Cheryl Burke Biography
Cheryl Burke is an American dancer, model, and television personality best known for her appearance on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer. She was the first female professional to win the show, as well as the first professional to win twice in a row. She appeared in 26 seasons and finished second on the NBC show I Can Do That. In 2017, she took over for Abby Lee Miller on Dance Moms.
How old is Cheryl Burke? – Age
She is 38 years old as of 3 May 2022. She was born in 1984 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Cheryl Burke Family
She was born to Sherri Burke and Stephen Burke. She has two siblings; Nicole Wolf, and Mandy Wolf.
Cheryl Burke Husband – Children
Burke was rumored to be dating actor Matthew Lawrence in 2017 by People and Us Weekly. Lawrence and Joey initially met after Lawrence’s brother, Joey, was placed on DWTS in 2006. Burke and Lawrence had a prior relationship from 2007 until 2008. Lawrence proposed to Burke on her 34th birthday, May 3, 2018. She married Lawrence in San Diego, California on May 23, 2019. Burke filed for divorce on February 23, 2022, according to reports. On September 19, 2022, the divorce was officially formalized.
Cheryl Burke Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $6 Million.
Cheryl Burke TV Career
Burke appeared in the episode “Loosely Ballroom” of the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, alongside other Dancing pros Louis van Amstel, Ashly DelGrosso, and Lacey Schwimmer. She played Shannon, a nurse who attended to the ensemble cast during a dancing competition at The Tipton Hotel, the series’ location. Burke’s character volunteers to replace an injured participant in the last round of the competition (Carey). The tournament is won by her and her partner, Esteban.
She finished second in the first season of I Can Do That, losing to Nicole Scherzinger in the final three-person super-group performance after leading the competition since week two. In 2017, she took over for Abby Lee Miller on Dance Moms. During the show, she took over the ALDC Elite competition squad. The squad was dubbed “The Irreplaceables” as Abby used to refer to them all as “replaceable.” Burke featured as a VIP guest diner on Hell’s Kitchen in the ninth episode of Season 17.
Cheryl Burke Dancing with the Stars
With Drew Lachey, a member of 98 Degrees, Burke won her first mirror ball trophy in the second season. In the third season, she collaborated with Emmitt Smith, a former football star, to win her second championship. For Season 4, Burke and actor Ian Ziering returned on March 19, 2007. On May 15, 2007, she and Ziering were eliminated in the semifinals.
From December 19, 2006 to February 11, 2007, Burke went on a 38-city Dancing with the Stars tour. She was also a part of the second summer tour, which went to 24 cities between the 20th of June 2007 in Austin, Texas, and the 24th of July 2007, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her celebrity partner on each tour was Lachey. On season 5, Burke competed against Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton. On October 9, 2007, they were the third couple eliminated from the competition.
Dancing with the Stars’ winter tour began on December 18, 2007, in Seattle, Washington, and included Burke, Lachey, and Newton. Philadelphia served as the tour’s final stop on February 10, 2008. On season 6, Burke competed alongside actor Cristián de la Fuente. They worked out at the Paramount Ballroom in Palm Beach, Florida. They made it to the finals, where they finished third on May 20, 2008.
For the seventh season, Burke and her partner Maurice Greene were back on the show. On November 11, 2008, they were eliminated during week 8 and finished fifth. She joined actor Gilles Marini for the eighth season of the show. They lost to Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas to finish as runners-up. On the ninth season, Burke competed alongside Tom DeLay, a former Majority Leader in the United States House of Representatives. They pulled out of the competition on October 6, 2009, because DeLay had stress fractures in both of his feet.
Burke choreographed the paso doble with Tony Dovolani for Toy Story 3 and performed live with the Gipsy Kings. She also collaborated with Maksim Chmerkovskiy to create a Latin-themed fitness video.
She was partnered with Chad Ochocinco in season ten. They finished fourth after being eliminated in the semi-finals. During the eleventh season of the show, Burke and Rick Fox worked together. In the seventh week of the competition, they were voted out and finished sixth. She teamed up with wrestler Chris Jericho for the twelfth season. In the sixth week of the competition, they were eliminated by vote. Burke teamed up with Rob Kardashian, a reality star, for the thirteenth season. They finished second and were defeated by J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff. Cheryl Burke and William Levy, an actor, partnered for the fourteenth season. The couple finished in third place after making it to the finals.
For a chance to win a second mirrorball trophy in Season 15, Burke went back with Emmitt Smith, his partner from Season 3 and the winner. In the semi-finals, they were eliminated. With comedian D.L. Hughley as his partner for season 16, Burke placed ninth after being eliminated in the fifth week of competition. In the trio challenge, she performed a Paso Doble with Karina Smirnoff and Jacoby Jones in week 8. She teamed up with media personality Jack Osbourne for season 17. Burke was inspired by Osbourne’s battle with multiple sclerosis. [Citation needed] They made it to the finals and took third place.
Drew Carey, an actor and game show host, was her partner for season 18. They were knocked out in week 6 and finished eighth. She was paired with soap star Antonio Sabàto Jr. for season 19. They were eliminated in week seven and finished in eighth place. Burke decided to leave DWTS for a while after Season 19, when her contract was up, to pursue other projects.
On August 30, 2016, it was reported that Burke would be getting back to the show to contend on season 23. Ryan Lochte, an Olympic swimmer, was her partner. Burke returned for season 25, her 20th season as a professional, after a break. She came in sixth place with Terrell Owens, a former NFL wide receiver. In the wake of taking one more season off, she returned by and by for season 27 where she was matched with entertainer Juan Pablo Di Speed. Despite having the highest average of the season and five perfect scores, they were shockingly eliminated in the semi-finals.
For the 28th season, Burke made a second appearance, this time partnering with former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis. However, Lewis’s torn tendon in his foot forced the couple to withdraw from the competition on week 3. She finished in seventh place during her partnership with Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean in season 29. On September 8, 2021, it was announced that Burke would compete in the 30th season of DWTS alongside Cody Rigsby, a beloved Peloton instructor. For season 31, she starred alongside Sam Champion, a meteorologist for Good Morning America. After the season 31 finale, it was announced on November 20, 2022, that Burke would leave the show as a professional dancer.