Julianne Hough

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Birthday:

20 July 1988, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Birth Name:

Julianne Alexandra Hough

Height:

160 cm

Julianne Alexandra Hough was raised in Salt Lake City, the youngest of 5 children. She is the daughter of Mari Anne (Heaton) and Bruce Robert Hough, twice chairman of the Utah Republican Party. Her parents met in college when both were part of a ballroom dancing team. Her parents divorced, and she has 9 step-siblings from their second marriages.Her mother was instrumental in her career in entertainment, enrolling her and her siblings in various performance classes from a very young age. She began her training in Latin ballroom dancing at the Center Stage Performing Arts Studio in Orem, Utah. At age 10, along with her brother Derek Hough, she went to London to study with coaches Corky and Shirley Ballas. She and Derek attended the Italia Conti Academy with the Ballas's son, Mark Ballas. The three children performed as a pop music trio '2B1G' (2 Boys, 1 Girl) at dance competitions in the United Kingdom and the United States. At age 15, Julianne became Junior World Latin Champion and International Latin Youth Champion at the Blackpool Dance Festival.During this time in London, her parents divorced. She returned to the United States to live with her mother in Las Vegas, where she attended the Las Vegas Academy. After a year, she moved back to Utah to live with her father and graduated from Alta High School. She then moved to Los Angeles to begin a career in entertainment. Julianne quickly landed her first job as a dancer on ABC game show Show Me the Money (2006). She then went on tour as a company dancer with "Dancing with the Stars" and joined the cast of Dancing with the Stars (2005) in season 4.Julianne is also known as a country singer. She released her debut album in 2008, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Country Album chart and at #3 on the Billboard 200. Her first acting role was in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) at age 13. She has appeared in her first lead role in the remake of Footloose (2011). Julianne is also actively involved in charities and humanitarian efforts--including Susan G. Komen Foundation, Clothes Off Our Back, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital--and serves on the American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet. Show less «

I suck at [being guarded]. I'm an open book. I have no filter. And sometimes that's a bad thing. But at least you know it's honest.

I think it's important to be happy before you can make anybody else happy.

Adrenaline is the reason I do what I do.

I had a hard time with bullying. I ate lunch in the bathroom.

I try to bring my mascara everywhere because I'm a blonde and you know blondes have really light eyelashes, you always wanna put more and mo...Show more »

I try to bring my mascara everywhere because I'm a blonde and you know blondes have really light eyelashes, you always wanna put more and more on 'til they look like spiders, that's just what I do. Show less «

I think every girl needs to love herself, regardless of anything. Like if you're having a bad day, if you don't like your hair, if you don't...Show more »

I think every girl needs to love herself, regardless of anything. Like if you're having a bad day, if you don't like your hair, if you don't have the best family situation, whatever, you have to love yourself and you can't do anything until you love yourself first. Show less «

It's the oddest match: Mary J. Blige and Julianne Hough! But we became so close.

I've always wanted to sing country music.

There was a time when my mom would sew costumes for the dance studio so we could keep doing our classes because we couldn't afford them.

Sometimes, if I have a big enough purse, I'll bring my perfume or something. Right now, I really like Beaute, it's by Johan B. and it's real...Show more »

Sometimes, if I have a big enough purse, I'll bring my perfume or something. Right now, I really like Beaute, it's by Johan B. and it's really nice, so I like that. Show less «

I'm very blessed and I don't take anything for granted.

I've always had God, but now I want to go back to church for the sense of community and that feeling of positive thinking, a place where I c...Show more »

I've always had God, but now I want to go back to church for the sense of community and that feeling of positive thinking, a place where I can think about being a better person. Show less «

I'm so lucky that I have a great relationship.

I'm just taking it one day at a time. Actually, that's a total lie. I always think about what's in front of me.

I've grown up with country music. I love how real everybody is, not just the artists, but the fans.

There is something so rewarding about dancing. It's almost spiritual - you let loose, you feel free, you get endorphins from the exercise.

A lot of people don't know this, but when Dancing with the Stars (2005) first asked me to be on the show, I said no, because I wanted to act...Show more »

A lot of people don't know this, but when Dancing with the Stars (2005) first asked me to be on the show, I said no, because I wanted to act and to be taken seriously. Show less «

I think at the end of the day you have to find a balance with what's really important.

Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.

I definitely listened to country music. I don't think I listened to hair bands as much as I did Bruce Springsteen and U2 and Aerosmith.

You have to remember where you came from, and I definitely have enough brothers and sisters to kick me in the butt whenever I get out of lin...Show more »

You have to remember where you came from, and I definitely have enough brothers and sisters to kick me in the butt whenever I get out of line! Show less «

I cannot go to sleep without reading.

Dancing and acting satisfy me in different ways.

I'd get invited to parties, and instead it would be these abandoned houses.

But trust me, if I lived in the '80s, I would definitely be the one going to the record stores.

I think if you alienate people and just focus on your work then it just becomes lonely and it's not fun anymore.

If I had been living through the '80s, I probably would've gotten into a lot more trouble than my parents.

I've experienced a lot for someone my age that a lot of people will be able to relate to.

I'm a chatterbox.

My first dance ever on Dancing with the Stars (2005) was to "Let's Hear it for the Boy".

I've always wanted to be like the Hollywood Golden Age actors.

Okay, I'll say I would go back in time and bring scientists with me and create a hairspray that would not cause global warming. But it would...Show more »

Okay, I'll say I would go back in time and bring scientists with me and create a hairspray that would not cause global warming. But it would still give us '80s hair. Show less «

Well, I was in the generation of CDs, so when I moved to L.A., I think I probably brought my Shania Twain "Come on Over" CD and that's about...Show more »

Well, I was in the generation of CDs, so when I moved to L.A., I think I probably brought my Shania Twain "Come on Over" CD and that's about it. Show less «

Well, what I love about '80s rock music is the amazing, fantastic melodies.

My go-to prebikini flat-ab move is the plank, all different types.

I totally think there was a country hair phase. If you look at all the mullets, and Dolly Parton, and Reba McEntire's hair, Tim McGraw's hai...Show more »

I totally think there was a country hair phase. If you look at all the mullets, and Dolly Parton, and Reba McEntire's hair, Tim McGraw's hair, Blake Shelton's hair, they definitely had their moments. Show less «

It's very cool to be able to say that my first real film was Footloose (2011) and in my second film, I got to star alongside Tom Cruise and ...Show more »

It's very cool to be able to say that my first real film was Footloose (2011) and in my second film, I got to star alongside Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Show less «

I'm real, and that what you see is what you get with me. I want people to know that I'm just Julianne. I'm not somebody that needs to be put...Show more »

I'm real, and that what you see is what you get with me. I want people to know that I'm just Julianne. I'm not somebody that needs to be put up on a pedestal. Show less «

I knew if I stayed in London, my whole life would be dancing. I'd won almost every major title you can. I thought "This really isn't my pass...Show more »

I knew if I stayed in London, my whole life would be dancing. I'd won almost every major title you can. I thought "This really isn't my passion. I really want to sing," and I knew I wouldn't be able to if I stayed there. Show less «