New Dancing with the Stars Cast Published
ABC has announced the cast members of “Dancing with the Stars” Season Six. Here is the official announcement:
Twelve celebrities - six men and six women - trying to outshine each other for a sixth season of the hit series “Dancing with the Stars,” which returns Monday, March 17 (8:00-9:30, ET) on ABC. The season six cast includes some of our most lauded stars yet: an Academy Award winner, a Tony Award winner, an Olympic Gold medaljevindere, a nine-time Grand Slam tennis champion and current NFL Man of the Year.
Six teams will strut their stuff on Monday evening, while the other six teams will show off their moves on Tuesday, March 18 (9:00-10:30, ET). All twelve couple will perform a new routine the following week on Monday, March 24 (8:00-10:00, ET), before the first elimination, on Tuesday, March 25 (9:00-10:00, ET) “Dancing with the Stars The results show “, where for the first time in the show’s history, two couples’ fates will be determined in a dramatic double-elimination.
In alphabetical order, the twelve stars making their ballroom dancing debut are:
Adam Carolla (partner Julianne Hough) - Television and radio personality Adam Carolla hosts for the Los Angeles based and nationally syndicated morning radio program, “The Adam Carolla Show.” The actor / comedian has his first starring movie role in the soon to be released in “The Hammer” (in theaters March 21), which he co-wrote and co-produced. Carolla was also one of the creators and hosts of Comedy Central’s “The Man Show” (along with Jimmy Kimmel) and MTV and in the long-running syndicated radio program, “Loveline”, with Dr. Drew Pinsky.
Cristián de la Fuente (partner Cheryl Burke) - Having started his career acting in his own Chile, the international film and television star in the Spanish language projects include Univisión’s mini “Como ama una mujer” and Sony TV’s “Reyes y Rey, “which aired on Telemundo. He gained recognition in the United States as a regular series of “Family Law” and “CSI: Miami”. Latest TV guest roles include “Ugly Betty” and “Psyche”. He stars in the upcoming USA Network series “In Plain Sight”. Other film work includes Driven “and” Basic “. Cristián is a First Lieutenant in the Chilean Air Force Reserve and a member of the” Halcones, “the high aerobatics team. People Magazine called him one of its” 50 Most Beautiful “, and he was the first man ever to grace the cover of Cosmopolitan Spanish.
Shannon Elizabeth (partner Derek Hough) - Actress / model Shannon Elizabeth starred in box office hits “American Pie” and “Scary Movie”. Some of her other credits include “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”, “Love Actually”, “Cuts” and “That 70s Show.” Shannon is also an accomplished poker player, takes one-third of the sixty-four invited experts on the 2007 National Heads-Up Poker Championship.
Steve Guttenberg (partner Anna Trebunskaya) - Actor Steve Guttenberg has the lead role in blockbusters such as “Police Academy”, “Three men and a baby,” “Short Circuit” and “Cocoon”, as well as acclaimed dramatic hits like “Diner” and ” The boys from Brazil. ” Guttenberg has starred in a dozen movies, which each have earned in excess of $ 100000000 at the U.S. box office. His TV credits include one of the highest-rated telefilms of all time, “The Day After.” Guttenberg running Guttenhouse Project, which houses selected children who are phased out of foster care programs.
Mario (partner Karina Smirnoff) - Twenty-one year old, multi-platinum selling R & B / pop singer and actor Mario is known for such hit singles as “Just a Friend (2002)” and “Let me love you.” He was the recipient of Billboard’s Top R & B / Hip-Hop Single of the Year in 2005 for “Let Me Love You,” and has been nominated for a Grammy, BET Award, Vibe Award, MOBO Award and Soul Train Music Award. His last album, “Go” is in stores now. Mario has also appeared in feature films, “Step Up” and “Freedom Writers”.
Marlee Matlin (partner Fabian Sanchez) - Marlee Matlin received worldwide critical acclaim for her film debut in “Children of a lesser God,” which she received Academy Award for best female lead. In 21, she was the youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar, and only one of four actresses to receive the honor for her film debut. In addition to the Oscar, Marlee received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a drama. She has since appeared on a number of hit TV shows, including “The West Wing,” “The L-Word,” “Nip / Tuck” and “Desperate Housewives”. In spring 2008, she will star opposite Jeff Daniels in the telefilm “Sweet Nothing in My Ear”.
