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Who is Cheryl Burke?
Cheryl Burke is a famous American professional dancer, model, and television host. Burke is recognized for being a professional dancer on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. She was the first female professional to win the show and the first professional to win twice and also consecutively. Burke has taken part in 26 seasons and came 2nd on the NBC series I Can Do That. She then replaced Abby Lee Miller on Dance Moms in 2017.
Cheryl Burke Career
Dancing with the Stars.
Cheryl won her first mirror ball trophy with 98 Degrees member Drew Lachey in the 2nd season. She then won her 2nd championship alongside retired football star Emmitt Smith in the third season. Burke came back on March 19, 2007, for Season 4, partnered with actor Ian Ziering. On May 15, 2007, she and Ziering were eliminated in the semifinals. She then took part in a 38-city Dancing with the Stars tour from December 19, 2006, to February 11, 2007. Burke joined the 2nd summer tour, which visited 24 cities between June 20, 2007, in Austin, Texas, and July 24, 2007, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Lachey was Burke’s celebrity partner for every tour. Burke then competed on season 5 with Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton and was the third couple eliminated from the competition, on October 9, 2007.
She later took part with both Lachey and Newton in the Dancing with the Stars winter tour that started on December 18, 2007, in Seattle, Washington. The tour ended on February 10, 2008, in Philadelphia. She then competed in season 6 alongside actor Cristian de la Fuente. Together, they trained at Palm Beach, Florida’s, Paramount Ballroom. The duo proceeded to the finals and placed third on May 20, 2008. She later came back to the show for season 7 together with partner Maurice Greene. The pair was eliminated on November 11, 2008, in Week 8, and completed in 5th place. Burke came back in the 8th season of the show alongside actor Gilles Marini. The duo completed as runners-up, losing to Mark Ballas and Shawn Johnson.
She competed in the 9th season together with former U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay. They then withdrew from the competition because DeLay had stress fractures in both feet on October 6, 2009. For Toy Story 3, she choreographed the paso doble alongside Tony Dovolani and did a performance together with the Gipsy Kings live. Burke also made a fitness video based on Latin dances alongside Maksim Chmerkovskiy as co-instructors.
Season 10- Season 17
Burke partnered with Chad Ochocinco in season 10. The duo was then eliminated in the semi-finals and came in 4th place. Rick Fox was then partnered with her in the show’s 11th season. The pair were voted off in the 7th week of the competition and came in 6th place. In the 12th season, Burke was partnered with wrestler Chris Jericho. The pair were voted off in the 6th week of the competition. In the 13th season, she was partnered with reality star Rob Kardashian and lost to J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff coming in 2nd place. She was then partnered with actor William Levy in the 14th season. The duo proceeded to the finals and completed in 3rd place.
In season 15, she came back alongside former partner and Season 3 Champion, Emmitt Smith for a chance to win another mirrorball trophy. The duo was eliminated in the semi-finals. In season 16, she was partnered with comedian D.L. Hughley, completing in 9th place following being eliminated in the 5th week of competition. In Week 8, Burke danced the Paso Doble alongside Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff in the trio challenge. For season 17, Burke was partnered with media personality Jack Osbourne. Osbourne’s struggle with many sclerosis was a source of inspiration to her. The pair made it to the finals and came in third place.
How old is Cheryl Burke?
Cheryl Burke was born on May 3, 1984, in California, U.S., and is aged 38 as of 2022. She shares her birthday with famous people including Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Christina Hendricks, Desiigner, Dule Hill, Eric Church, Jim Risch, Rebecca Hall, Rea Garvey, Damon Dash, and many more.
Cheryl Burke Family
Who are Cheryl Burke’s parents?
Cheryl Burke was born in San Francisco, California, where she was brought up, by Sherri Burke and Stephen Burke. She has not shared her parent’s information with the media and has kept it very private.
Does Cheryl Burke have siblings?
Burke was born to her parents into a family of three children. She has two siblings, namely Nicole Wolf and Mandy Wolf.
Cheryl Burke Education
Burke joined and studied at Menlo-Atherton High School, where she graduated.
Cheryl Burke Spouse
Burke previously dated actor Matthew Lawrence from 2007 to 2008. They were then reported to be together again by People and Us Weekly in 2017. They had initially met in 2006 when Lawrence’s brother Joey was cast on DWTS. He then proposed to her on May 3, 2018, which was her 34th birthday. The couple later married in San Diego, California on May 23, 2019. However, it was reported that she filed for divorce on February 23, 2022, and it was finalized on September 19, 2022.
Cheryl Burke Kids
Despite being linked to a marriage, Burke does not have any children of her own to date.
Cheryl Burke Height
Burke has a well-curved, beautiful, and stunning body with an average height of 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) and a weight of 58 kg (128 lbs).
Season 18- Season 31
In season 18, Burke was paired with game show host and actor Drew Carey. The duo was eliminated in Week 6 and completed in 8th place. Burke was then partnered with soap opera star Antonio Sabato Jr. The pair was eliminated on Week 7 and completed in 8th place. Following Season 19, she opted to leave DWTS for some time following her deal expiring to pursue other projects. It was then revealed on August 30, 2016, that she would be coming back to the show to compete in season 23. Burke was paired with Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte.
Following a season off, she again returned for season 25, her 20th season as a pro. Burke was partnered with former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens and completed in 6th place. Following taking another season off, Burke came back again for season 27, where she was paired with actor Juan Pablo Di Pace. The duo was shockingly eliminated in the semi-finals although they had earned 5 perfect scores and held the highest average of the season.
She then returned again for season 28, where she was paired with former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis. In Week 3, the duo withdrew from the competition because Lewis suffered a torn tendon in his foot. In season 29, she was paired with Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean, coming in 7th place. It was then revealed on September 8, 2021, that she will be paired with Cody Rigsby (fan favorite Peloton instructor) for the 30th season of DWTS. Burke was paired with Good Morning America meteorologist Sam Champion for season 31. It was announced on November 20, 2022, that she would exit the show as a pro dancer following the season 31 finale.
Other television
Cheryl had a guest role on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, in the episode ”Loosely Ballroom” together with fellow Dancing professionals Louis van Amstel, Lacey Schwimmer, and Ashly DelGrosso. Burke played Shannon, a nurse attending to an ensemble cast during a dance contest at the series setting, The Tipton Hotel. In the last round of the competition, her character volunteers o take the place of an ill competitor (Carey). Burke and her partner, Esteban, go on to win the competition.
She then completed in second place on the first season of I Can Do That, losing to Nicole Scherzinger on the last three-person-super-group performance, having led the competition since week 2. Burke took the place of Abby Lee Miller on Dance Moms in 2017. She then took over the ALDC Elite competition team while on the show. The team was then called ”The Irreplaceable’s” through when Abby used to call them all ”replaceable”. She later appeared on Hell’s Kitchen as a VIP guest diner in the 9th episode of Season 17.
Cheryl Burke Net Worth
American professional dancer, model, and television host, Burke has been active from 1988 to the present. As of 2022, she has an estimated net worth of approximately $4 million.