Derek Hough
Derek Hough
Biography
Derek Hough is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. 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. He later became a judge on the series beginning with its 29th season. Hough has also appeared as an actor on stage, appearing at the West End premiere of Footloose: The Musical at the Novello Theatre and as well as the 2015 New York Spring Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. In film and television, he has starred in the film Make Your Move and had a recurring role in the ABC musical-drama Nashville. In 2016, he appeared as Corny Collins in NBC's live musical TV-production of Hairspray Live! From 2017 to 2020, Hough served as a judge on the NBC dance competition series World of Dance. In 2024, Hough co-starred in Jennifer Lopez autobiographical musical comedy 'This Is Me... Now'. Hough is a four-time Emmy winner for Outstanding Choreography and has earned fourteen Emmy Award nominations in total for his work on Dancing with the Stars.
Known For
Actor
as Self - Host
as Husband #2
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Himself - Host
as Self - Host
as Zack Roy
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest Host
as Self
as Self - Judge
as Self - Host
as Corny Collins
as Himself
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Salsa Dancer
as Self
as Donny
as Dancer
as Self
as Self
as Philip
as Himself
as Self - Guest
as Self - Partner: Jennie Garth
as Self - Partner: Shannon Elizabeth
as Self - Partner: Brooke Burke
as Self - Partner: Lil' Kim
as Self - Partner: Joanna Krupa
as Self - Partner: Nicole Scherzinger
as Self - Partner: Jennifer Grey
as Self - Partner: Ricki Lake
as Self - Partner: Maria Menounos
as Self - Partner: Shawn Johnson
as Self - Partner: Kellie Pickler
as Self - Partner: Amber Riley
as Self - Partner: Amy Purdy
as Self - Partner: Bethany Mota
as Self - Partner: Nastia Liukin
as Self - Partner: Bindi Irwin
as Self - Partner: Marilu Henner
as Self - Judge
as Self
as Ravenclaw Student (uncredited)
as Self
as Self - Guest
Producer
as Executive Producer
Crew
as Choreographer