Penn Jillette (partner Kyma Johnson) - Penn Jillette is one half of the famous Illusionist team Penn & Teller. Penn & Teller have been performing together for thirty years and is currently headlining in his own theater in Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. They have received 11 Emmy nominations for his TV series, “Penn & Teller: Bulls ** t”, and made several TV projects together. The duo has also written three best-selling books. In 2005, Penn produced and co-created critically acclaimed documentary “The Aristocrats.”
Priscilla Presley (partner Louis van Amstel) - singer and producer and entrepreneur Priscilla Presley starred in “Naked Gun” films and internationally popular TV series “Dallas”, as well as a guest-starred on TV’s “touched by an angel,” ” Spin City “and” Melrose Place “. Founder of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Priscilla has also served as executive producer on the film “Finding Graceland” and the TV version of her autobiography, “Elvis and me.” Presley was married to music icon Elvis Presley.
Monica Seles (partner Jonathan Roberts) - Tennis champ Monica Seles is the holder of nine Grand Slam single titles and was the top ranked player in the world. She referred to it in 1988 in the age of 14 and won his first Grand Slam championship, French Open, only two years later. After a two-year absence from the tour in 1993 and 1994, Seles rose above adversity and returned to capture her last Grand Slam crown in 1996, won the Australian Open. She has a distinguished career win-loss single record of 595-122 and was ranked the13th largest player in the entire period for “Tennis Magazine”. Her achievements also extend beyond the tennis court as a Goodwill Ambassador for Lauren Sports Foundation and Intergovernmental institutions for the use of Microalgae Spirulina Against malnutrition (IIMSAM).
Jason Taylor (partner Edyta Sliwinska) - This year’s NFL Man of the Year Award winner and last year’s NFL defensive Player of the Year, Taylor has played defensive end for the Miami Dolphins in over a decade. The six-time All Pro formed the Jason Taylor Foundation in 2004 and continues to be heavily involved in the entire South Florida. Taylor has the NFL record for touchdowns by a defensive lineman (7), and is the Dolphins’ all-time leader in quarterback sacks (117) and consecutive games (130). Jason is married to Katina, and the couple lives in Weston, Fla.., his two sons, Isaiah and Paul Mason Paul, and their daughter Zoe Grace.
Marissa Jara Winokur (partner Tony Dovolani) - Marissa Jara Winokur is best known for creating the role as “Tracy Turnblad” on the hit Broadway musical “Hairspray”, a performance which she won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and an outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress. Winokur has since been seen in the Farrelly Brothers movie “Fever Pitch” and the TV series “Stacked.” She has worked with filming the series lead in a new pilot called “fugly” for 20th Century Fox and CBS, and is currently working as one of the customers in the life movie “Betrayal.”
Kristi Yamaguchi (partner Mark Ball) - An Olympic Gold medaljevindere and World Champion, Kristi Yamaguchi is one of the most popular and successful figure skaters of our time. Since win the 1992 Winter Olympics, Yamaguchi retired from competitive skating, results in a number of television specials and travel the world on the “Stars on Ice” tour. Along with her many awards and achievements, she is a member of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. In 1996 she founded the Always Dream Foundation dedicated to the parties and support children’s charities. Yamaguchi is married to Stanley Cup-champion Carolina and hurricanes star Bret Hedican. Together, the two young daughters.
Viewers can throw their votes to their favorite team by phone on Monday and Tuesday evening during and up to 30 minutes after “Dancing with the Stars” results show. AT & T subscribers, can also text message their votes by texting the word “vote” and type the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (standard text message rates apply). They can also vote online at www.abc.com at the end of each performance show to 12:00 Noon, ET the following day.
“Dancing with the Stars results show” will also be the return of Macy’s Stars of Dance, with some of the best-known dancers and choreographers of our time. Season Two alum Kenny Mayne will also be back with his hilariously popular segment “DanceCenter.”
Hosted by Tom Bergeron ( “America’s Funniest Home Videos”) and Samantha Harris ( “E! Entertainment”), celebrities will perform choreographed dance routines that will be judged by well-known Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer / choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
“Dancing with the Stars” is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, “Strictly Come Dancing”. This version is produced in the United States by BBC Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade and Matilda Zoltowski are co-executive manufacturers. Alex Rudzinski leader.
Leave a Reply