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Joey Graziadei

Joey Graziadei
Joseph Michael Graziadei (1995-05-24) May 24, 1995Royersford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
West Chester University (BA)
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Kelsey Anderson (2023–present; engaged)

Joseph Michael Graziadei (born May 24, 1995) is an American television personality who is best known as the runner-up on season 20 of The Bachelorette and as the star of season 28 of The Bachelor. He won the 33rd season of Dancing with the Stars and is the host of the official Dancing with the Stars podcast.

Graziadei was born and raised in Royersford, Pennsylvania, to parents Nick and Cathy. He has two sisters: Carly and Ellie. When he was in kindergarten, his parents divorced after his father came out as gay.

Graziadei graduated from Spring-Ford High School in 2013, and then played tennis at West Chester University, where he graduated in 2017 with a degree in communication and media studies. While in college, he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. After graduating, he moved to Hawaii.

Prior to appearing on The Bachelorette, Graziadei was a teaching tennis pro and Ike Kuluz ambassador at the Club at Kukui'ula in Koloa, Hawaii.

In March 2023, Graziadei was revealed to be a contestant on season 20 of The Bachelorette, starring Charity Lawson. He made it to the final two, but was rejected in favor of fellow contestant Dotun Olubeko.

On August 21, 2023, during the live Bachelorette season 20 finale, Graziadei was chosen as the lead of season 28 of The Bachelor.

On September 4, 2024, Graziadei was announced as a contestant on season 33 of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with Jenna Johnson. On November 26, they were crowned the winners of the season and were awarded the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, with Graziadei becoming the first man from the Bachelor franchise to win Dancing with the Stars.

Week #	Dance / Song	Judges' scores	Result
Inaba	Hough	Tonioli
1	Cha-cha-cha / "Dancin' in the Country"	7	7	7	No elimination
2	Rumba / "Shallow"	8	7	7	Safe
3	Jive / "Shout"Tango / "Rock You Like a Hurricane"	99	89	89	No eliminationSafe
4	Viennese waltz / "Lose Control"	9	9	9	Safe
5	Samba / "Trashin' the Camp"Team Freestyle / "I 2 I"	89	89	99	Safe
6	Argentine tango / "Ramalama (Bang Bang)"	10	9	10	Safe
7	Contemporary / "Work Song"Instant Rumba / "Birds of a Feather"	99	109	99	Safe
8Semi-finals	Foxtrot / "I Won't Dance"Paso doble / "Come Together"	109	1010	109	No elimination
9Finals	Cha-cha-cha / "Can't Stop the Feeling!"Freestyle / "Canned Heat"	109	1010	1010	Winner

In high school, Graziadei was diagnosed with Gilbert's syndrome.

On November 12, 2023, Graziadei became engaged to Kelsey Anderson, a contestant on his season of The Bachelor. This was chronicled in the season finale, which aired on March 25, 2024.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	The Bachelorette	Himself	Runner-up; season 20
The Golden Bachelor	Guest; season 1, episode 4
2024	The Bachelor	Lead; season 28
9-1-1	Guest; season 7, episode 4
Celebrity Family Feud	Contestant; season 11, episode 3
Dancing with the Stars	Winner; season 33
2025	Celebrity Weakest Link		Contestant; season 1, episode 3
TBA	Lucky	Police officer

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