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Biography
22–year–old Jared Murillo has a cheeky sense of humour and likes to approach everything he does with all–American fun and enthusiasm. His speciality is Pop Jazz / Swing.
This is Jared's first appearance on Strictly Come Dancing. He has lots of friends that work on Dancing with the Stars in the US and is looking forward to hearing their tips for his first outing as a Strictly pro–dancer.
Despite having visited the UK several times before, Jared is slowly adjusting to all the unfamiliar British-isms he has heard since arriving in London for Strictly. He expects to be fully up–to–scratch by the end of the series!
Background
Jared comes from a big family and is one of seven children. He was born in Honolulu in Hawaii and became involved with dancing from an early age.
His family later moved to Utah where Jared was raised for most of his life before moving to Los Angeles, California. During this time Jared found himself competing against the best ballroom dancers in the United States – winning both national and world titles.
He went on to star in major Hollywood movies, High School Musical 1 & 2 and is hoping to bring ''a touch of the West Coast to the Strictly ballroom''. Until last year Jared was dating High School Musical co–star Ashley Tisdale.
Jared also appeared in the US tour of the world-wide TV hit, Glee as a member of the group, Vocal Adrenaline. Bringing a touch of boy-band to the ballroom, Jared is also a member of RnB pop group ''V Factory''.
When he was aged 21, Jared became US Open Swing Youth champion. He loves competition and describes himself as a very competitive person.
Trivia
Jared loves to take part in all sorts of sports including long boarding, soccer, swimming, surfing, and skiing (he was a member of the Sundance Ski Team for 5 years).
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Dancing partner
Jared Murillo will be dancing with Tina O'Brien.
