Mackenzie Ziegler

**Mackenzie Frances Ziegler** (born June 4, 2004) is an American singer, dancer, actress and model. She first gained notice as a child while appearing for six years on the Lifetime reality dance series *Dance Moms* together with her older sister, dancer and actress Maddie Ziegler.

Ziegler's music career began with her 2014 studio album, *Mack Z*. In 2018 she released her second studio album, *Phases*. She has joined singer Johnny Orlando in joint concert tours in North America and Europe and has released several other singles with Orlando and several solo releases. In 2017 and 2018, Ziegler traveled in Australia and New Zealand on dance workshop tours with her sister. She has also modeled for Polo Ralph Lauren, among other brands.

In addition to *Dance Moms*, Ziegler has appeared on other television series, including the sitcom *Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn* (2015 and 2017). From 2018 to 2020, she starred in the Brat high school drama series *Total Eclipse*. She also competed on *Dancing with the Stars: Juniors* and starred as Dorothy in a holiday stage pantomime adaptation, *The Wonderful Winter of Oz*, in Pasadena, California.

As of September 2020, Ziegler has accumulated more than 15 million Instagram followers, 20 million TikTok followers, 3 million YouTube subscribers, and one million Twitter followers. Ziegler was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Melissa Ziegler-Gisoni and Kurt Ziegler and grew up in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. She is of Polish, Italian and German descent. Her parents divorced when she was 6 years old after a 2009 bankruptcy. Her mother remarried Greg Gisoni in 2013. Ziegler has an older sister, Maddie, is also a dancer and actress, as well as two older paternal half-brothers, Ryan and Tyler, and two older step-siblings, Matthew and Michelle. She began dancing at the Abby Lee Dance Company in Pittsburgh at the age of two.[*citation needed*] With that company, she won titles in dance competitions.

Ziegler is homeschooled. Ziegler first appeared on television in 2011 on Lifetime's reality dance show *Dance Moms*, alongside her mother and sister. In 2016, the Zieglers left the show after six seasons to pursue other projects. Ziegler also appeared on *Dance Moms'* sister shows *Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition* and *Abby's Studio Rescue*.

In 2014, Ziegler released her debut album titled *Mack Z*, which she also used as a stage name for singing appearances. The album peaked at #1 on the iTunes pop charts, as well as #7 on iTunes' albums sales chart across all genres. The music video for the album's lead single, "Girl Party", also reached #1 on the iTunes pop chart. The video of the single has been viewed more than 70 million times. Later that year, her videos for "Shine" and "Christmas All Year Long" premiered. She continued to release singles and videos as Mack Z in 2015 and 2016. In 2014, Ziegler and her sister released a limited edition fashion line, *The Maddie & Mackenzie Collection*, through Mod Angel.

In 2015, Ziegler made her acting debut on Nickelodeon's sitcom *Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn* and appeared in a WowWee commercial alongside her sister. She returned to *Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn* in January 2017 in the episode "Keeping Up with the Quadashians". Also in 2015, she walked the Polo Ralph Lauren Runway in New York City and appeared in an ad campaign video for *Glamour Magazine*