Chloe Lukasiak
Born/Date of Birthday: May 25, 2001
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality: American
Height: 1.71 m
Alma mater: Pepperdine University
Occupation: Actress, dancer, reality television personality, model, author, producer
Siblings: Clara Lukasiak
Parents: Christi Zook Lukasiak, Marc Lukasiak
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Channel: Chloe Lukasiak
 
Chloé Elizabeth Lukasiak (born May 25, 2001) is an American actress, dancer, author and model She is most known for being an original cast member of Lifetime's reality television series Dance Moms during Season 1 through Season 4. She returned as a guest during the Season 7A finale and had a recurring role in Season 7B.

Early life
Lukasiak was born on May 25, 2001 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Christi (née Zook) and Marc Lukasiak. She has a younger sister, Clara. The family resides in Mars, Pennsylvania. She is of Polish, Scottish, German, and Italian descent.

Lukasiak began dance classes at the Abby Lee Dance Company at age two. At first, she did "the basics" such as jazz and ballet. But as she got older she started to do more styles and has trained in everything except ballroom. From the ages of five to thirteen, Lukasiak competed throughout the United States as part of the Abby Lee Dance Company, winning numerous titles at the regional, state, and national levels. Lukasiak competed on Dance Moms in many dance genres: lyrical, contemporary, musical theatre, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, acro, Spanish, and Bollywood.

Personal life
In an interview, Lukasiak said she practices dancing four days a week except when she is traveling. She stopped competing in dance competitions in 2016 due to her growing list of commitments. Outside of dance, Lukasiak makes time for friends including her former ALDC teammates Paige Hyland, Nia Frazier, and Brooke Hyland.

In an interview released on June 15, 2016, Lukasiak said she was grateful to Dance Moms because it showed her how much she loves acting and that she has a passion for it. In 2015, Lukasiak was diagnosed with silent sinus syndrome, and had surgery to correct the condition. In 2018, Lukasiak teamed up with Girls' Life to launch Chloe's Book Club. However, in 2020, the partnership was discontinued and the book club became Bestie Book Club. In February 2021, Lukasiak re-launched the book club under her own leadership rather than under a partnership. In 2019, Lukasiak was accepted into Pepperdine University where she is studying integrated marketing with a creative writing minor, and is on track to graduate in 2023. In April 2020, Lukasiak revealed that she had been battling an eating disorder for the past few years by posting a poem that she had written about it on her Instagram account.

On July 25, 2018, Lukasiak was signed to the Abrams Artist Agency and talent management firm Brillstein Entertainment Partners. In 2019, Lukasiak was then signed with United Talent Agency and the PR company, Coeur Communications; Lukasiak is also managed by the American talent management & television/film production company, 3 Arts Entertainment.

On social media, Lukasiak has come out in support of immigrants, LGBTQ youth, mental health support, anti-drug pledges, preventing school shootings, kindness, Black Lives Matter, women's rights and awareness of eating disorders.

In October 2021, Lukasiak confirmed with an Instagram post her relationship with skater and influencer Brooklinn "Brook" Khoury.

Career
Dance Moms
In 2011, Lukasiak and her mother, alongside Abby Lee Dance Company owner Abby Lee Miller, other young dancers, and their mothers, were cast on Lifetime's Dance Moms. Together they made up Miller's Junior Elite Competition Team.

After the Los Angeles national competition in July 2014 (filmed for an episode aired October 7, 2014), Lukasiak's mother decided that the environment of the TV show along with her own negative relationship with Miller was detrimental to her daughter and they decided to leave ALDC. The finale episode of Season 4 was their last appearance on Dance Moms because of Miller being unappreciative about the fact that Chloe was the highest scoring ALDC soloist at Nationals, beating Kendall and Kamryn.[a] After the end of Season 4, Lukasiak left ALDC for good and switched to Studio 19 Dance Complex.

On January 27, 2017, Lukasiak announced that she would return to guest-star on Dance Moms for the Season 7 finale and Season 7B. Lukasiak first joined Murrieta Dance Project, but then left to form The Irreplaceables with Nia Sioux, Kendall Vertes, Kalani Hilliker, and Camryn Bridges. Lukasiak signed with Lifetime in April 2017 to star in her own web series called "Chloe Does It". In December 2017, Lukasiak began touring with Kalani Hilliker and Kendall Vertes on The Irreplaceables Tour.

Dance Career
After the end of Dance Moms Season 4, Lukasiak left the ALDC for good and switched to Studio 19 Dance Complex; Lukasiak's competition team from Studio 19 went on to win nationals in July 2015. In high demand now that she was free of the ALDC, Lukasiak was invited to be a demonstrator and assistant for Blake McGrath in the VIP Dance Events convention (Calgary, Oct. 2014). Lukasiak has also posted many professionally-filmed dance videos on her YouTube channel as a series called Team Chloe Dance Project. She won "Choice Dancer" at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards and the "Dancers Choice Award" for "Favorite Dancer 17 & Under" at the 2015 Industry Dance Awards. She was nominated for a Shorty Award in the category of 'Best in Dance' but lost to Misty Copeland. She was once again nominated for the 2016 & 2017 Teen Choice Awards "Choice Dancer" but lost to former "Dance Moms" cast member Maddie Ziegler. Lukasiak joined the Triple Threat Talent Tour as a guest performer and assistant for several dance conventions in 2015/2016. In 2016, Lukasiak collaborated with Playtex Sport and starred in their "Ready, Set, Play On!" campaign commercial as a dancer. That same year, Lukasiak partnered with Ownzones to launch her own dance web series called Chloe on Pointe. In 2017, Lukasiak filmed an anti-bullying dance video for Seventeen Magazine. In 2019, Lukasiak took part in the Tate McRae "Tear Myself Apart" Dance Contest, placing in the top 5.

