017Herself / HostSpecial2016HerselfSeason 3, episode 2SandySpecialMiss BloomEpisode: "C-h-o-Choir"2017Herself / Host Special2019Herself / PresenterSpecialJoleneEpisode: "Jolene"Herself / JudgeSeason 142020HerselfSpecialAwards and nominations[] YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.2008Outstanding ChoreographyDancing with the StarsNominated2009 shared with 2011 Female Rising Star of 2011N/AWon2012Choice Movie: BreakoutRock of AgesNominated2015Primetime Emmy Awards (tie)Dancing with the Stars shared with & Tessandra ChavezWonReferences[] External links[] Wikimedia Commons has media related to .Preceded by and Host of with ,Succeeded by and (2001–2018) [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1]Retrieved from "": Hidden categories: Julianne Hough Approves of Brooks Laich's 'Thirst Trap' Pics ...

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[//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191012165450-julianne-hough-dogs-instagram-tribute-trnd-large-169.jpg] (CNN)Julianne Hough is mourning the death of her beloved dogs, Lexi and Harley.

The "America's Got Talent" judge on Saturday shared a photo on Instagram of herself cuddling the two "babies." "Pure love is real, it existed through us," Hough wrote in the caption. "My heart expanded and felt the truth of what is possible. I am forever grateful. Thank you for your love. Thank you for being my babies, my daughters."Hough said the two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels died on September 28, but did not disclose how. Lexi was 11 years old, Harley was 8.Hough's husband, hockey player Brooks Laich, also posted a tribute on Instagram. Read More"Their tragic passing has left my wife and I heartbroken," Laich said. "Lexi and Harley were not just pets to us, they were our children, and we loved them as such.""Thank you Lexi and Harley, for teaching me grace, softening my heart, and showing me love. You are perfect, and may you Rest In Peace," he added.

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