Season 12 Contestants
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Kirstie Alley
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Some of us still remember Kirstie, 60, best as neurotic Rebecca from Cheers. But we also haven’t forgotten her with John Travolta in the Look Who’s Talking films. Did you know she’s had seven Golden Globe and eight Emmy nominations? She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She also has an open issue with her own weight. She co-wrote and starred in Showtime’s...
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Chelsea Kane
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Miss Chelsea, 22, formerly went by Chelsea Staub, which probably doesn’t mean much to DWTS fans unfamiliar with the Disney star. However, you might recall having seen her in the audience last season when Kyle Massey was competing. Chelsea currently stars in the web series The Homes on Lockerz.com. She is also the voice of Bea in Disney Channel’s animated comedy series, ...
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Chris Jericho
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Here’s one guy who shouldn’t have trouble keeping his energy up on DWTS. His real name is Christopher Keith Irvine and he began wrestling at age 19. Chris, 40, is a six-time WWE world champion, a two-time New York Times best-selling author, lead singer of the rock band Fozzy, and host of the ABC game show Downfall. Plus, he has a wife and three kids! He’s now described...
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Hines Ward
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Sports fans have several athletes to cheer on this season, including four-time Pro Bowler, three-time Super Bowl participant, two-time Super Bowl Champion and Super Bowl XL MVP, Hines Ward. This guy holds virtually every record in Steelers wide receiving history and will go down in the record books as the Steelers’ all-time leading wide receiver. Beyond his NFL career,...
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Kendra Wilkinson
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Sexy glamour girl Kendra, 25, is best known from her self-titled E! hit reality series, Kendra. Just wrapping its third season, the show follows Kendra, NFL player husband Hank and son Hank IV through their crazy lives. She got her start on one of E! Entertainment’s highest rated television shows, The Girls Next Door, co-starring on the reality hit for five seasons...
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Mike Catherwood
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Fans of KROQ’s top-rated “Kevin & Bean Morning Show” know this L.A. native as “Psycho Mike.” ABC describes him as “a mixed race Hispanic who immersed himself in the Los Angeles punk and hard rock scene.” We’re describing him as “hot.” Mike, 31, is the co-host of Loveline Radio with Dr. Drew Pinsky, and he has guest hosted on E! Entertainment’s The Daily 10 and...
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Petra Nemcova
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Stunning Czech model Petra, 31, has been featured in mags such as Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Shape, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. But many of us recall her as a survivor of the devastating Thailand tsunami in 2004 when she suffered a broken pelvis and severe internal injuries while on vacation. Her fiance was killed during the...
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Ralph Macchio
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Wax on, Ralph! Although Ralph has acted in everything from The Outsiders and My Cousin Vinny to Entourage and The Whole Truth, an entire generation will always know him as “Daniel-San” in The Karate Kid. Ralph recently appeared in a funnyordie.com viral video sensation, “Wax On, F*ck Off,” which has gathered rave reviews from critics and viewers since its release this...
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Romeo
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Percy Romeo Miller, Jr., a.k.a. Romeo, is an American entertainer, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He’s the son of businessman and music mogul Percy Miller — a.k.a., Master P, who filled in for the injured Romeo on DWTS Season 2. Romeo, 21, has sold more than 10 million records and has been awarded an American Music Award and a Grammy. Named one of 2010’s “...
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Sugar Ray Leonard
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Sugar Ray, 54, is unquestionably a legend. His name epitomizes boxing. He learned to box at age 14 and his career includes three National Golden Gloves titles, two Amateur Athletic Union championships and the 1975 Pan-American Games crown. After winning a gold medal in boxing at the 1976 Olympic Games, Ray turned professional to help his family deal with mounting...
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Wendy Williams
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Talk show diva Wendy is “The Queen of All Media” and stands tall at 5'11." Called a “breakthrough in daytime” by The New York Times, Wendy, 46, burst onto the national talk show scene in July 2009 with the launch of her daily, syndicated program, The Wendy Williams Show. A mother, wife, and best-selling author, Wendy built a devoted cult following from her years as one...
