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My Take
Julianne Hough is, to my mind, the best argument that dance is the mother discipline of performance. Winning Dancing with the Stars twice as a professional, then returning to judge it, would be a complete career for most people; for her it was a launchpad into singing and acting. I notice how her dancer's training shows up everywhere, in timing, in physical storytelling, in the confidence of someone who has rehearsed failure out of her body. Born in Orem, Utah, far from the entertainment capitals, she built her path on craft rather than connections, and I respect that enormously.
Overview
Julianne Alexandra Hough (; born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, singer, actress and television personality. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, winning two seasons with her celebrity partners. After leaving the show in 2009, she returned in 2014 to serve as a judge, a position she held until 2017.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Julianne Hough
- Name (Japanese)
- ジュリアン・ハフ
- Reading
- じゅりあん・はふ
- Born
- July 20, 1988 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Orem, Utah, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 160 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / songwriter / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Alta High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
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.