Dancing With The Stars Season 12 Cast Revealed
12 new contestants have been revealed for the 2011 season 12 of Dancing With The Stars and they are a diverse group of individuals. Check out the list below and let us know who you think will make it?
Chris Jericho
The 40-year-old was the WWE Champion in December 2001 and is now looking to take his moves from the ring to the dance floor.
Romeo
Romeo is the son of famous rap superstar, Master P. The 21-year-old rapper, who once played college basketball for USC, likely hopes to make it farther than his father.
Kendra Wilkinson
The goofy and crazy Playboy model, already established reality-TV star is no stranger to performing in front of the camera. Kendra got her start as a Playboy model, and became an instant reality tv star from E!’s “The Girls Next Door” before slightly tempering her party-girl ways to settle down with NFL player Hank Baskett.
Kirstie Alley
The former actress and Jenny Craig spokeswoman, Alley was known to several generations of TV watchers and filmgoers for her memorable turns on TV shows “Cheers” and “Veronica’s Closet” and movies like “Look Who’s Talking.”
Wendy Williams
The self-proclaimed “Queen of All Media” got her start as a radio DJ then became a best-selling author and currently hosts her own syndicated daytime talk show called “The Wendy Williams Show.”
Chelsea Kane
Another Disney star is once again part of the cast of DWTS. The 22-year-old was a regular on Disney’s “JONAS,” starring the Jonas Brothers, and currently lends her voice to the character Bea on the animated series “Fish Hooks.”
Sugar Ray Leonard
One of the greatest professional boxers of all time, now follows in the footsteps of a slew of former professional athletes who have danced before him. The 54 year old boxer has more than enough world title belts in his gym. Lets hope Leonard will bring his good foot work from the ring to the wood floor.
Ralph Macchio
A childhood star, Macchio has had a few gust appearances in more recent tv episodes, but to his fans he will always and forever be the original “Karate Kid.”
Hines Ward
Ward joins the cast as one of three professional athletes competing for the famed discoball trophy. A Super Bowl MVP currently plays wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and was born in South Korea.
Petra Nemcova
One of the most beautiful supermodels of all time, the 31-year-old was one of hundreds of thousands of people caught in the devastating South Asian tsunami in 2004, which killed 250,000, including Nemcova’s boyfriend at the time, Simon Atlee.
Mike Catherwood
Also known as Psycho Mike is a radio host – who also works on Los Angeles’ “Kevin & Bean Show”.