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Dancing with the Stars

TELEVISION PROGRAM

Celebrity/non-celebrity dance contest, adapted from BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and aired in America since 2005.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Buzz Aldrin
Astronaut
20-Jan-1930   Second man on the Moon
Laila Ali
Boxing
30-Dec-1977   Daughter of Muhammad Ali
Pamela Anderson
Actor
1-Jul-1967   Baywatch
Mark Ballas
Dancer
24-May-1986   Dancing with the Stars
Lance Bass
Singer
4-May-1979   *NSYNC, the Quiet One
Tom Bergeron
Game Show Host
6-May-1955   Host of Dancing with the Stars
Michael Bolton
Singer/Songwriter
26-Feb-1953   Love Is a Wonderful Thing
Brandy
Singer
11-Feb-1979   R&B singer turned sitcom star
Toni Braxton
Singer
7-Oct-1966   Un-Break My Heart
Brooke Burke
TV Personality
8-Sep-1971   Co-Host, Dancing with the Stars
Belinda Carlisle
Singer
17-Aug-1958   Lead vocalist for The Go-Go's
Adam Carolla
Radio Personality
27-May-1964   Loveline, The Man Show
Aaron Carter
Singer
7-Dec-1987   Backstreet boy Nick Carter's brother
Helio Castroneves
Auto Racing
10-May-1975   Winner, 2001, 2002, 2009 Indy 500
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Dancer
17-Jan-1980   Dancing with the Stars
Margaret Cho
Comic
5-Dec-1968   Loud-mouthed standup comic
Mark Dacascos
Actor
26-Feb-1964   Only the Strong
Tom DeLay
Politician
8-Apr-1947   Former House Majority Leader
Rocco DiSpirito
Chef
19-Nov-1966   The Restaurant
Shannen Doherty
Actor
12-Apr-1971   Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210
Shannon Elizabeth
Actor
7-Sep-1973   Nadia in American Pie 1 and 2
Roshon Fegan
Actor
6-Oct-1991   Ty Blue on Shake It Up!
Willa Ford
Singer/Songwriter
22-Jan-1981   I Wanna Be Bad
Rick Fox
Basketball
24-Jul-1969   Former Los Angeles Laker
Len Goodman
Dancer
24-Apr-1942   Judge, Dancing with the Stars
Kate Gosselin
TV Personality
28-Mar-1975   Jon & Kate Plus 8
Macy Gray
Singer
6-Sep-1967   R&B vocalist
Maurice Greene
Track and Field
23-Jul-1974   Olympic sprinter, four medals
Jennifer Grey
Actor
26-Mar-1960   Dirty Dancing
David Alan Grier
Comic
30-Jun-1955   In Living Color
Steve Guttenberg
Actor
24-Aug-1958   Police Academy
Ashley Hamilton
Socialite
30-Sep-1974   Son of George Hamilton
Samantha Harris
TV Personality
27-Nov-1973   Co-Host, Dancing with the Stars
Melissa Joan Hart
Actor
18-Apr-1976   Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
David Hasselhoff
Actor
17-Jul-1952   Knight Rider, Baywatch
Florence Henderson
Actor
14-Feb-1934   Carol (mom) on The Brady Bunch
Derek Hough
Dancer
17-May-1985   Dancing with the Stars
Julianne Hough
Dancer
20-Jul-1988   Dancing with the Stars
Carrie Ann Inaba
Dancer
5-Jan-1968   Judge, Dancing with the Stars
Kathy Ireland
Model
20-Mar-1963   1989 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Michael Irvin
Football
5-Mar-1966   Dallas Cowboys #88 wide receiver
Bindi Irwin
TV Personality
24-Jul-1998   Bindi the Jungle Girl
Penn Jillette
Magician
5-Mar-1955   Talking half of the Penn and Teller duo
Shawn Johnson
Gymnastics
19-Jan-1992   Four Olympic gold medals in 2008
Chelsea Kane
Actor
15-Sep-1988   Riley Perrin on Baby Daddy
Kim Kardashian
Socialite
21-Oct-1980   Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Lil' Kim
Rapper
11-Jul-1974   Wore a pastie to the 1999 MTV Video Awards
Drew Lachey
Singer
8-Aug-1976   Brother of Nick Lachey
Cloris Leachman
Actor
30-Apr-1926   Phyllis and The Facts of Life
Chuck Liddell
Martial Arts
17-Dec-1969   The Iceman, UFC fighter
Cody Linley
Actor
20-Nov-1989   Jake Ryan on Hannah Montana
Susan Lucci
Actor
23-Dec-1946   Erica Kane on All My Children
Holly Madison
TV Personality
23-Dec-1978   The Girls Next Door
Josie Maran
Model
8-May-1978   Fashion model, sometime actress
Kyle Massey
Actor
28-Aug-1991   Cory on That's So Raven
Marlee Matlin
Actor
24-Aug-1965   Deaf actress on The West Wing
Misty May-Treanor
Sports Figure
30-Jul-1977   Top beach volleyball player
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Boxing
24-Feb-1977   WBC Welterweight boxing champion
Debi Mazar
Actor
15-Aug-1964   Meet Wally Sparks
Ted McGinley
Actor
30-May-1958   Married with Children
Niecy Nash
Actor
23-Feb-1970   Deputy Williams on Reno 911!
Apolo Anton Ohno
Speed Skating
22-May-1982   Olympic skater, Dancing with the Stars
Kelly Osbourne
Relative
27-Oct-1984   Ozzy's daughter
Donny Osmond
Musician
9-Dec-1957   Donny and Marie Show
Bristol Palin
Relative
18-Oct-1990   Ironic abstinence advocate
Priscilla Presley
Actor
24-May-1945   Elvis's wife
Albert Reed
Model
6-Mar-1985   Dancing with the Stars
Denise Richards
Actor
17-Feb-1971   Starship Troopers
Warren Sapp
Football
19-Dec-1972   Defensive Tackle, Oakland Raiders
Nicole Scherzinger
Dancer
29-Jun-1978   The Pussycat Dolls
Monica Seles
Tennis
2-Dec-1973   Winner of 9 Majors
Steve-O
Daredevil
13-Jun-1974   Jackass
Jason Taylor
Football
1-Sep-1974   Miami Dolphins Defensive End
Lawrence Taylor
Football
4-Feb-1959   NFL Hall of Famer
Bruno Tonioli
Choreographer
25-Nov-1955   Judge, Dancing with the Stars
Hines Ward
Football
8-Mar-1976   Pittsburgh Steelers
Kurt Warner
Football
22-Jun-1971   Un-drafted NFL star quarterback
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Actor
2-Feb-1973   Hairspray
Steve Wozniak
Computer Programmer
11-Aug-1950   Co-Founder of Apple Computer
Kristi Yamaguchi
Figure Skating
12-Jul-1971   Olympic figure skater
Ginger Zee
TV Personality
13-Jan-1981   Weatherman, Good Morning America




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