Other Ventures, 2011-Present
Acting
Lukasiak was cast as Gwen Murphy in the Lifetime TV movie Center Stage: On Pointe. She was later cast as Savanah Stocker in A Cowgirl's Story alongside former Bridge to Terabithia star Bailee Madison. Lukasiak has since been cast as the lead role in the science-fiction/inspirational thriller called Loophole, and supporting roles in the family-friendly movies Camp Arrowhead, Next Level, and F.R.E.D.I. In 2016, Lukasiak played a character named Flynn Harrington for episodes in a TV series called Welcome To My World, however, the series never made it to air. Lukasiak has also provided her acting talents in the 2020 short film Beautiful Scars as a Co-Lead with two other actors and a character for a story called Limelight in an Interactive app called YarnTexts. In February 2020, Lukasiak appeared as a Werewolf in a promotional short for the Disney Channel original movie, Zombies 2. On April 22, 2021, Lukasiak acted in the Earth Day comedy skit Earth Day! The Musical with Bill Nye, Justin Bieber, Zac Efron and other celebrities on Facebook Watch.

Modeling, endorsements and fashion
Lukasiak became a spokesmodel for Just For Kix, an American dancewear company, in October 2014. With the company's partnership, she created an anti-bullying campaign called #NobodyisYOU. She was featured in several music videos relating to the cause alongside dancers such as Averee Jade.

Lukasiak began modeling for such fashion lines as Glitzy Girl, Oxyjen, Tutu DuMonde and Sally Miller in 2012. After leaving Dance Moms, she modeled for 90 Degrees by Reflex, Good hYOUman, Boy Meets Girl, and BCBG Max Azria (runway). In 2016, Lukasiak became the new face of StyleHaul. Lukasiak has modeled for many different photographers some of which are Jordan Matter, Lucy Helena and Ashley Roberts. Lukasiak has also modeled for many magazines including The Hollywood Reporter, Nationalist Magazine, Inside Dance Magazine, LVLten Magazine, LowCountry Parent Magazine, Cliche Magazine, NKD Magazine, Pulse Spikes Magazine, Dream Magazine, YSBNow Magazine, Afterglow Magazine, Popstar Magazine, Girls' Life Magazine, Prune Magazine and A Book Of Magazine.

In 2017, Lukasiak began working on a fashion line in collaboration with Dazzine. That same year, after Dazzine unexpectedly folded, she curated the Rocking Ballerina shoe/fashion line with JustFab. and a Christmas fashion line through the same company. In 2018, Lukasiak became an ambassador for JustFab and released videos featuring her monthly shoe picks from the brand. During NY Fashion Week in February 2018, Lukasiak became a "Gelwick Girl," being styled by Andrew Gelwicks for her book tour and fashion shows at New York Fashion Week. Lukasiak continues to work with several companies, most recently JustFab, Maybelline, Invisalign and Victoria's Secret PINK.

On November 1st, 2021, it was announced that Lukasiak will be a judge at the 2021 Miss Teen USA pageant in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 27th, 2021.

Music Videos
Lukasiak has appeared in numerous music videos, as during the filming of Dance Moms she appeared in videos for artists Brooke Hyland and LUX (daughter of actor Ted Danson). In 2015, she appeared as the lead for Jess Godwin's song "Fool Me Once", Solveig Romero's "Turn It Up" and Bianca Ryan's "Alice", as well as "Wrapped Up For Christmas" by Forever in Your Mind and a promotional dance video for Just For Kix dancewear (titled "Lovely"). In 2016, Lukasiak appeared in AJ Lehrman's music video for his new single "Tongue" and a video for transgender vocalist Ali J for her cover of "Piece By Piece" by Kelly Clarkson, which was featured on CNN. Lukasiak appeared in a music video in 2019 for Barbie called "We're Taking Over."

Writing and social media
During her second year of high school Lukasiak took a creative writing class. After that she began writing short stories and poems and decided to pursue a career in writing. She contributed a piece detailing her experience with overcoming bullying in the 2016 Pulse Spikes book "Ignite!". Lukasiak signed with Bloomsbury Publishing in 2017 and the next year released her debut book Girl on Pointe: Chloe's Guide to Taking On The World. Lukasiak also wrote, prepared and gave a speech at the 2017 UN International Day of Peace at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, New York. In May 2020, Lukasiak created an Instagram account dedicated to sharing things that she has written with her fans and has announced her intention to write a fantasy book series. In April 2021, Lukasiak announced that she had written a piece of Rosie Day's upcoming book Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon: 30 Kick-Ass Women On How To Take Over The World. The book was released on October 14th, 2021.

After leaving "Dance Moms", Lukasiak became active on her YouTube channel, gaining over 269 million views and over 2.23 million subscribers as of October 2021. On September 17, 2016, Lukasiak started a vlogging YouTube channel, which garnered over 50k subscribers and 300k views; Lukasiak has not posted on the channel since September 2017.

Lukasiak has maintained an active social media presence; garnering over 6.6 million followers on Instagram, 744k followers on Twitter, 2.2 million followers on TikTok and 1.9 million followers on Facebook.