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Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd welcomed Rio on Father's Day this year.

\"We are overjoyed to share our baby boy with all of you. @shai.aleksander is already the best big brother and we all feel very complete,\" Murgatroyd wrote in an Instagram post around that time, announcing Rio's birth. \"Life is good XO.\"

Chmerkovskiy shared the news in an earlier post on June 18, which included a photo of him holding his newborn son. In the caption, he wrote simply, \"Happy Father’s Day to me!\"

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