Alek Skarlatos

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Date of Birth:: January 1, 1993
Hometown:: Roseburg

Bio:
Alek Skarlatos (born in 1993 in Roseburg, Oregon) is an American Army National Guardsman. He was traveling from Amsterdam to Paris on Aug. 21, 2015, when he and two friends took down a 25-year-old Moroccan man, Ayoub El-Kahzzani, who was armed with an assault rifle, box cutter and rounds of ammunition. Alek received international attention for his role in preventing the attack. Just days after becoming an American hero, Alek became a contestant on Season 21 of Dancing With the Stars, for which he’s partnered with Lindsay Arnold.

Best Known For:
Alek is best known for stopping a terrorist attack on a train to Paris.

Personal Life:
Alek had been serving in the Oregon Army National Guard for three years at the time of the attack, and had been stationed in Afghanistan for nine months.

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Alek Skarlatos Honored As ‘Veteran Of The Game’ At 2015 World Series Game 3

The Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets may have gone head to head in Game 3 of the 2015 World Series on Oct. 30, but watching Alek Skarlatos get honored as the ‘Veteran of the Game’ was by far our favorite moment of the night!

Alek Skarlatos, who is most famous for taking down a gunman on a train headed to Paris this past summer, was honored for his bravery during Game 3 of the 2015 World Series on Oct. 30, and it was well deserved! Alek was brought onto the field during the 2015 World Series, which saw the New York Mets take on the Kansas City Royals at Citi Field.

October 30, 2015

‘DWTS’: Are Emma Slater & Alek Skarlatos Dating After Romantic Switch-Up Dance?

Emma Slater may have been eliminated from ‘DWTS,’ but she may have already found something to occupy her time post-competition: dating hot ‘DWTS’ contestant Alek Skarlatos! Could it be?

The romantic dance that Emma Slater, 26, and Alek Skarlatos, 23, performed during Switch-Up week on Dancing With The Stars, wasn’t only impressive; it revealed some amazing chemistry! Though they went back to their partners after the switcheroo was over, fans couldn’t help but wonder if there was something romantic going on behind the scenes, too.

October 27, 2015

Alek Skarlatos Comforts Fellow Paris Train Hero Spencer Stone After New Stabbing Attack

Alek Skarlatos is a hero and a good friend. The ‘Dancing With The Stars’ contestant paid a visit to his friend and fellow hero, Spencer Stone, who has been holed up in a hospital ever since he was the victim of a stabbing attack on Oct. 8. Alek tried to cheer up his friend, who is still recovering from his traumatic injuries.

Whether facing down a terrorist or visiting him in a hospital, it’s good to know that American hero Alek Skarlatos, 23, always has his friend Spencer Stone‘s, 23, back. On Oct. 10, the DWTS contestant went to the hospital, where the Airman was recovering after a stabbing attack and posted a pic on his Instagram of the two spending time together.

October 12, 2015

Alek Skarlatos Asks Fans to Pray For Fellow Hero Spencer Stone After Stabbing

Alek Skarlatos is busy on ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ but his heart is with his good friend and fellow American hero, Spencer Stone, today. Spencer was stabbed during a knife fight in the early morning of Oct. 8, and Alek sent a message of support on Twitter asking for his followers’ prayers.

Spencer Stone, 23, has an angel on his shoulder once again. The U.S Airman survived a stabbing in Sacramento on Oct. 8, just weeks after he and his friends, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler, stopped a terrorist attack on a train in France. Alek made sure to send some love to his friend on Twitter after this brutal attack.

October 8, 2015

Alek Skarlatos: I Would’ve Been In Class At UCC During Shooting If It Wasn’t For ‘DWTS’

‘Dancing With The Stars’ may have possibly saved Alek Skarlatos’ life. The Season 21 contestant was signed up for classes at the Oregon college where Chris Harper-Mercer opened fire on Oct. 1, but put school on the back burner when he decided to take part in the ABC show. Watch him emotionally discuss the tragedy here.

Alek Skarlatos, 23, rushed home to his small Oregon community after learning nine were killed by a gunman at Umpqua Community College, the same school he attended before deploying to Afghanistan in 2014. In a new interview in Ellen DeGeneres, the Dancing With The Stars contestant even reveals he would have been in class on the UCC campus had he not signed up for the reality competition series. Wow.

October 2, 2015

Alek Skarlatos Breaks Silence On Oregon Shooting: ‘I Wish I Could Have Been There’ To Help

‘DWTS’ contestant Alek Skarlatos, who was a student at Umpqua Community College, where a gunman killed nine innocent people on Oct. 1, has rushed home to Oregon to be with his friends and family amid the shocking tragedy. Read his emotional statement on this devastating event.

Had he not taken the final spot on Season 21 of Dancing With The Stars, American hero Alek Skarlatos, 23, would have likely been on campus at Umpqua Community College when Chris Harper-Mercer, 26, opened fire on Oct. 1. Alek is, understandably, beyond devastated by this tragedy, and has released a statement, as he puts dancing on the back burner to head home to his community.

October 2, 2015

Oregon Shooting: ‘DWTS’ Hero Alex Skarlatos Crushed After Massacre At His College

So scary! Terror train hero Alek Skarlatos was forced to bolt out of his ‘DWTS’ rehearsals on Oct. 1 when he received a call about the tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College — his hometown school!

This is just so terrifying. Dancing With The Stars contestant Alek Skarlatos, 22, was in the middle of rehearsals with his partner Lindsay Arnold when he reportedly received a phone call informing him of the tragic shooting that took place at Umpqua Community College — the school he is currently enrolled in. How devastating!

October 1, 2015