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My Take
Derek Hough is, to me, the rare case of a specialist who turned a niche into mainstream stardom. Six wins on Dancing with the Stars is a record that speaks for itself, and the three Primetime Emmys for choreography prove he's not just a performer but a genuine craftsman shaping how dance reads on camera. What I find compelling is the breadth: Latin and ballroom roots, but also acting, singing, and a real instinct for television. Salt Lake City to that level of polish is a long road. He clearly treats dance as something to be designed, not just executed, and that distinction is what separates him from a lot of competition-show talent.
Overview
Derek Bruce Hough (; born May 17, 1985) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, and television personality. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Derek Hough
- Name (Japanese)
- デレク・ハフ
- Reading
- でれく・はふ
- Born
- May 17, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 70 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor / film actor / television actor / choreographer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
- 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
- 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://derekhough.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/derekhough/
- Xhttps://x.com/derekhough
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%95
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.