Alec Mazo
Alec Mazo | |
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Born | Dancing with the Stars | April 5, 1978
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Alec Mazo (born April 5, 1978) is an American investor who works at DGA Capital. He became known for his participation in the
Early life
Mazo was born just 50 kilometers from Chernobyl, Ukraine into a Jewish family.
Education and personal life
He studied computer science, and then cognitive science at the University of California, Berkeley . After DWTS, Mazo went to Stanford University to get his Alfred P. Sloan Masters in Management. He ran a production company specializing in live stage entertainment and television reality formats. He is currently a general partner at DGA Capital, investing in the capital markets.
When he was a teenager, Mazo worked as the
Career
Mazo appeared in the 1998 movie Dance With Me. Mazo turned professional shortly before producers of Dancing with the Stars began their search for dancers to star on the show.[3]
Mazo won the first season of Dancing with the Stars with his partner, Kelly Monaco.
Mazo returned to the ballroom on March 19 for Season 4, this time partnered with former supermodel Paulina Porizkova, but were the first couple eliminated.[5]
Mazo appeared on the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars. Mazo and his partner, supermodel Josie Maran, were eliminated on September 26, 2007, after the first week of competition.
Mazo competed for the title with partner,
In Season 9, Mazo was paired with Olympic swimmer, Natalie Coughlin. They were the fifth couple to be eliminated.
Season | Partner | Place |
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1 | Kelly Monaco | 1st |
4 | Paulina Porizkova | 11th |
5 | Josie Maran | 12th |
7 | Toni Braxton | 8th |
9 | Natalie Coughlin | 10th |
Dancing with the Stars performances
With celebrity partner Kelly Monaco
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Waltz/ "I Have Nothing" | 5 | 4 | 4 | No Elimination |
2 | Rumba/ "Hero" | 5 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
3 | Jive/ "Footloose" | 6 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
4 | Viennese Waltz/ "I Got You Babe "
|
9 No |
9 Scores |
8 Given |
Safe |
5 | Bamboleo "
|
8 9 |
7 8 |
7 8 |
Bottom Two |
6 | Samba/ "Bailamos" Freestyle/ "Let's Get Loud" |
7 10 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
WON |
Dance-Off | Get The Party Started "
|
7 9 8 |
9 7 8 |
9 8 9 |
Second Place |
With celebrity partner Paulina Porizkova
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot/ "Too Darn Hot "
|
6 | 6 | 7 | No elimination |
2 | Mambo/ "La Bamba" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Eliminated |
With celebrity partner Josie Maran
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot/ "Walkin' My Baby Back Home "
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6 | 5 | 5 | Eliminated |
With celebrity partner Toni Braxton
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1A | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Smooth" | 7 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
1B | Blue Skies "
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8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
2 | Rumba/ "I Can't Make You Love Me" | 7 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
3 | Viennese Waltz/ "Für Elise "
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8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
4 | Samba/ "De Donde Soy" | 7 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
5 | West Coast Swing/ "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 7 | 7 | 8 | Eliminated |
With celebrity partner Natalie Coughlin
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | The Best Is Yet to Come "
|
7 | 6 8 |
6 | Safe |
2 | Quickstep/ "I Want You Back" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
3 | In The Air Tonight "
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9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
4 | Bolero/ "Better in Time" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
5 | " | 7 No |
8 Scores |
7 Given |
Eliminated |
References
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher (April 21, 2009). "'Dancing with the Stars' letting viewers select new professional dancer". realitytvworld.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (December 11, 2007). "Dancing with the Stars of David". Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Carol Banks Weber. "News for the week of 19-Sep-2005"; Soap Zone
- ^ "Alec Mazo & Edyta Sliwinska Welcome Baby Boy | Access Hollywood". www.accesshollywood.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014.
- ^ "The Stars Align for a fourth season of ABC's hit alternative series, Dancing With the Stars". abc.go.com. 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2007.
- ^ "Announcing the Stars". abc.go.com. 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
External links
- Alec Mazo.com Official Website
- Alec Mazo - Alec's Myspace
- Alec Mazo at IMDb