Carrie Ann Inaba
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| Born |
January 5, 1968 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Punahou School University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, dancer, choreographer, television judge, game show host |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Partner(s) |
Artem Chigvintsev (2006–08) Jesse Sloan (2009–2012) Robb Derringer (2016-) |
Carrie-Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American dancer, choreographer, television dance competition judge, actress, game show host, and singer. She is best known for her work on ABC TV's Dancing with the Stars.
She started her career as a singer in Japan, but became best known for her dancing, first introducing herself to American audiences as one of the original Fly Girls on the sketch comedy series In Living Color. She has appeared as one of three, later four judges on the Dancing with the Stars.
Inaba was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, graduating from Punahou School in 1986. She is of Pinay, Boricua, Irish, Chinese, and Japanese descent. She attended Sophia University and University of California, Irvine before graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles with a B.A. degree in world arts and cultures.
Inaba, who speaks Japanese, lived in Tokyo from 1986 to 1988 and was a popular singer. She released three singles, "Party Girl" (backed with "China Blue"), "Be Your Girl" (backed with "6½ Capezio"), and "Yume no Senaka" (backed with "Searching") and hosted weekly radio and television series.
After returning to America, Inaba appeared as one of the "Fly Girls", a group of backup dancers on the television series In Living Color from 1990 to 1992. She also performed with Canadian singer Norman Iceberg and dancers Viktor Manoel (David Bowie's "Glass Spider" tour) and Luca Tommassini at Prince's notorious Glam Slam. Inaba appeared as a dancer during Madonna's 1993 Girlie Show World Tour.
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