Season 14 Contestants
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Sherri Shepherd
Paired with:Val Chmerkovskiy
Sherri is an actress, comedienne and co-host of ABC’s popular daytime talk show,The View, where the Daytime Emmy Award winner's magnetic personality always shines through. She has appeared in such popular television shows as30 Rock, Less than PerfectandEverybody Loves Raymond, and in films includingPrecious, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africaand most recentlyOne for the...
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Martina Navratilova
Paired with:Tony Dovolani
Tennis icon Martina Navratilova was born in Prague in 1956 and is the only player in history to win Grand Slam titles in four different decades, including a U.S. Open victory in mixed-doubles at age 49. Her resume is highlighted by 59 Grand Slam titles, a record 9 Wimbledon singles championships, and an unrivaled 344 tournament victories. At age 18 she left communist...
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Melissa Gilbert
Paired with:Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Melissa comes from a long line of entertainers including her grandfather, Harry Crane, creator and writer ofThe Honeymooners. At age 2, Melissa made her on-air debut modeling baby clothes and appeared in more than 30 television commercials over the next seven years. At age 9, she joined the cast ofLittle House on the Prairie, continuing with the popular series for...
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William Levy
Paired with:Cheryl Burke
William was born in Cuba but by age 15 he was living in Miami, Florida, where he attended high school and learned to speak English. He started in acting with a supporting role on Telemundo’sLos Teens, a series about Hispanic teenagers growing up in the United States. Prior to Los Teens, William had appeared in two reality shows, also for Telemundo, and a music video....
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Gavin DeGraw
Paired with:Karina Smirnoff
Singer Gavin DeGraw first broke through with the 2003 release of his debut album, Chariot, which produced three hit singles, the title track plus “I Don’t Want to Be” and “Follow Through.” His self-titled second album debuted at No. 1 and spawned the hit singles “In Love With a Girl” and “We Belong Together.” He released his third studio album,Sweeter, in September of...
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Roshon Fegan
Paired with:Chelsie Hightower
A musical artist, songwriter, producer and actor, he currently stars on the Disney Channel original seriesShake It Up!as Ty Blue. Prior to this role, he appeared as Sander Loyer in the Disney Channel original moviesCamp RockandCamp Rock 2: The Final Jam. Roshon, age 20, also performed songs on theCamp Rocksoundtrack. He recently released his first self-produced EP,...
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Gladys Knight
Paired with:Tristan MacManus
Legendary eight-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight began performing recitals at age 4 in the Mount Mariah Baptist Church. Three years later, in 1952, she won the grand prize on television’sTed Mack’s Amateur Hour, and the following year she, along with her brother, Bubba, and her cousins, formed The Pips and had their first hit in 1961. In 1962 the group was renamed...







