J.R. Martinez News

EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION returns with a new primetime holiday-themed special episode with Ty Pennington and the team of designers, 'Harris Family, Parts 1 & 2,' MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 (8:00-9:00 & 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. J.R. Martinez makes a special appearance on the episode. Get a sneak peek below!

"Harris Family" - "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" returns with a new primetime holiday-themed special episode with Ty Pennington and the team of designers, "Harris Family, Parts 1 & 2," MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 (8:00-9:00 & 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

TVGuide.com reports that DWTS's champion J.R. Martinez is set to guest star on an upcoming episode of the Lifetime drama series ARMY WIVES, slated to air this August.

People.com reports that DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 13 champion J.R. Martinez and his girlfriend have welcomed a new baby girl, Lauryn Anabelle. The baby, born last evening in Los Angeles, weighed in at 7 lbs., 13 oz. and is 21 inches long.

Popular servicemen J.R. Martinez and Dakota Meyer are the guest speakers at the Freedom & Recovery conference in San Diego, CA held now through April 26, 2012. The conference brings together leading experts specializing in the treatment of service men, women, and their families.

Popular servicemen J.R. Martinez and Dakota Meyer are the guest speakers at the upcoming Freedom & Recovery conference in San Diego, CA held April 23-26, 2012. The conference brings together leading experts specializing in the treatment of service men, women, and their families.

According to People.com, DANCING WITH THE STARS champion J.R. Martinez has revealed to Celebuzz.com that his friend Tim Tebow is interested in beging a contestant on the ABC dance competition.

As first reported in People.com, 'Dancing With the Stars' champion J.R. Martinez has announced that he and his long time girlfriend Diana Gonzalez-Jones are expecting their first child sometime in the spring of 2012.

According to Access Hollywood, newly crowned winner of ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS J.R. Martinez has been invited by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to visit him at the Pentagon.

ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS, J.R. Martinez will be co-hosting a CNN Special entitled 'CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute' on December 11th. CNN newsman Anderson Cooper will co-host the show.

DANCING WITH THE STARS Champions J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff appeared on Good Morning America this morning to celebrate their victory. After ten weeks of the most riveting performances, dramatic eliminations and shocking moments of the show's 13 seasons, J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff were crowned 'Dancing with the Stars' champions, on the two-hour Season Finale of 'Dancing with the Stars the Results Show' last night.

This is it - the final performance night for the stars to accumulate the scores that will put one on top and send the other two home empty-handed in the competition. They'll dance two dances tonight - a routine and a freestyle - and one more tomorrow.

A star studded lineup of celebrity hosts and a spectacular 3D broadcast experience will enhance the home viewing of HGTV's annual live, commercial-free coverage of the 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade(R) featuring Grand Marshal J.R. Martinez.

Following the semi-finals on DANCING WITH THE STARS, the three remaining contestants Rob Kardashian, Ricki Lake and J.R. Martinez, dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night.

Last night on DANCING WITH THE STARS, Ricki Lake and Derek earned their first perfect score of the season, Rob Kardashian and Cheryl received their first ten, J.R. Martinez and Karina suffered through J.R.'s twisted ankle, and Hope Solo struggled to keep her momentum. Whose performance was enough to bring them into next week's finals?

It's semifinals week on DANCING WITH THE STARS! Last week saw Nancy Grace ousted from the competition, and now the remaining dancers - Hope Solo, Ricki Lake, Rob Kardashian and J.R. Martinez - will battle it out for the Mirror Ball Trophy. They'll each dance a total of THREE times tonight with two individual rounds and a challenging cha cha relay.

The semi-finals have arrived and the competition is nothing short of intense as the four remaining couples charm audiences with three routines. Their first performance is an Argentine Tango, their second dance is either a Paso Doble or Samba - one of which is a style dance they have not yet performed - and their third dance will be the Cha Cha relay, in which all couples will dance to the same song.

While GLEE is on hiatus until its long-awaited return on November 1 and X-FACTOR was pre-empted and moved around as a result of the World Series games, DANCING WITH THE STARS has kept up the Broadway quotient on prime time TV in the interim in a major way thanks to this week's two-night Great White Way salute featuring Tony-winner and Emmy-winner Kristin Chenoweth. Fan favorites J.R. Martinez and his partner Karina Smirnoff made their mark with CHICAGO'S sizzling "Hot Honey Rag" and this week's InDepth InterView participant Ricki Lake - along with her partner, show favorite Derek Hough - made a splash with a rollicking "The Lady Is A Tramp" from Frank Loesser's classic score for GUYS & DOLLS, and even Nancy Grace got into the snazzy act with a spirited and jolly "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" from SPAMALOT with her partner Tristan MacManus. Yet, some groups fared less well - Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer failed to find the music or the magic of the night with "The Phantom Of The Opera" and they were sent home on Wednesday as a result (penguin critiques and Cher tweets notwithstanding). And, so, too, did Hope Solo and show-standout Maksim Chmerkovskiy falter with their less than impassioned performance of an outright odd head-scratcher of a quickstep song selection, RENT's "Seasons Of Love". Yet, on the ever-improving side of things reside Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke, who managed to bring some JERSEY BOYS-esque swagger to The Four Seasons smash "Walk Like A Man" from the Tony-winning musical revue. Additionally, David Arquette and Kym Johnson ended up somewhere in the middle, with a somewhat tentative treatment of the GREASE warhorse "We Go Together", which still managed to minisculely evoke John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the movie. While some stars certainly shone much brighter than others - J.R. and Ricki undoubtedly seem to be battling it out for top honors - Broadway Week on DANCING WITH THE STARS was generally a resounding success for many concerned. And, that's not even mentioning the spectacular group performance mash-up of "Hey, Big Spender" from SWEET CHARITY and "Money, Money" from CABARET (choreographed by Kevin Maher); Kenny Ortega's specialty number encompassing three famous theatrical standards, specially designed for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL and IN THE HEIGHTS star Corbin Bleu; or - most of all - Kristin Chenoweth's two stupendous star turns; first, singing a song she made famous for a whole new generation alongside Lea Michele on GLEE - the classic Kander & Ebb CABARET's "Maybe This Time"; which was followed by MY FAIR LADY's 'I Could Have Danced All Night' - and, on the second night, performing the title track from her new solo album, SOME LESSONS LEARNED. Broadway stars to dancing stars to reality stars and beyond, Broadway Week on DANCING WITH THE STARS managed to sparkle and shine with panache.

The affirmative action committees of American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild and Actors' Equity Association are delighted to announce the 9th Annual Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Awards, honoring actor/educator Bill Cosby; actor J.R. Martinez; San Diego's Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company; and disability advocate and dancer Zina Bethune. The event will be held on November 7, 2011 at 8 p.m. at the Nate Holden Theatre Center at 4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, 90016. Attendance is free for members of the three unions and their guests.