Dan Karaty

Daniel Quinn Karaty (born October 1, 1976) is an American TV personality, choreographer, and dancer who primarily appears on Dutch television. He has been a regular jury member on several dance competition programs, including Holland's Got Talent; He has four older siblings and grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey. He started dancing at his parents' dance school, In the Spotlight in nearby Waldwick, in 1989. He made his Broadway debut in the musical Footloose during his junior year in college. In 2009, he competed on Launch My Line. He had his film debut as Jim in Soof in 2013. In 2018, he defeated Michael Boogerd on ; they had a rematch in 2022 at the HIT IT gala and Karaty lost to Boogerd. He joined Everybody Dance Now in 2022 and in 2023. In 2020, Karaty contracted an eye infection severe enough to consider having it removed. Vision began returning to his left eye in 2021. Karaty spoke about his 25-year battle with alcoholism for the first time in late 2021. His problem with alcohol started at age 17, when he would routinely get blackout drunk. Between 2022 and 2024, he also hosted the podcast If I'm Being Honest about alcoholism.

Filmography Appearances Year Title Role Notes Refs 2005-2011 So You Think You Can Dance Himself Guest judge 2008-2010 So You Think You Can Dance Canada Guest judge 2008-2013 So You Think You Can Dance (Belgium/Netherlands) 2011 Idool Guest judge 2011-2012 The Ultimate Dance Battle Head judge 2013-2015 Everybody Dance Now Himself 2015-2019 2016 Jim Battle On The Dancefloor Himself 2016-2019 Belgium's Got Talent Seasons 4-6 2017 Peking Express 2017-2018 Jim 2018 Himself 2019 2022 Soof 3 Jim 2022-2025 Doutzen Points; Kiki Diamonds 3 episodes 2010-20192022-present Holland's Got Talent Himself Did not appear in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic and illness 2023 2003 Malibu's Most Wanted 2007 Music & Lyrics Also appeared as a choreographer 2008 America's Got Talent 7 episodes 2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? 2014 The Rewrite