Lea thompson and val chmerkovskiy biography
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Lea Kathleen Thompson is one of the celebrities from Season 19 of Dancing with the Stars.
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Lea Thompson is perhaps best known for her role as the various incarnations of Lorraine McFly in Back to the Future I, II, and III (Kid's Choice Film Actress Award) and as the star of Caroline in the City (People’s Choice Award). Thompson has starred in more than 30 films, 25 television movies, four television series, more than twenty ballets, and starred on Broadway in Cabaret. Lea can currently be seen on ABC Family's Peabody Award-winning hit show Switched at Birth, where she acts and directs. Lea’s movie credits include: All the Right Moves, Red Dawn, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Beverly Hillbillies, Howard the Duck (star and vocals), Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar; the 2014 Sundance favorite Pong Summer; and Left Behind starring Nicolas Cage.
Lea lives in Los Angeles with her husband of twenty-five years, film/television director Howard Deutch, and their two talented daughters, Madelyn and Zoey, along with many dogs, fish, horses, chickens, a cat, tortoise, and parrot. She supports and often performs for breast cancer, mental health, and Alzheimer’s charities. Lea is currently in pre-production on The Year o
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DWTS Week 9 Results: Did the Right Couple Go Home?
With the prospect of one last, all-but-certain elimination looming — after Michael Waltrip’s merciful exit last week, perpetually low-scoring charmer Tommy Chong was sure to be next, right? — Week 9 of Dancing With the Stars saw the final six couples performing both “America’s Choice” and trio dances. Meanwhile, visions of the Mirrorball Trophy — and more immediately, a spot in next week’s semifinals — danced in the remaining stars’ heads.
But while tonight’s live show tipped its hat to loyal DWTS fans (whose social-media votes throughout the past week dictated each celeb’s song, dance styles, wardrobe and hair), the prospect of ballroom threesomes (each couple chose an eliminated pro or troupe member to join the festivities) also helped raise pulses in the ballroom.
Let’s high-kick right to the highlights:
DANCE OF THE NIGHT: Janel Parrish and pro Val Chmerkovskiy | Despite Val’s apparent misstep due to some sticky patent leather shoes, this quickstep was darn near perfection. “That is what a quickstep is,” praised Julianne Hough, before calling it the “dance of the night.” (See, she agrees with us!) “
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‘Dancing With rendering Stars’ Amounts Lea Archeologist Adieu; Youngest and Oldest Celebrities Remain
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