Lea Thompson and Val Chmerkovskiy dance Broadway (VIDEO)
Lea Thompson and Val Chmerkovskiy danced Broadway on Dancing with the Stars 19 Partner Switch-Up on Monday, October 13, 2014. Lea's original partner was Artem Chigvintsev.
Music was "You Can't Stop The Beat" by Hairspray.
The judges love the routine.
"I actually loved it," said judge Carrie Ann Inaba.
"Your acting and dancing were the best," said guest judge Jessie J.
"I felt like this was the first time you were unsure," said judge Julianne Hough.
"Only you can put the cast of Cocoon on that stage," said judge Bruno Tonioli.
The judges gave them a total score of 34.
After the dance, Lea Thompson said: "I just had the best time."
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Watch the full performance video of Lea Thompson and Val Chmerkovskiy here:
| Judges Scores & Critique | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Ann Inaba: "I actually loved it" | 9 | |
| Jessie J: "Your acting and dancing were the best" | 8 | |
| Julianne Hough: "I felt like this was the first time you were unsure" | 8 | |
| Bruno Tonioli: "Only you can put the cast of Cocoon on that stage" | 9 | |
| Total Score: | 34 | |
| Rickey's Passing Thoughts: "YES! AMAZING!!!" | ||
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About Lea Thompson
Lea Thompson is perhaps best known for her role as the various incarnations of Lorraine McFly in Back to the Future I, II, and III (Kid’s Choice Film Actress Award) and as the star of Caroline in the City (People’s Choice Award). Thompson has starred in more than 30 films, 25 television movies, 4 television series, more than 20 ballets, and starred on Broadway in Cabaret. Lea can currently be seen on ABC Family’s Peabody Award winning hit show Switched at Birth, where she acts and directs. Lea’s movie credits include: All the Right Moves, Red Dawn, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Beverly Hillbillies, Howard The Duck (star and vocals), Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar; the 2014 Sundance favorite Ping Pong Summer; and soon to be released Left Behind starring Nicolas Cage.
Lea lives in Los Angeles with her husband of twenty-five years, film/television director Howard Deutch, and their two talented daughters, Madelyn and Zoey, along with many dogs, fish, horses, chickens, a cat, tortoise, and parrot. She supports and often performs for breast cancer, mental health, and Alzheimer’s charities. Lea is currently in pre-production on The Year of Spectacular Men, a film written by her daughter Madelyn Deutch, and is writing her first book of essays