Mark Ballas – Bio, Net Worth, Wife, Family, Age, Facts, Wiki, Height

Mark Alexander Ballas Jr., excellently known as Mark Ballas is an American dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He is well recognized for being a long-time professional dancer for ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” who won the Mirror Ball trophy. He started competing on the show in season five during the fall of 2007 and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography in 2011. In the March of the following year, he released his first solo CD “HurtLoveBox”. He is also a member of the singer-songwriter duo Alexander Jean along with his wife, BC Jean. Additionally, Mark has also gained a lovely fan base on his social media as he has earned more than 61K followers on his Instagram account and over 396.4K followers on his Twitter account.

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What nationality is Mark Ballas?

Mark Ballas opened his eyes for the very first time on 24th May 1986 in Houston, Texas, U.S. His real name is Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. and his religion is Christian. He is American by nationality and mixed by ethnicity as his father has Mexican, Greek, and Spanish ancestry while his mother comes from English and Irish lineage. Mark celebrated his 36th birthday in 2022 and as per his birthdate, his star sign is Gemini. Thus, his race is white. He is the son of dancers Corky Ballas (father) and Shirley Ballas (mother).
Talking about Mark’s education, he studied at Rosemead Preparatory School in South London and when he turned 11, he earned a spot for full-time academic and vocational training at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Later he acquired a scholarship to continue studying in the Italia Conti Arts Centre for a BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre.

Mark Ballas career (American Dancer)

• Mark Ballas kicks off his career playing the lead role of Tony in the musical “Copacabana” and was the lead dancer in the UK national tour of the Spanish musical “Maria de Buenos Aires”.
• He then appeared as an extra in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” as part of the Hufflepuff House and in October 2008, he made a guest appearance on the season premiere of “Samantha Who”.
• It was announced on 6th September 2016 that he would be the final actor to portray the role of Frankie Valli in the Broadway cast of “Jersey Boys” before it closes in 2017.
• It was also announced on 26th May 2018 that he would play the role of the Teen Angel in the 2018 Toronto revival of “Grease” in a limited engagement from 7-10 June.
• Ballas portrayed Charlie Price in the musical “Kinky Boots” on Broadway from 11th September 2018 to 18th November 2018.
• Subsequently, he was partnered with Cheetah Girls star Sabrina Bryan on the fifth season of “Dancing with the Stars” and the pair was voted off the show o 30th October 2007. They have been the only couple invited back for an exhibition dance.
• Later Mark’s partner for season 6 of “Dancing with the Stars” was Olympic Gold Medal-winning figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi. They won the season.
• Ballas was paired with Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast Shawn Johnson for the eighth season of “Dancing with the Stars”, winning that season’s competition on 19th May 2009.
• He was partnered with Bristol Palin for season 11 and made it to the finale and finished in third place.
• Also, he was partnered with Disney Channel star Chelsea Kane for season 12 and made it to the finals where they finished in third place.
• He was partnered with reality star Kristin Cavallari for season 13 where they were the 3rd couple eliminated finishing in 10th place.
• For season 17, Mark was paired with singer Christina Milian and was the 4th couple eliminated despite receiving high scores and good comments from the judges.
• Balla was paired with the star of The Hunger Games film series “Willow Shields” for season 20 as the pair was shockingly eliminated in week 7, finishing in seventh place despite receiving high scores throughout the season.
• He was paired with UFC mixed martial artist Paige VanZant for season 22 with whom he made it to the finals of the show and finished in second place. However, he was not part of the season 23 & 24 casts.
• Later he returned as a professional dancer for season 25 and was paired with violinist Lindsey Stirling who made it to the finals and finished in second place. 
• He also returned to the show for season 31. He was partnered with social media personality and dancer Charli D’Amelio. The show will premiere on Disney+ on 19th September 2022. 
• Furthermore, Alexander Jean, a duo formation made up of Mark Ballas and his wife BC Jean. The couple worked as a husband-wife American pop rock duo starting in 2015. Their debut single was “Roses and Violets”. The single reached the Top 20 on Billboard’s Hot 100 “Bubbling Under” chart. They had success with “Waiting for You” and were nominated for Elvis Duran’s Artist of the Month in November 2018.

Records

• Highest premiere score of 27 with Kristi Yamaguchi in Season 6.
• Pro with the most partners who received at least one score of ‘9’ on premiere night: 5
• Only male professional to place the same in finals (Seasons 11 & 12) twice in a row without winning.
• Partner of the youngest celebrity contestant, Willow Shields (Season 20).
• Pro to finish in second place the most times with Katherine Jenkins (Season 14), Sadie Robertson (Season 19), Paige VanZant (Season 22), and Lindsey Stirling (Season 25).
• Pro to make the finals the most times, he appeared in the finals 10 times.

Who is Mark Ballas’ wife?

Mark Ballas is a married man. He exchanged vows with singer-songwriter and actress, BC Jean. They first met each other at a mutual friend’s house. The couple became engaged on 25th November 2015 and exactly a year later, on 25th November 2016, they got married in Malibu, California. Starting now, the couple is carrying on with an upbeat life and their bond is going more grounded with the progression of time. Concerning his sexual orientation, he is straight.

How much is Mark Ballas’ net worth?

Mark Ballas has a net worth of $5 million as of 2022 whereas he also earns a handsome amount of salary which is around $30,000 per year. He promotes guitar brands including, Martin Guitars and Kremona Flamenco Guitars. He also frequently promotes a drink called “Keto Max” on his social media accounts from where Mark gains a considerable amount of money. In addition, his major source of income is his dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, musician, and actor career.

Mark Ballas’ height and weight

Mark Ballas stands at an ideal height of 5 ft 6 in or 168 cm with a balanced body weight of 70 kg or 154 lbs. He has good-looking dark brown hair and eyes color. Mark definitely has emerged as another teen sensation in the scene. Besides, his body build type is average and his body measurements are 38-32-15 inches.