Maddie Ziegler Parents Are Melissa Gisoni and Kurt Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler parents Melissa and Kurt Ziegler parted ways on December 7, 2010. Maddie has a stepdad Greg Gisoni and a stepmom Michelle.
Melissa and Kurt divorced before Melissa, and the girls appeared on the reality show. Nevertheless, they were together as a married couple for 8 years.
Mom Melissa Gisoni
Melissa received worldwide fame as a contestant in the reality show 'Dance Moms.' She started appearing in the very first season of the show in 2011.
She was seen for the first time in the episode named 'The Competition Begins'. And she was seen for the last time in 'Hello and Goodbye'.
Melissa departed from the show with her girls Maddie and Mackenzie, in the middle of the 6th season. She used to serve as the front desk officer at the Abby Lee Dance Company.
She is an entrepreneur. She founded 'The 360 Dance Experience' in 2022. They aim to provide a dynamic and holistic educational dance experience through that company.
Melissa is remarried to Gregory A. Gisoni, Westinghouse Energy Center's Vice President. In 2013, she tied the knot with her second husband Greg Gisoni.
She grabbed the attention of many when she mentioned that her daughter Maddie is the most skilled dancer on the show.
Greg has a son Mathew and a daughter Michele from his previous marriage.
She regularly updates the happenings of her life through social media platforms like Instagram.
She has accumulated 3.8 million followers on her profile with 3600 posts. She is leading a relaxing life far from the drama of reality shows.
However, one can listen to her on Apple's podcast 'Because Mom Said So.' She runs the Apple Podcast with her Dance Moms, Holly Hatcher-Frazier, Kelly Hyland, and Jill Vertes.
Their podcast falls in the category of 'society and culture.' The podcast's latest episode is 'Harry & Meghan (Part 1)'. It is 47 minutes long.
She was born on June 13, 1968, in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. She didn't receive any formal education. She has a brother and a sister.
She owns two dogs and provides them utmost love and care. She is often spotted going on hikes with her fur babies.
Dad Kurt Ziegler
The mass recognizes Kurt Ziegler as the father of internet personalities Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler.
Kurt also appeared on 'Dance Moms' in one episode, 'It all ends here.' He was there to fill in for the absence of Melissa.
He was born to his mother and father James Ziegler, on January 10, 1965.
Apart from Maddie and Mackenzie, He is the father of two sons, Ryan and Tyler from his first wife Lorri Ziegler. Meanwhile, he has two stepdaughters, Paige Belcastro, and Tori Hillen.
Christian Robinson is his only stepson. Currently, he is living a marital life with his third wife Michelle Ziegler.
On the professional front, Kurt is working as a Senior Loan Officer at Security National Mortgage Company. He is an Expert in Finance.
He joined this company in September 2013. He has spent 98 years and 6 months working there.
At the initial stage of his career, he served as a Branch Manager at Proficio Mortgage Ventures, LLC. He worked from 2008 to 2011 in that company.
After that, he took the role of Senior Loan Officer at Golden Oak Lending as per his Linkedin profile. He was employed there from December 2011 to August 2013.
Kurt attended Penn Hills High School in Pittsburgh. Interstingly, Kurt and Abby Lee Miller were friends there. Miller is the founder of Abby Lee Dance Company. Kurt and Miller graduated in 1982.