The former playboy playmate of the month and general hospital star became the firstever winners of dancing with the stars, overcoming tough criticism from the judges, a wardrobe malfunction, and some low scores. Fresh prince of belair star alfonso ribeiro and professional dancer witney carson took home the mirror ball trophy at the end of an intense and exciting season. When donald driver walked away with the coveted mirrorball trophy on tuesday nights dancing with the stars finale, it wasnt the first. Donald jerome driver born february 2, 1975 is a former american football wide receiver. Green bay packers receiver donald driver is going to have to clear some space in his trophy cabinet, as he and professional partner peta murgatroyd were crowned the winners on dancing on tuesday. Heres a look back at the winners from dancing with the stars and find out what theyre up. Dancing with the stars american season 3 wikipedia. Was it william levy, katherine jenkins or donald driver who took home the mirror ball trophy the three hour finale kicked off. Us version of the uk series strictly come dancing featuring competing celebrity and professional dancer pairs. Helio castroneves, james hinchcliffe say dancing with the. Dance pro peta murgatroyd teamed up with former nfl player donald driver in season 14 and. He spent his entire 14season nfl career with the packers and holds the franchises alltime records for most career receptions and receiving yards. May 22, 2012 donald driver dishes on winning dancing with the stars. Celebrities appearing on dancing with the stars include actors, singers, comedians, musicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, reality stars, journalists, tv presenters, internet personalities, newsmakers, and wherearetheynow personalities.
Winners return for dancing with the stars 10th anniversary. Other former winners include nfl players hines ward and donald driver, and winter olympic gold medalwinning ice dancer meryl davis. Every year in cleveland, driver holds the donald driver football camp for local kids which is held at the cleveland high school football field. The runnersup were sadie robertson and mark ballas, and janel parrish and valentin chmerkovskiy came in third. Donald driver dishes on winning dancing with the stars. Donald driver took home the coveted mirror ball trophy tuesday night on dancing with the stars. Nov 26, 2019 the very first season of dancing with the stars. Allstars, where she came in third place with partner val chmerkovskiy. The packers and former dancing with the stars winner emmitt smith were just two of many to. Donald shouted when asked how he felt by host tom bergeron. Many have already seen this, but i need just this one dance for another project. May 22, 2012 winner of the mirror ball trophy and the 2012 season of dancing with the stars is packers wide receiver donald driver and professional dancing partner peta murgatroyd. Dancing with the stars winners, info, trivia famous birthdays.
Meryl davis winner and charlie white 5th place from season 18. Green bay packers player donald driver and his professional dancing partner peta heavens to murgatroyd are the king and queen of the. May 26, 2017 other former winners include nfl players hines ward and donald driver, and winter olympic gold medalwinning ice dancer meryl davis. It is physical in a very different way, hinchcliffe added. May 22, 2012 packers receiver donald driver and partner peta murgatroyd won the reality dance competition dancing with the stars on tuesday. Fresh prince of belair star alfonso ribeiro and professional dancer witney carson took home the mirror ball trophy at the end of an intense and exciting season 19. He and his partner peta murgatroyd have been crowned winners of the ballroom dancing shows. Allstars, where she came in third place with partner val chmerkovskiy most memorable dance.
Super bowl champion donald driver can now add dancing with the stars champion to his resume. A complete list of every dancing with the stars winner. Ribeiro was the first male celebrity to win since donald driver in season 14, and it was carsons first winshe is the first former so you think you can dance contestant turned dancing with the stars professional to win. Donald driver wins dancing with the stars donald driver 80. Donald driver crowned dancing with the stars winner donald driver crowned dancing with the stars winner william levy came in third, katherine jenkins was second and driver did a cha cha to victory. Tom bergeron became the longtime host of the show upon its 2005 premiere. The green bay packers wide receiver and his partner, peta murgatroyd, won the 14th season of dancing with the stars tuesday night. May 22, 2012 after a season full of injuries, recordbreaking high scores and william levy, dancing with the stars crowned its season 14 winner. Its a hodgepodge of pop culture icons who dance their way. Super bowl champ donald driver is a winner once again. A day after wowing the judges with a wildly entertaining, country westernthemed freestyle on performance night, green bay packers wide receiver donald driver was named the champion of season 14. After a season full of injuries, recordbreaking high scores and william levy, dancing with the stars crowned its season 14 winner.
After playing college football for alcorn state university, driver was picked by the green bay packers in the seventh round of the 1999 nfl draft. Dancing win feels the same as winning super bowl and the winners are donald and peta. May 16, 2012 donald driver has beaten the odds and now has made the final round of abcs dancing with the stars. Fan vote only counted for 25% of the total score and scoring was now translated directly from percentages rather than into ordinals. Winner of the mirror ball trophy and the 2012 season of dancing with the stars is packers wide receiver donald driver and professional dancing partner peta murgatroyd. Donald jerome driver is a celebrity from season 14 of dancing with the stars.
Driver, together with his pro partner peta murgatroyd, wowed the audience with their showstopping freestyle. Dancing with the stars is the only television show that can bring the likes of sean spicer, hannah brown and lauren alaina to one place. Donald driver and peta murgatroyd win what judges call best season ever. Donald driver peta murgatroyd photos dancing with the stars winners peta murgatroyd and donald driver r perform on abcs good morning america in. Tonight, dancing with the stars will crown its season 16 winner. Donald driver wins dancing with the stars donald driver wins dancing with the stars donald driver and his dance partner peta murgatroyd were named dancing with the stars champions tuesday night. Season fourteen of dancing with the stars premiered on march 19, 2012. May 23, 2012 green bay packers receiver donald driver is going to have to clear some space in his trophy cabinet, as he and professional partner peta murgatroyd were crowned the winners on dancing on tuesday.
