Valerie Harper is partnering with Tristan MacManus.
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Valerie Harper (left) is best known to audiences for her role as the beloved Rhoda Morgenstern on the classic TV sitcom “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (pictured here) and its subsequent spin-off, “Rhoda.”
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Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi joins first-time professional partner Sasha Farber to compete on season 17.
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Snooki rose to fame as the break-out star of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” (pictured here), the highest-rated show in the network’s history. She came to be known for her trend-setting pouf hairstyle, small stature and acrobatic moves on the dance floor.
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Bill Nye joins first-time professional partner Tyne Stecklein.
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Nye created the acclaimed series “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” a kids’ show about science. Eleven years later it won 18 Emmys, seven of them going to Nye as the host and head writer. These days he travels around the globe exhorting his audiences to change the world.
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Leah Remini is partnering with Tony Dovolani.
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Remini starred in the hit comedy series “The King of Queens.” It lasted nine seasons and still enjoys success through daily syndication, airing in over 33 countries. She has been big in the news this year after her very public break from Scientology.
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Elizabeth Berkley Lauren partners with professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy
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Lauren launched her acting career at age 15 when she starred as Jessie (left) alongside Mario Lopez (right), who played her boyfriend in the hit sitcom “Saved by the Bell.” She later played Julia Winston on “CSI: MIAMI” and has enjoyed various film roles .
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Jack Osbourne joins dancer Cheryl Burke.
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Osbourne, 27, is most famous for being the son of Ozzy Osbourne. The younger Osbourne has become a TV veteran, working as co-anchor and West Coast correspondent for “Fuse News,” a daily live music news show.
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Christina Milan partners up with Mark Ballas.
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Milian is most recently known as the social media correspondent for the hit NBC show “The Voice.” But her musical career began when she signed to Island/Def Jam/UMG at the age of 18; she has released several singles that made Top 5 charts in the U.S.
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Keyshawn Johnson snatched Sharna Burgess at his partner.
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Johnson is a former NFL Super Bowl champion and All-Pro wide receiver. He was drafted No. 1 overall by the Jets in 1996 and also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers. He now works for ESPN as an NFL studio analyst.
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Brant Daugherty partners with Peta Murgatroyd.
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Daugherty (far right) is best known for his role as Noel on ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars,” and can currently be seen as Lt. Patrick Clarke on Lifetime’s “Army Wives.”
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Amber Riley will be dancing with Derek Hough.
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Amber Riley (left) rose to fame through her role as Mercedes Jones on FOX’s Golden Globe, Peabody and SAG Award-winning musical comedy, “Glee.”
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Corbin Bleu partners with Karina Smirnoff.
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Corbin Bleu (right) is best known for his role as Chad in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel Movie “High School Musical,” its sequel, “High School Musical 2,” and the feature film “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”
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Bill Engvall joins first-time professional partner Emma Slater.
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Bill Engvall (far left) is a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling recording artist and a top comedian. Currently, Engvall can be heard on the animated comedy series “Bounty Hunters,” but he previously starred in and executive produced the TBS sitcom “The Bill Engvall Show” (pictured here).
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