Carrie Ann Inaba

Carrie Ann Inaba is, to me, the steady center of Dancing with the Stars. She's judged since the very first season in 2005, which is a remarkable run in a format that chews people up. What I appreciate is the background she came from before the panel: a Honolulu-born dancer and choreographer who actually did the work she now critiques, so her notes land with credibility rather than catchphrases. Her stretch co-hosting The Talk showed a different, more conversational side. I think she's a rare example of someone who turned a specialist's skill into a long, durable mainstream career without losing the technical eye that started it all.

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Name (English)

Carrie Ann Inaba

Name (Japanese)

キャリー・アン・イナバ

Reading

きゃりー・あん・いなば

Born

January 5, 1968 (age 58)

Origin

Honolulu, United States

Height

168 cm

Occupation

actor / singer / choreographer / dancer / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

University

University of California, Los Angeles

• Official sitehttps://carrieanninaba.blogspot.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/carrieanninaba/
• Xhttps://x.com/carrieanninaba
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie%20Ann%20Inaba
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2346099

Tags

• actor
• singer
• choreographer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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