Casting News: Heroes, Ugly Betty, Brothers and Sisters

Casting News: Heroes, Ugly Betty, Brothers and Sisters

Posted by Dustin on 08.25.2009 at 2:48 pm

Various casting news, some a bit old I know. I just lumped them all into one post.

Kristen Johnston (Third Rock From The Sun) will join “Ugly Betty” in the part Paula Abdul was supposedly up for, a side-kick to Amanda.

Joe Morton will join “Brothers and Sisters” as one of Justin’s college professors.

Jayma Mays (Glee) returns to “Heroes” for one episode as Hiro’s ill-fated diner waitress/love interest Charlie.

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Big Brother: The New HOH Makes Their Noms

Big Brother: The New HOH Makes Their Noms

Posted by Dustin on 08.23.2009 at 8:55 pm

A very quick recap of tonight’s episode.

The HOH game continued to be played out. The two losers of this comp would become the have-nots this week.

Jeff ended up winning, with Russell and Michelle becoming the have-nots.

Kevin and Nat knew they had to remind Jeff that they weren’t the biggest threats in the house, that Russell was.

Russell also knew he had to talk game and make sure they were all cool. Jeff again brought up Kevin’s “lie” which Russell said they’ll say what they have to say. We then saw a backyard argument that happened before the eviction last week and the new HOH!

The have-nots learned they got churros and chitlins!

Natalie ended up playing poker with Jeff and Russell, and Natalie and Russell ended up in a huge fight.

Natalie and Kevin did talk to Jeff, and he did admit he almost trusts them more than Russell. However he confirmed they would probably go up, and then the odds were one of them would win the veto and could back-door Russell.

Jordan and Jeff talked. Jordan doesn’t trust Russell or Natalie at this point, but told Jeff to do what he thought was best. At the nominations, Jeff nominated Natalie and Kevin. Jeff said he had to nominate 2 people, no hard feelings.

After the jump is the results of the Veto comp. It’s been played, but so far the ceremony hasn’t been held.

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Big Brother Finale September 15, 2 Hours Long!

Big Brother Finale September 15, 2 Hours Long!

Posted by Dustin on 08.22.2009 at 12:44 pm

THIS JUST IN… from CBS Entertainment… “BIG BROTHER” FINALE GETS BIGGER!

With On-Air and Online Audience Growing, CBS Expands Finale To Two-Hour Live Event, Sept. 15 from 9:01-11:00 ET/Tape Delayed PT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 – With the show’s on-air and online audience growing, CBS has expanded the finale for BIG BROTHER, live, Tuesday, Sept. 15 (9:01-11:00, ET/tape delayed PT). The series will cap its 11th season with a live two-hour broadcast where the winner will be revealed and the houseguests will then tell-all about their explosive summer for a special season-ending event!

BIG BROTHER 11 is averaging 6.85 million viewers, a +5% gain over last year and has increased viewership among adults 18-34 by +6% versus last summer. All three BIG BROTHER 11 broadcasts are posting summer-to-summer growth. Tuesday’s broadcast delivered BIG BROTHER 11’s largest audience (7.98m) and highest ratings among key demographics on any night this summer.

BIG BROTHER 11 continues to have its biggest season ever online, delivering 60.2 million page views, and streaming 9.5 million videos on CBS.com, TV.com, and across the CBS Audience Network as well as mobile platforms. Reaction to Chima’s expulsion drew the most BIG BROTHER visitors to CBS.com in over three years.

BIG BROTHER is executive produced by Emmy Award winner Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan and Scott Einziger, in association with Endemol USA Inc. Julie Chen hosts the live eviction broadcast.

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Big Brother: Evicted On August 20th and New HOH

Big Brother: Evicted On August 20th and New HOH

Posted by Dustin on 08.20.2009 at 8:56 pm

Tonight was to be the live double eviction, but with Chima gone earlier than planned, we waited for Julie to tell us what was going to happen. The houseguests equally were wondering how things would play out as well.

We got some background info first, as usual. Jordan told Natalie she was a pawn, but told the diary room she reserved her right to change her mind at any time.

Russell and Michelle thought they were safe because Jordan didn’t make her move and put them up.

Natalie confronted Lydia about how many times she and Jessie hooked up. Lydia then began spilling the beans, and we saw some video of what was going on. Natalie heard the story, we didn’t, and Natalie was grossed out! (It involved a Clintonesque story and a sweatshirt let’s just say.) Kevin told them both that Jessie played them both. He wanted to sleep and kicked them out to hash this out elsewhere. Natalie and Lydia finally realized Jessie was a jerk.

This is when they came up with a plan to create drama aimed at Russell and Michelle. They decided to tell Jordan that they overheard Russell and Michelle discussing getting Jeff out.

Kevin tried to kiss some Jeff ass and told them the lie, that Russell told Michelle they had to use next week to get Jeff out. Jeff bought it, but what Kevin didn’t know (and they didn’t show) was that Russell and Michelle did have a talk (they made a final 2 deal and discussed Jeff going at some point).

