Maksim "Maks" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy Ukrainian: ?????? ?????????????? ????????????, Maksym Oleks�ndrovych ?merkovs?kyj; Russian: ?????? ????????????? ???????????; born January 17, 1980 is a Ukrainian Latin Ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is widely known as one of the professional dancers on the American television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in season two. In 14 appearances on the show, Chmerkovskiy made it to the final round five times, with two runner-up and two third place finishes. On May 20, 2014 Chmerkovskiy won his first mirror ball trophy with celebrity partner Meryl Davis. [More at Wikipedia]

January 17th, 1980 in Odessa (Age 44)