Internationally renowned ballroom dance champion, choreographer and 17-time Dancing with the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy has quickly become one of America’s most watched and most beloved cast members of the smash hit series. The Ukranian-American heartthrob won the show’s coveted mirror ball trophy in 2014 and made it to the final round five times, with two runner-up and two third-place finishes. Not one to limit himself, Chmerkovskiy has also starred in the Broadway productions of dance shows Burn the Floor and Forever Tango and appeared on a number of hit television shows in the U.S. including a guest stint on General Hospital and the Netflix reboot Fuller House.

Chmerkovskiy’s professional choreography work includes three numbers in the world famous water-based stage production, Le Rêve, at the Wynn Las Vegas, the Dancing with the Stars 34-city tour, a national commercial for Propel water and he provided choreography for actress Zendaya's music video for the song Neverland from Broadway's Finding Neverland in addition to his multiple national tours with his brother, Valentin and their latest cabaret, Savor: After Hours, which just wrapped this summer in Napa, California.

Chmerkovskiy lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Peta Murgatroyd and their sons, Shai and Rio.