"Dancing With the Stars" Season 9 Cast Announced
August 16, 2009
ABC’s megahit show “Dancing With the Stars” announced the lineup of dancers for its ninth season. Here’s the list of the 16 B- to D-list celebs who will be learning to jive, salsa and rumba this fall:
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Tom DeLay:
Former House Majority Leader known as “The Hammer” -
Donny Osmond:
Singer, brother of DWTS Season 5 contestant Marie Osmond, and choreographer of his own freestyle moves in “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “White & Nerdy” video -
Macy Gray:
Baby-voiced singer and performer on DWTS Season 4 (who famously commented on Apolo Anton Ohno’s “huge bulge” to reporters) -
Kelly Osbourne:
Reality star/”singer” -
Debi Mazar:
Actress (Entourage) and friend of Madonna -
Mya:
Singer best known for the “Lady Marmalade” cover also featuring DWTS Season 8 contestant Lil’ Kim and appearing in the film Chicago -
Melissa Joan Hart:
actress (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Clarissa Explains it All, Drive Me Crazy) and candy store owner -
Michael Irvin:
NFL Hall of Famer and former Dallas Cowboys teammate of DWTS Season 3 winner Emmitt Smith -
Ashley Hamilton:
Comedian/actor best known for being the son of DWTS Season 2 contestant George Hamilton and the ex-husband of Shannen Doherty -
Aaron Carter:
Singer and brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter -
Kathy Ireland:
Model/entrepreneur featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for 13 consecutive years -
Natalie Coughlin:
U.S. swimmer with 11 Olympic medals, became the first female athlete to win six medals in a single Games at Beijing -
Louie Vito:
Pro snowboarder -
Chuck Liddell:
UFC Hall of Fame fighter known as The Iceman -
Mark Dacascos:
Actor and martial artist best known as the Chairman of Iron Chef America’s Kitchen Stadium -
Joanna Krupa:
Swimsuit model most recently partnered with Terrell Owens on ABC’s The Superstars