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Rumer Willis
Rumer Willis 20
Celebrity Profile
Birth Date 16 August 1988 (1988-08-16) (age 35)
Hometown Paducah, Kentucky
Known For Actress

Dancing with the Stars 20

Partner(s) Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Placement 1
Highest Score 40 (Rumba, Paso Doble, Foxtrot,
Freestyle, Fushion dance)
Lowest Score 32 (Foxtrot, Cha-cha-cha, Jazz)
Average Score 37.0

Rumer Willis is the winning celebrity from Season 20 of Dancing with the Stars.

Biography[]

Retrieved from abc.com
Rumer Willis began her acting career as a child, starring with her mother Demi Moore in the major motion pictures Striptease and Now and Then. She is thrilled to be continuing her For the Record journey playing the Basket Case in Dear John Hughes. Recently, she wowed LA audiences as Fran in the Baz Luhrmann production at DBA, having portrayed Juliet in its prior incarnation at Rockwell Table and Stage. She won acclaim as Mia Wallace/Beatrix Kiddo in FTR: Tarantino, which she also starred in at the Montreal Jazz Festival last summer. Ms. Willis is currently recording her debut album under the guidance of legendary music icon Linda Perry. Last year she starred in the pilot of Songbyrd for E! Network (based on the life of iconic songwriter Diane Warren). Known around Hollywood for her sultry vocals, Rumer and her band enjoyed a nearly two-year Artist Residency at Hollywood hot-spot The Sayer's Club. Her recent television credits include Workaholics, Pretty Little Liars, and Hawaii 5-0, while her film credits include House Bunny, Sorority Row, Diary of Preston Plummer, and many more. She wants to thank her family and friends for their continual support.

Dancing with the Stars 20[]

Rumer was partnered with Valentin Chmerkovskiy. They placed 1st.

Scores[]

Week # Dance/Song Judges' Scores Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Foxtrot / "Take Me to Church" 8 8 8 8 No elimination
2 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Rumour Has It" 8 8 8 8 Safe
3 Salsa / "Turn the Beat Around" 8 9 8 8 Safe
4 Waltz / "Turning Tables" 9 8 9 9 Safe
5 Samba / "Poor Unfortunate Souls" 10 9 10 10 Safe
6 Jazz / "Bootylicious"
Team Freestyle / "Trouble"
8
10
8
9
7
10
9
10
Safe
7 Jive / "Dear Future Husband"
Foxtrot Dance-Off / "Orange Colored Sky"
8
Awarded
9
two
9
extra
9
points
Last to be called safe
8 Rumba / "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"
Paso Doble (Trio Challenge) / "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Safe
9
Semi-finals
Viennese Waltz / "Earned It"
Contemporary / "Theme from Swan Lake, Op. 20"
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
-
Last to be called safe
10
Finals
Foxtrot / "Take Me to Church"
Freestyle / "Toxic"
Foxtrot & Paso Doble (fusion) / "Big Jet Plane"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Winner

Trivia[]

  • Rumer's freestyle to "Toxic" featured her singing and Val playing the violin (pre-recorded).
  • Rumer tied the record of most perfect scores received in a single season, with six, held by Jennifer Grey and Meryl Davis.
  • She has been in a relationship with singer Derek Richard Thomas since 2020.
    • On 20 December 2022, they announced that they are expecting their first child.
    • Their daughter, Louetta Isley Thomas Willis, was born on 18 April 2023.

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