Donald jerome driver was born in houston, texas, 2 february 1975. With the free agency frenzy simmering down, were using our unlimited amount of cyberink to discuss the wildly popular dance show instead of pure football. Donald driver peta murgatroyd photos dancing with the stars winners peta murgatroyd and donald driver r perform on abcs good morning america in times square on may 23, 2012 in new york city. Donald driver wins season 14 dancing with the stars youtube. Driver was a member of the packers team that won super bowl xlv over the pittsburgh steelers.
Around the league breaks down what you need to know about drivers final dance off. Donald driver of green bay packers wins dancing with the. Jordan fisher, winner of season 25 and host of dancing with. Green bay packers wide receiver donald driver won the competition over british classical crossover singer katherine jenkins and cubanamerican telenovela star william levy, who took 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
Since scoring the coveted mirrorball trophy with partner derek hough himself a regular dancing with the stars champ, burke has stayed close to the ballroom, cohosting dwts from 2010. Nfl player donald driver beat out stars including jaleel white, gavin degraw, sherri shepherd, and maria menounos to win the mirrorball in may 2012. Dancing with the stars winners whos won a mirrorball. Dancing with the stars finale winners and runnerups at good. The complete list of dancing with the stars winners. Donald driver and peta murgatroyd are crowned dancing with the stars champions during the shows season finale on may 22, 2012. Packers receiver donald driver and partner peta murgatroyd won the reality dance competition dancing with the stars on tuesday.
The first season of the show was won by kelly monaco and alec mazo. He and his partner peta murgatroyd have been crowned winners of. Green bay packers receiver donald driver already has a super bowl victory on his resume. Green bay packers wide receiver donald driver won the. Donald driver has beaten the odds and now has made the final round of abcs dancing with the stars. Dancing with the stars winners whos won a mirrorball trophy. After 10 weeks of competition, nfl player donald driver was crowned the winner of season 14. Dancing with the stars american season 19 wikipedia. Season 14 mirrorball champion discusses the supersize freestyle on first night of shows finale. Will it be aly raisman, yet another olympic medalist, who adds the mirrorball trophy to her collection of prizes. Driver checked in with a perfect score of a 30 with his performance of the cha cha cha on tuesday evening. Oct 22, 2019 driver was part of season 14 on dancing with the stars, and he went on to win the entire thing alongside peta murgatroyd in what was a fantastic competition, with driver showing the world how talented he at dancing. Dancing with the stars finale winners and runnerups at good morning america by c kavala. Judges have included len goodman, carrie ann inaba, bruno tonioli and julianne hough.
With the free agency frenzy simmering down, were using our unlimited amount of cyberink to discuss. Drivers wife and children joined him on the dance floor. All the dancing with the stars winners and what theyre. Dancing with the stars champion donald driver and peta murgatroyd win what judges call best season ever. Donald driver wins season 14, takes home the mirror ball. Dancing with the stars winners, info, trivia famous. Sep 16, 2019 the former playboy playmate of the month and general hospital star became the firstever winners of dancing with the stars, overcoming tough criticism from the judges, a wardrobe malfunction, and some low scores. Green bay packers wide receiver donald drivers fame wins him the mirrorball trophy over classical singer katherine jenkins. The packers and former dancing with the stars winner emmitt smith were just two of many to congratulate driver on twitter, including.
Driver and murgatroyd were declared winners on the season finale on 22 may. Donald driver was named winner of dancing with the stars on tuesdays results show. Ranking the 10 richest dancing with the stars winners. Season three of dancing with the stars premiered on september 12, 2006, on the abc network for this season, the scoring system was changed. A fan of the show since season 1, donald knew he had a lot of hard work ahead. The very first season of dancing with the stars, which aired in 2005, was won by formerplayboymodelturnedactress kelly monaco.
May 21, 20 tonight, dancing with the stars will crown its season 16 winner. Dancing with the stars american season 14 wikipedia. May 26, 2012 donald driver and peta murgatroyds freestyle. Donald had a tough childhood living out of a uhaul truck for a period of time during his early teens, after a. The harold wheeler orchestra and singers provided the music throughout the season. Driver checked in with a perfect score of a 30 with his performance of.
Upon retirement, he won season 14 of dancing with the stars. Sep 16, 2019 dancing with the stars is the only television show that can bring the likes of sean spicer, hannah brown and lauren alaina to one place. Driver s wife and children joined him on the dance floor. Tom bergeron and brooke burke charvet returned as hosts, while carrie ann inaba, len goodman, and bruno tonioli all returned as judges. Donald driver parlayed his onfield success and charismatic personality into a spot in one of tvs hottest reality shows, abcs dancing with the stars. Donald driver of green bay packers wins dancing with the stars. Dancing with the stars crowned a season 14 winner tuesday night. The harold wheeler orchestra and singers provided the music throughout the season green bay packers wide receiver donald driver won the competition over british. Around the league breaks down what you need to know about driver s final dance off. He already has a super bowl ring, and now football star donald driver can add the dancing with the stars mirrorball trophy to his awards. Nov 26, 2019 since scoring the coveted mirrorball trophy with partner derek hough himself a regular dancing with the stars champ, burke has stayed close to the ballroom, cohosting dwts from 2010. Donald had a tough childhood living out of a uhaul truck for a period of time during his early teens.
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