Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Birth Name:

Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy

Birth Place:

Odessa, Ukraine

Profession

Actor

Co-founder of the non-profit Dance Team USA, a charitable organization aimed at training young dancers
Older brother of fellow dancer, Valentin
Endured a severe skiing accident as a child that would ultimately dash his chances of becoming a professional athlete, an event that ultimately led him to pursue dance more seriously
Began taking dance lessons at four-years-old
Owns and operates several dance studios in New York City
Gained international acclaim after first appearing on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" beginning in 2002
In 2011, he appeared on the Ukranian version of ABC's "The Bachelor․"

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