Why is Maksim Chmerkovskiy in Ukrainian?

Why is Maksim Chmerkovskiy in Ukrainian?

Chmerkovskiy was born in the Ukrainian city of Odessa in 1980 when it was still part of the Soviet Union. He lived there until age 14 when his family emigrated to the United States.

Does Maksim Chmerkovskiy have dual citizenship?

Maksim Chmerkovskiy, born to a Jewish father and a Christian mother in Odesa, Ukraine, moved to Brooklyn, New York, with his family at the age of 14 in 1994. According to Page Six, he has had dual citizenship in Ukraine and America since 2019.

Did Maxim from Dancing With the Stars get out of Ukraine?

“Dancing with the Stars” alum Maksim Chmerkovskiy reunited with his wife in the U.S. after he posted an update to Instagram that he was safely en route to Los Angeles after his escape from Ukraine and Russia’s invasion.

Was Maksim Chmerkovskiy a masked dancer?

Maksim Chmerkovskiy has danced with the stars, but as Sloth on The Masked Dancer, he wanted the celebrity treatment. “When I decided to do the show, I said, ‘I’ll do it under one condition: that I’m not responsible for myself.