Supporting Cast
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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...
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Michael Bolton
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Chelsie Hightower
Quick Facts:
Claim to fame: His mulle, touring with Ozzy Ozborne, and having an Office Space character named after him.
Full Name: Michael Bolton, born Michael Bolotin
Date of Birth: February 26, 1953
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut
Nationality: American
Height: 5'9"
Occupation: Singer-songwriter
Previous dance experience: None, unless you count his killer moves in his... -
Margaret Cho
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Louis Van Amstel
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Claim to fame: Snappy and controversial stand-up comedienne
Full Name: Margaret Tina Chozxing
Date of Birth: December 5, 1968
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Nationality: American
Height: 5'5"
Occupation: Comedienne
Previous dance experience: Nothing official, but she’s constantly dancing around controversial subjects (and, just as often, diving right in!)
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Rick Fox
Paired with:
Cheryl Burke
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Claim to fame: Former NBA champion attempting to build a real acting career
Full Name: Ulrich Alexander Fox
Date of Birth: July 24, 1969
Birthplace: Toronto, ON, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
Height: 6'7"
Occupation: Actor, producer
Previous dance experience: None, unless gliding up and down the court counts
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Former NBA Champ turned actor/producer: it just... -
Jennifer Grey
Paired with:
Derek Hough
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Claim to fame: Had the time of her life playing “Baby” alongside Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing.
Full Name: Jennifer Elise Grey
Date of Birth: March 26, 1960
Birthplace: New York, NY
Nationality: American
Height: 5'3"
Occupation: Actress best known for not being put in the corner in one of the most famous dance movies of all time, Dirty Dancing. So if there are any... -
David Hasselhoff
Paired with:
Kym Johnson
Quick Facts:
Claim to fame: Former '90s hottie clinging to fame like it’s a life raft
Full Name: David Michael Hasselhoff
Date of Birth: July 17, 1952
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Nationality: American
Height: 6'4"
Occupation: Singer, actor, former Baywatch star
Previous dance experience: He’s performed on Broadway and the West End
Background:
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Florence Henderson
Paired with:
Corky Ballas
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Claim to fame: Countless TV, theater, and film roles, but most noteably played Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch
Full Name: Florence Agnes Henderson
Date of Birth: February 14, 1934
Birthplace: Dale Indiana
Nationality: American
Height: 5'3"
Occupation: Actress, talk show host, recording artist, author, Broadway veteran
Previous dance experience: Lots. Henderson... -
Kyle Massey
Paired with:
Lacey Schwimmer
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Claim to fame: Starred as Cory Baxter in the Disney Channel hits That’s So Raven and Cory in the House
Full Name: Kyle Orlando Massey
Date of Birth: August 28, 1991
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality: American
Height: 5'6"
Occupation: Actor
Previous dance experience: None, but he’s a golf champ, so he must have some coordination
Background:
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Bristol Palin
Paired with:Mark Ballas
Bristol Palin, 21 years old, was born and raised in Wasilla, Alaska. Bristol is the second child and oldest daughter of former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd. Palin and Levi Johnston's son, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, was born in 2008. Palin is an author, speaker and reality television personality. After she became a single mother at age 18, she...
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Audrina Patridge
Paired with:
Tony Dovolani
Quick Facts:
Claim to fame: Audrina was the wide-eyed, always in a bikini, best friend to Lauren Conrad on The Hills. She also brought one of the most-talked-about and best-nicknamed reality characters to the forefront when she began dating Justin Bobby.
Full Name: Audrina Cathleen Patridge
Date of Birth: May 9, 1985
Birthplace: Placentia, California
Nationality: American
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Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
Paired with:
Karina Smirnoff
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Claim to fame: The inventor of GTL, getting drunk girls to sleep with him, and his amazing abs.
Full Name: Michael Sorrentino
Date of Birth: July 4, 1981
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York
Nationality: American
Occupation: Star of MTV’s hit reality series, Jersey Shore, former gym manager, fitness video guru, actor, vodka promoter, grenade fighter.
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Kurt Warner
Paired with:
Anna Trebunskaya
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Claim to fame: Led the St. Louis Rams to a victory in Super Bowl XXXIV in 1999. He was named the NFL and Super Bowl MVP.
Full Name: Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner
Date of Birth: June 22, 1971
Birthplace: Burlington, Iowa
Nationality: American
Height: 6'2"
Occupation: He was the quarterback who made sure that the Rams not only won the Super Bowl in ’99, but also... -
Buzz Aldrin
Paired with:
Ashly Costa
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Claim to fame: In 1969, Buzz was one of the first men to ever walk on the moon (along with Neil Armstrong)
Full Name: Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. (He legally changed his name to Buzz Aldrin in 1988, which sounds far cooler.)
