After 10 weeks of competition, nfl player donald driver was crowned the winner of season 14. Green bay packers wide receiver donald driver and his partner peta murgatroyd won season 14 of dancing with the stars on may 22nd. Donald driver knows exactly where hes going to display his hardearned mirror ball trophy. We figured that donald driver had a good chance to win dancing with the stars, but at least one person knew hed win. Donald driver parlayed his onfield success and charismatic personality into a spot in one of tvs hottest reality shows, abcs dancing with the stars.
She became a regular member of the professional cast in season. 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. The competition is really heating up as the contestants dance for their last chance to get into the finals. Donald driver and his dance partner peta murgatroyd were named dancing with the stars champions tuesday night. Donald driver discusses being the dancing with the stars. There is only one thing that everyone wants when theyre watching. Donald driver took home the coveted mirror ball trophy tuesday night on dancing with the stars.
Dancing with the stars switched gears a bit for the 14th season finale. Dancing with the stars is an american dance competition television series that premiered on june 1, 2005, on abc. Many have already seen this, but i need just this one dance for another project. The remaining four couples hit the ballroom tonight with two. The finals were tuesday night and driver hoisted the trophy at the end.
Dancing with the stars had a relatively lowkey season almost up until the end, when fan favorites katherine jenkins and william levy were ousted in the. Tom bergeron became the longtime host of the show upon its 2005 premiere. The hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts. What dancing with the stars did for cowboy troy cmt. Around the league breaks down what you need to know about driver s final dance off. Donald driver wins dancing with the stars mirrorball trophy. Donald driver and peta murgatroyd are crowned dancing with the stars champions during the shows season finale on may 22, 2012.
Dancing with the stars donald driver wins the mirror ball. Donald driver wins dancing with the stars nationnews. Donald jerome driver born february 2, 1975 is a former american football wide receiver. His 8yearold son donald driver has a whole bunch of football accolades. Donald driver wins season 14 dancing with the stars youtube. When dancing with the stars premiered in 2005, it quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Your performances are always inspired, and you peaked at exactly the. After a season full of injuries, recordbreaking high scores and william levy, dancing with the stars crowned its season 14 winner. Chmerkovskiy proposed to his former fellow dancing with the stars pro during a performance saturday night at the. Dancing with the stars champ donald driver on joining. The minute dancing with the stars ended, levy made his way through the throng of dancers, stars and judges congratulating the new champ, football star donald driver, to get to his son. Dancing with the stars winners, info, trivia famous.
Green bay packers receiver donald driver won dancing with the stars. May 23, 2012 super bowl champ donald driver is a winner once again. Katherine jemkins and mark ballas give one last performance on dancing with the stars adam taylorabc as another season of dancing with the stars ended in winning fashion with donald driver hoisting the mirror ball trophy our panel of professional dance teachers gave their closing thoughts. Dancing with the stars is the ultimate reality contest show and is going on its 25th season.
Dancing with the stars finale donald driver perfect. Dancing with the stars is down to four couples and the smart money is on green bay packers wide receiver donald driver to win the 14 th season of dwts driver and partner petra murgatroyd are. Donalds win was like an injection of liquid sparkle into my bloodstream hopefully enough to. Nov 27, 2012 dancing with the stars allstar season 15 finale. Dancing with the stars champion donald driver and peta murgatroyd win what judges call best season ever. Dancing with the stars season 14 contestant donald driver and his partner peta murgatroyd talk behind the scenes and reveal his plans for the upcoming season. Donald driver and peta murgatroyd driver was the dancing king of the night. The victory was a bit of a surprise, with runnerup katherine jenkins and thirdplace finisher. The times is pleased to have green bay packers wide receiver donald driver guestblogging for us while he competes on dancing with the stars.
May 23, 2012 new york reuters green bay packers football star donald driver won the 14th season of dancing with the stars on tuesday, cha cha chaing to victory on the strength of perfect scores from the. Donald driver wins dancing with the stars green bay packers wide receiver donald driver and his partner peta murgatroyd won season 14 of dancing with the stars on may 22nd. One point separated firstplace katherine jenkins from william levy and donald driver at the end of mondays. All the dancing with the stars winners and what theyre.
