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. For his work on Dancing with the Stars, Hough received nine nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography, winning the award twice. Hough later became a judge on the series beginning with its 29th season.
Hough has also appeared as an actor on stage, appearing in 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 2017-2020, Hough served as a judge on the NBC dance competition series World of Dance.
Derek Hough has not appeared on Broadway.
Derek Hough has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
Derek Hough's first West End show was Footloose which opened in 2006
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