Date of Birth: January 20, 1930
Birthplace: Montclair, New Jersey
Occupation: Former NASA astronaut
Nationality: American
Height: 5'10"
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Pamela Anderson
Paired with:Tristan MacManus
A multi-talented model, actress, entrepreneur, writer, philanthropist, activist, spokesperson, designer and mother, Pamela Anderson is one of the most diversely talented stars in history. Anderson follows her passions, whether it's "Learning French in fast cars..." (A play she has written and will produce) or lending herself, with complete faith, as a death defying...
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Erin Andrews
Paired with:
Maksin Chmerkovskiy
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Claim to fame: ESPN sportscaster and video voyeur victim
Full Name: Erin Andrews
Date of Birth: May 4, 1978
Birthplace: Lewiston, Maine
Occupation: ESPN sportscaster
Nationality: American
Height: 5'10"
Previous dance experience: "I grew up as a dancer," says Andrews. "I've danced my whole life, so my lifelong dream was to be a backup dancer for Britney... -
Shannen Doherty
Paired with:
Mark Ballas
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Full Name: Shannen Maria Doherty
Claim to fame: Star of TV shows Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed
Nationality: American
Height: 5'3"
Occupation: Actress
Previous dance experience: None. According to People mag, "Doherty says she doesn’t have much dancing experience beyond taking tap classes as a kid, but she’s excited for the challenge."
Background:Shannen Doherty...
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Kate Gosselin
Paired with:
Tony Dovolani
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Claim to fame: Reality TV star of Jon & Kate Plus 8, and mother of twins and sextuplets
Full Name: Kate Irene Gosselin (née Kreider)
Nationality: American
Height: 5'7"
Occupation: Author and mother of eight
Previous dance experience: None. As Kate herself has said, "I want to laugh at myself. I so cannot dance. It would be a sad sight."
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Evan Lysacek
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Anna Trebunskaya
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Claim to fame: Olympic gold medal-winning ice skater
Full Name: Evan Frank Lysacek
Date of Birth: June 4, 1985
Birthplace: Naperville, IL
Occupation: Olympic ice skater
Nationality: American
Height: 6'2"
Previous dance experience: Sort of, since he's a professional ice skater with extensive choreography experience.
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Niecy Nash
Paired with:
Louis Van Amstel
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Claim to fame: Cast member of cult fave Comedy Central TV show, Reno 911!
Full Name: Carol Denise Ensley
Date of Birth: February 23, 1970
Hometown: Palmdale, CA
Nationality: American
Height: 5'4"
Occupation: Actress, comedian, Insider celebrity panelist, and host of home makeover show, Clean House
Previous dance experience: None
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Niecy Nash has made a... -
Chad Ochocinco
Paired with:
Cheryl Burke
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Claim to fame: Flamboyant, smack-talking NFL football player for the Cincinnati Bengals
Full Name: Chad Javon Johnson (Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ochocinco on August 29, 2008)
Occupation: NFL wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals)
Nationality: American
Height: 6'1"
Previous dance experience: None, but he shows promise with his smooth moves and... -
Jake Pavelka
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Chelsie Hightower
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Claim to fame: Appeared as a contestant on ABC's The Bachelorette, then returned looking for a wife as the Bachelor inThe Bachelor.
Full Name: Jake Pavelka
Occupation: Pilot and fiance
Nationality: American
Height: 5'8"
Previous dance experience: None, other than sweeping Bachelorettes off their feet.
Background:
As the handsome commercial pilot and most... -
Nicole Scherzinger
Paired with:
Derek Hough
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Claim to fame: Sexy lead singer of pop-dance group the Pussycat Dolls
Full Name: Nicole Elikolani Valiente Prescovia Scherzinger
Nationality: American
Height: 5'5"
Occupation: Lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls
Previous dance experience: Tons, mostly burlesque dancing with the Pussycat Dolls. Scherzinger summed up the Pussycat Revue by saying, "It's somewhere... -
Aiden Turner
Paired with:
Edyta Sliwinska
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Claim to fame: Former sizzling soap star on ABC's All My Children
Full Name: Aiden Turner
Date of Birth: April 2, 1977
Birthplace: Hertfordshire, England
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: British
Height: 6'
Previous dance experience: None, but he might dance his way into our hearts!
Background:
Sporting good looks and a delicious British accent, Aiden Turner is... -
Samantha Harris
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Full Name: Samantha Harris Shapiro
Nationality: American
Height: 5'4"
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Samantha Harris could quite possibly have the coolest parents ever. Her late father, Richard Shapiro, was a rock 'n' roll promoter; and her mother, Bonnie Harris Shapiro, was a dancer. In 1972, the two founded one of the country's first renaissance festivals, King Richard's Faire, which continues to this...