Pack your bags and get ready to dance with dancing with the stars. Driver, together with his pro partner peta murgatroyd, wowed the. May 23, 2012 donald driver the latest football player to win dancing with the stars. Feb 28, 2012 donald driver, the year veteran of the green bay packers was named a cast member of the 14th season of abcs dancing with the stars tuesday morning on good morning america, joining the ranks. Driver had been hanging on behind the leaders for most of the weeks of the competition, never quite good enough to convince judge len goodman that he earned a 10. May 16, 2012 donald driver has beaten the odds and now has made the final round of abcs dancing with the stars. May 23, 2012 dancing with the stars crowned a season 14 winner tuesday night.
Donald driver was somewhat excited about winning dancing. 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 by dahvi shira. Driver checked in with a perfect score of a 30 with his performance of the cha cha cha on tuesday evening. Donald driver the latest football player to win dancing with. Dancing with the starswinning race car driver selling. After 10 weeks of competition donald and peta, with the help of packer nation, raised the mirror ball trophy high in the air as champions of the 14th season. Nfl players have thrice taken the dwts crown, with former green bay packer donald driver winning in season 14. The deaf americas next top model star won raves from fans and coaches alike for his inspiring efforts. Driver, together with his pro partner peta murgatroyd, wowed the audience with their showstopping freestyle. May 14, 2012 round 2 donald driver danced the samba tonight for his second dance as dancing with the stars continued with its ninth episode.
May 22, 2012 donald driver was named winner of dancing with the stars on tuesdays results show. Alec mazo born april 5, 1978 is a belarusian american producer and former professional dancer. May 22, 2012 packers receiver donald driver and partner peta murgatroyd won the reality dance competition dancing with the stars on tuesday. Us version of the uk series strictly come dancing featuring competing celebrity and professional dancer pairs. Donald driver and peta murgatroyd dance cha cha cha dwts season 14 week 10 duration. Nov 26, 2019 all 28 celebrities who have won dancing with the stars. Sports fans who also happen to watch dancing with the stars its ok, you can admit it have a natural rooting interest in donald driver, wide receiver for the green bay packers.
May 23, 2012 donald driver and peta murgatroyd are crowned dancing with the stars champions during the shows season finale on may 22, 2012. Nyle dimarco and peta murgatroyd are your winners for season 22 of dancing with the stars. Dancing with the stars american tv series wikipedia. The green bay packers wide receiver and his partner, peta murgatroyd, won the 14th season of dancing with the stars tuesday night. Governor walker has declared today donald driver day in wisconsin. The wide receivers paso doble was soundtracked to jimi hendrixs purple haze, and judges found it to be sexy he. Driver, a 37yearold wide receiver for the green bay packers, joins nowretired football players emmitt smith and hines ward as famous league members who locked down a dancing with the stars title.
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. Will dancing with the stars reveal new opportunity for donald. Donald driver is a total dancing with the stars superfan. Dancing with the stars, season 14 winner, donald driver. Sep 10, 2016 olympic gold medal gymnast laurie hernandez is the oddson favorite to win the new season of dancing with the stars. The first season of the show was won by kelly monaco and alec mazo. Green bay packer wide receiver donald driver was the surprise winner of season 14s dancing with the stars.
Dancing win feels the same as winning super bowl and the winners are donald and peta. The green bay packers receiver took home the mirrorball trophy on. Donald shouted when asked how he felt by host tom bergeron. May 23, 2012 donald driver wins season 14 dancing with the stars abc news. Dec 27, 2017 brazilian race car driver and dancing with the stars winner helio castroneves is listing his fort lauderdale, fla. We should have started dancing with one arm waaay before. The show is hosted by tom bergeron, alongside erin andrews, who became cohost in season eighteen. May 23, 2012 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 landing his first perfect score on monday night for a highflying, bootscooting freestyle, dancing with the stars finalist donald driver is feeling highly confident going into tuesdays. Was it william levy, katherine jenkins or donald driver who took home the mirror ball trophy the three hour finale kicked off.
