Biography

Madison Nicole Ziegler (born September 30, 2002), known professionally as Maddie Ziegler, is an incredible American actress and dancer. She is best known for her appearances on the reality television show Dance Moms and her role in the music video for Sia‘s song Chandelier.

She began her career as a dancer, appearing in various competitions and winning several titles. She rose to prominence in 2011 when she appeared on Dance Moms. Since then, Maddie Ziegler has appeared in several films and television shows, including So You Think You Can Dance and Project Runway.

In addition to her acting and dancing career, Maddie Ziegler is also a model and has lent her voice to several animated films.

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Wiki Facts & About Data
Full Name:	Madison Nicole Ziegler
Stage Name:	Maddie Ziegler
Born:	30 September 2002 (age 21 years old)
Place of Birth:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality:	American
Height:	1.66 m
Parents:	Melissa Gisoni, Kurt Ziegler
Siblings:	Mackenzie Ziegler, Michele Gisoni, Tyler Ziegler, Ryan Ziegler, Mathew Gisoni
Husband • Spouse:	Not Married
Boyfriend • Partner:	Eddie Benjamin (ex.), Kailand Morris (2018-2019), Gino Cosculluela (2014), Jack Kelly (2016-2018)
Children:	Elias Ziegler
Occupation:	Actress • Dancer
Net Worth:	US$5 million

Early Life & Education

Maddie Ziegler was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the United States, on the 30th of September 2002. She was born to Kurt Ziegler (father), who owned a mortgage company, and Melissa Gisoni (mother). She has five siblings: Mackenzie Ziegler, Michele Gisoni, Tyler Ziegler, Ryan Ziegler, and Mathew Gisoni. Her grandparent is James A. Ziegler.

She has Polish, German, and Italian ancestry. Her parents divorced when she was six years old, and her mother eventually got married to Greg Gisoni. Maddie Ziegler started taking ballet lessons when she was two years old. 

She started training with the Abby Lee Dance Company owned by Abby Lee Miller when she was four years old, where she learned tap, ballet, lyrical, modern, acro, jazz, and aerial dance.

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Maddie Ziegler has two elder half-brothers from her father’s previous marriage, two older step-siblings from her stepfather, Greg Gisoni, a vice president at Westinghouse Electric Company, and a younger sister, Mackenzie Ziegler, a singer and dancer who co-starred with her on Dance Moms.

Maddie Ziegler attended Sloan Elementary School in Murrysville, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, until 2013, when she left to be homeschooled.

Personal Life

Maddie Ziegler dated Australian youngster Jack Kelly, who is the son of former New York Yankees infielder Pat Kelly, from early 2017 to mid-2018. 

As of 2019, Maddie Ziegler has been dating singer and songwriter Eddie Benjamin.

She has dated Kailand Morris (2018-2019), Gino Cosculluela (2014), and Jack Kelly (2016-2018). Maddie Ziegler has a son named Elias Ziegler, born in 2022, but the identity of the baby father is unknown.

Career

Maddie Ziegler earned multiple awards at regional, state, and national dance competitions with the Abby Lee Dance Company, including the 2014 Dancers Choice Award for Favorite Dancer 17 & Under. She participated in Paula Abdul‘s reality TV show Live to Dance in 2010.

In 2011, eight-year-old Maddie Ziegler and her mother appeared on the first season of Lifetime’s Dance Moms, a reality show about the young dancers on Abby Lee Miller‘s Abby Lee Dance Company Elite Competition Team and their often quarrelsome mothers.

Maddie Ziegler and Shia LaBeouf co-starred in Sia‘s 2015 song titled Elastic Heart, which has received more than 1 billion views on YouTube. Later that year, she finished her trilogy of videos from Sia‘s album 1000 Forms of Fear by appearing in the music video for Big Girls Cry.

 In 2014 and 2015, Maddie Ziegler performed choreography to Sia‘s songs on several television programs, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Dancing with the Stars, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Saturday Night Live, and at the Hollywood Bowl.

Maddie Ziegler‘s first professional acting gig came in 2012 when she played the role of Young Deb in an episode of the Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva. Maddie Ziegler makes a guest appearance in the made-for-mobile series HitStreak Summer‘s Episode 34 from 2014. 

She continued performing in 2015 with appearances on the Disney Channel shows Austin & Ally and Pretty Little Liars on ABC Family. Maddie Ziegler made a guest appearance in the episode “Ballet and the Beasts” of Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn on Nickelodeon in January 2016. 

Net Worth

Maddie Ziegler has accumulated a net worth of US$5 million. She is best known for her appearances on the Lifetime reality show Dance Moms and her work with pop singer Sia.

Maddie Ziegler began her career as a dancer at the age of two and has appeared in numerous stage productions, music videos, and commercials. 

Social Media

• Instagram handle: @Maddieziegler
• Twitter handle: @MaddieZiegler
• YouTube: Maddie Ziegler
• TikTok: @MaddieZiegler

Filmography

• Leap!
• Dance Moms
• West Side Story
• The Fallout
• The Book of Henry
• To All the Boys

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