Julianne Hough
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...
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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've always had God, but now I want to go back to church for the sense of community and that feeling...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've always wanted to sing country music.
I've always wanted to sing country music.
You have to remember where you came from, and I definitely have enough brothers and sisters to kick ...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'm very blessed and I don't take anything for granted.
I'm very blessed and I don't take anything for granted.
I think it's important to be happy before you can make anybody else happy.
I think it's important to be happy before you can make anybody else happy.
I think if you alienate people and just focus on your work then it just becomes lonely and it's not ...Show more »
I think if you alienate people and just focus on your work then it just becomes lonely and it's not fun anymore. Show less «
A lot of people don't know this, but when Dancing with the Stars (2005) first asked me to be on the ...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 every girl needs to love herself, regardless of anything. Like if you're having a bad day, i...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 «
I've always wanted to be like the Hollywood Golden Age actors.
I've always wanted to be like the Hollywood Golden Age actors.
I'm real, and that what you see is what you get with me. I want people to know that I'm just Juliann...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 «
My go-to prebikini flat-ab move is the plank, all different types.
My go-to prebikini flat-ab move is the plank, all different types.
I knew if I stayed in London, my whole life would be dancing. I'd won almost every major title you c...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 «
I try to bring my mascara everywhere because I'm a blonde and you know blondes have really light eye...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 «
There was a time when my mom would sew costumes for the dance studio so we could keep doing our clas...Show more »
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. Show less «
I'd get invited to parties, and instead it would be these abandoned houses.
I'd get invited to parties, and instead it would be these abandoned houses.
There is something so rewarding about dancing. It's almost spiritual - you let loose, you feel free,...Show more »
There is something so rewarding about dancing. It's almost spiritual - you let loose, you feel free, you get endorphins from the exercise. Show less «
Dancing and acting satisfy me in different ways.
Dancing and acting satisfy me in different ways.
Okay, I'll say I would go back in time and bring scientists with me and create a hairspray that woul...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 «
I'm just taking it one day at a time. Actually, that's a total lie. I always think about what's in f...Show more »
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. Show less «
My first dance ever on Dancing with the Stars (2005) was to "Let's Hear it for the Boy".
My first dance ever on Dancing with the Stars (2005) was to "Let's Hear it for the Boy".
Well, I was in the generation of CDs, so when I moved to L.A., I think I probably brought my Shania ...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 «
I've grown up with country music. I love how real everybody is, not just the artists, but the fans.
I've grown up with country music. I love how real everybody is, not just the artists, but the fans.
Well, what I love about '80s rock music is the amazing, fantastic melodies.
Well, what I love about '80s rock music is the amazing, fantastic melodies.
Adrenaline is the reason I do what I do.
Adrenaline is the reason I do what I do.
I suck at [being guarded]. I'm an open book. I have no filter. And sometimes that's a bad thing. But...Show more »
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. Show less «
But trust me, if I lived in the '80s, I would definitely be the one going to the record stores.
But trust me, if I lived in the '80s, I would definitely be the one going to the record stores.
It's very cool to be able to say that my first real film was Footloose (2011) and in my second film,...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 think at the end of the day you have to find a balance with what's really important.
I think at the end of the day you have to find a balance with what's really important.
I'm so lucky that I have a great relationship.
I'm so lucky that I have a great relationship.
I totally think there was a country hair phase. If you look at all the mullets, and Dolly Parton, an...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 «
I definitely listened to country music. I don't think I listened to hair bands as much as I did Bruc...Show more »
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. Show less «
I'm a chatterbox.
I'm a chatterbox.
I had a hard time with bullying. I ate lunch in the bathroom.
I had a hard time with bullying. I ate lunch in the bathroom.
Sometimes, if I have a big enough purse, I'll bring my perfume or something. Right now, I really lik...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 «
If I had been living through the '80s, I probably would've gotten into a lot more trouble than my pa...Show more »
If I had been living through the '80s, I probably would've gotten into a lot more trouble than my parents. Show less «
I've experienced a lot for someone my age that a lot of people will be able to relate to.
I've experienced a lot for someone my age that a lot of people will be able to relate to.
It's the oddest match: Mary J. Blige and Julianne Hough! But we became so close.
It's the oddest match: Mary J. Blige and Julianne Hough! But we became so close.
I cannot go to sleep without reading.
I cannot go to sleep without reading.
Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.
Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.
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Annabelle: Creation
IMDb: 7
2017
109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into ...
