Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas

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Cloris Leachman
Occupation: Actress

Partnered With: Corky Ballas

BACKGROUND:
Actress Cloris Leachman’s storied career has been recognized with nine Emmys , a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award . She has the distinction of being the only woman to win eight Primetime Emmy Awards and one Daytime Emmy . Leachman has starred in a wide range of theater, television and motion picture projects, creating such indelible characters as Phyllis in the TV series Phyllis and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein, Nurse Diesel in High Anxiety, and Ruth Popper in The Last Picture Show (for which she won an Oscar and a BAFTA). In 2008 she has already completed three new films; The Women, American Cowslip and New York I Love You. She is in the process of writing her memoir and is currently touring the U.S. with her one-woman show CLORIS!

Corky Ballas

Partnered With: Cloris Leachman

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• 7 time undefeated US International Latin Champion
• 1996 Open To The World International Latin Champion
• 2007 Pro Am Champion

STATS:
Style: Latin
Nationality: American
Based in: UK/Texas. In LA for the show.
Status: Retired from Competition

BACKGROUND:
Corky has been dancing since he was six years old. Growing up his father owned and operated one of the largest dance studios in the world. His mother was a famous Flamenco Dancer who appeared in films and studied alongside Carmen Amaya. His father owned the largest (64,000 sq ft) dance school in the world, with 125 teachers on the payroll. He later went on to invent The Weed Eater.

Corky only started training for International Latin Dancing when he was 22. Here he met his dance partner Shirley (Mark’s Mom) who also trained him and would eventually become his wife. Corky’s mentor didn’t believe it when he said he would become a World Champion. Later that year, he became the United States Pro/Am Champion and then went on to win the World Professional Championship from 1995 1997.

Together Corky and Shirley made up one of professional competitive Latin Dance’s most successful couples ever.

Corky has also produced over 60 videos on the subject of Latin Dancing, which has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide as well as produced the “Passion” DVDs.

Corky is known worldwide for his choreography, music editing, music creation, costume design and much more.