Donald driver and peta murgatroyd are crowned dancing with the stars champions during the shows season finale on may. The dancing with the stars pro will be part of the 10th and final. Donald driver wins dancing with the stars donald driver 80. Winners return for dancing with the stars 10th anniversary.
May 23, 2012 nfl green bay packer donald driver pictured left took home the muchcoveted mirror ball trophy for dancing with the stars on tuesday night. He became known for his participation in the american edition of the reality television series dancing with the stars, the first season of which he won with partner kelly monaco. Kristi says, however, that since winning dwts, its also been back to reality, as. The victory was something of an upset since the green bay packers wide receivers scores had landed. Its a hodgepodge of pop culture icons who dance their way. Donald driver dancing with the stars samba performance video. Hosted by tom bergeron, the abc reality competition features a panel of judges who critique the dance moves of some of the biggest and notsobig names in hollywood. Rudi and matts chemistry is undeniable in this listen to your heart performance. Donald driver wins dancing with the stars fikkle fame. 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. Sep 02, 2015 alex skarlatos makes dancing with the stars cast. Mar 20, 2012 green bay packers wide receiver donald driver and peta murgatroyd scored a decent 2 points during mondays season premiere of dancing with the stars, but itll take more than that to win the. Both are located on the corner of dousman street and donald driver way.
Donald driver discusses win this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Celebrity donald driver wins dancing with the stars mirrorball trophy hes the best celebrity dance partner anyone could ask for, his pro dance partner peta murgatroyd said. Dancing with the stars pros step up for green bay red cross benefit. Green bay packers football star donald driver won the 14th season of dancing with the stars on tuesday, cha cha chaing to victory on the strength of perfect scores from the shows judges and. Im on cloud nine after dancing with the stars win donald driver and peta murgatroyd hold the mirror ball trophy after winning dancing with the stars on tuesday night. What dancing with the stars did for cowboy troy by alison bonaguro 5252012 cmt offstage keeps a 247 watch on everything thats happening with country music artists behind the. Dancing with the stars sees surprise win as donald driver scoops the. Donald driver was somewhat excited about winning dancing with the stars brian grubb twitter editoratlarge. Former green bay packers wide receiver donald driver first put the city on the. Just minutes after winning the coveted mirror ball trophy on the finale of dancing with the stars. On may 22, 2012, donald driver brought another trophy to green bay when he became a dancing with the stars champion.
May 23, 2012 donald driver wins dancing with the stars. That bruno guy finally snaps while judging a performance and just, like, whips. Judges have included len goodman, carrie ann inaba, bruno tonioli and julianne hough. Instead of dismissing the third place couple early in the episode, all finalists donald driver and peta murgatroyd.
Dancing with the stars crowned a season 14 winner tuesday night. From the overthetop costumes to the perfectlychoreographed numbers, to the screaming fans, being a contestant looks like a dream come true. Dancing with the stars live tour 2020 dances its way across america this winter. Donald driver dishes on winning dancing with the stars. Mirai nagasu calls her olympic free skate an audition for. The lineup of celebrity contestants for season 28 of dancing with the stars was revealed wednesday morning, and the cast features an pro football. Vegas odds site bovada puts hernandez the 16yearold from new jersey who. May 23, 2012 in what was one of the most competitive seasons yet of the shows 14 seasons, green bay packers wide receiver donald driver was the surprise winner of dancing with the stars. Donald driver has beaten the odds and now has made the final round of abcs dancing with the stars. Donald driver had a feeling that going country in his freestyle could be the difference on dancing with the stars.
Alex skarlatos makes dancing with the stars cast the star. Kate hudson calls out brother oliver for interviewing her ex alex rodriguez. Driver and partner peta murgatroyd won the television dance competition dancing with the stars on tuesday after earning perfect 10s for their final chachacha dance. Season 14 mirrorball champion discusses the supersize freestyle on first night of shows finale. With donalds victory, dancing with the stars alltime winners tally tips deeper in the mens favor, eight to six. Just about everything on dancing with the stars dwts seems glamorous. It is the us version of the uk series strictly come dancing, and one of several iterations of the dancing with the stars franchise. Donald driver dancing with the stars finale mirror ball trophy. The complete list of dancing with the stars winners.