Don Cheadle
Donald Frank Cheadle, Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor and producer. Cheadle had an early role in Picket Fences and followed it with performances in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997) and Boogie Nights (1997). He then started a collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh that resulted in the movies Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000) and Ocean's Eleven (2001). Other Cheadle films include The Rat Pack (1998), Things Behind the Sun (2001), Swordfish (2001), Crash (2004), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Reign Over Me (2007), Talk to Me (2007), Traitor (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Iron Man 3 (2013). In 2004, his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda, which was set during the Rwandan Genocide earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He also campaigns for the end of genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and co-authored, with John Prendergast, a book concerning the issue entitled Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond. Along with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, David Pressman, and Jerry Weintraub, Cheadle co-founded the Not on Our Watch Project, an organization focusing global attention and resources to stop and prevent mass atrocities. In 2010, Cheadle was named U.N. Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador. He stars as Marty Kaan on the Showtime sitcom House of Lies, for which he most recently won a Golden Globe Award in 2013.
Karina Smirnoff
Karina Smirnoff (born January 2, 1978) is a Ukrainian professional ballroom dancer. She is a five-time U.S. National Champion, World Trophy Champion, and Asian Open Champion. She has made numerous candid appearances on reality shows such as Dancing with the Stars, and Chelsea Lately, featuring Chelsea Handler. Smirnoff has appeared nude in a PETA advertising campaign with the tagline "I'd rather dance naked than wear fur" and also has appeared nude in the May 2011 issue of Playboy.
Karina's previous DWTSGame partners include: Kiefer Sutherland, Cedric the Entertainer, Al Roker, Larry Platt, George Clooney, Hugh Hefner, Ryan Phillippe, Justin Timberlake, George Lucas, Will Ferrell, Bradley Cooper (runners-up), Justin Timberlake (semi-finalists), Usher, Mark Salling (quarter-finalists), Danell Leyva, Mr. T, and John Stamos (semi-finalists).
Karina's previous DWTSGame partners include: Kiefer Sutherland, Cedric the Entertainer, Al Roker, Larry Platt, George Clooney, Hugh Hefner, Ryan Phillippe, Justin Timberlake, George Lucas, Will Ferrell, Bradley Cooper (runners-up), Justin Timberlake (semi-finalists), Usher, Mark Salling (quarter-finalists), Danell Leyva, Mr. T, and John Stamos (semi-finalists).
Don Cheadle & Karina Smirnoff
Week 1: Foxtrot: I Just Want To Make Love To You - Etta James: 24
Week 2: Salsa: Mi Tierra - Gloria Estefan: 24
Week 2: Salsa: Mi Tierra - Gloria Estefan: 24
TOTAL: 48
AVERAGE: 24.0
AVERAGE: 24.0