Jordan was told by Jeff what Kevin told him, and they had to discuss backdooring Russell. (The post before this one “Confrontation 3, 4, 5?” discusses all the drama from Jeff and Jordan confronting Michelle and Russell if you want to read it).

Julie went to the living room where the guests were all waiting. Lydia and Natalie were both on the block, and Julie asked various questions. Lydia swore up and down that she was over Jessie and if she went to the jury house that Jessie would have an angry pink-haired lady to deal with.

Julie revealed tonight they would have the Veto comp, the Veto Ceremony, the Eviction, and then the new HOH comp all live!

Before the live comps, Natalie got her phonecall from her dad. Her dad and her boyfriend Jason watch every show together.

The POV game was played with everyone playing but Russell. It was a “before or after” game based on things that happened in the house. Jordan won the POV, so she could actually change her nominations should she choose to.

The POV meeting was held, but right before Kevin spoke to Jordan and Jeff in private, and Jordan made a face! I think Kevin told them that Natalie started the lie drama he told them. The two nominees made their lame speeches, knowing Jordan wouldn’t use the veto on them probably, which she did.

The live vote was held, with the girls pleading their case before the vote. Nat said she is by herself now, no alliances, no deals, she hope’s they’d keep her. Lydia simply said vote for the houseguest that will serve their games the best.

Jeff, Russell, Michelle voted to evict Lydia.
Kevin voted to evict Natalie.

With the vote against her, Lydia was evicted of the house.

Julie of course spoke with Lydia before the HOH comp. Lydia said she only wants to see Kevin win, and she said Nat was more like an annoying kid sister than her friend this week. She also admitted she was ready to leave the house, she’s not sad. She also swore Jessie was going to need ice packs this week.

The HOH comp was played, and the game involved a recycling theme where they had to try and drop aluminum cans into a small tube from way up high. It looked to be a long night, and I’ll update as soon as I know who the new HOH is from the feeds.

*Update* It looks like the feeds won’t return till midnight, after the show airs on the west coast. Grrr!

*Update 2* Feeds are back! I’ll put the HOH in the comments if people want to know (when I figure out who it is).

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Big Brother: The Confrontation Part 3, 4, 5?

Big Brother: The Confrontation Part 3, 4, 5?

Posted by Dustin on 08.19.2009 at 9:54 pm

First, it definitely looks like because the double eviction show has been ruined (Thanks a whole lot Chima!), they are playing the veto live tomorrow, holding the eviction live, and then the next HOH game.

Read on for the drama going on right now 🙂

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Big Brother: Say So Long To Chima!

Big Brother: Say So Long To Chima!

Posted by Dustin on 08.18.2009 at 10:28 pm

So tonight was the big Chimagate episode finally. Most of what we saw, was shown on “After Dark/The Feeds” that night. She refused to wear her microphone, refused to go to the DR, cursed the producers out and destroyed her microphone in the jacuzzi. We also saw how since the first week she also disobeyed rules like going to the diary room when told, obstructing cameras as well as talking back.

Other little things the edited out of the live show? Well Chima was sitting on the washing machines (shown) because Jeff had been trying to do laundry all day and she (and I think Nat and Lydia) kept hogging the machine. They were doing their laundry over and over. She was making sure Jeff wouldn’t get to do his laundry. She also took Russell’s rosary beads and messed with Jeff’s clothes. That night the girls were stealing stuff (hot sauce) as well and Jordan was afraid they would do something to their stuff with it.

When Alison (the producer) came on is when the feeds got cut. When they returned it was after everyone had been told Chima was gone and they were discussing her leaving. Chima saying she wanted to leave (which was shown) is where the uncertainty that first day came in as to whether she quit or was kicked off.

Natalie was ready to quit that night, she was furious and blamed Jeff and Michelle for pushing Chima over the edge. Lydia and Kevin had to talk her down. Everyone else couldn’t believe how they were acting and this was a game!

The next day Michelle learned basically because one of her people was evicted, her duties as HOH were done. They would play a new game immediately.

The new HOH game was based on a golf game that was originally to be the veto competition. It was round after round, with the worst person being eliminated. It also included prizes, which they chose and could then steal from one another. In the end, Jeff won a trip to Hawaii, Russell a spa day, Natalie a phonecall home, Lydia the red unitard and Jordon HOH! (I forget what Kevin won, I don’t think anything).

Lydia was the next to flip out, saying how everything was unfair, how she hated that they sent Jessie home and that they were responsible for Chima leaving. She was screaming and cursing. She initially picked a fight with Jordan at the end of the HOH comp, calling her a whore and Jeff’s little puppet. She even tried to flip the kitchen table that night after going postal. Eventually she calmed down and arrived in her uniform along with fuchsia colored hair. (What we didn’t see was the producers gave her the hair dye to try and calm her down!)

Jordan had to put two people on the block. She nominated Lydia, as she kept saying she wanted to be sent home; as well as Natalie, because she was a strong player.

In real time the veto comp STILL hasn’t been played. The houseguests have figured out that this week was supposed to be a double eviction, so they think that perhaps the veto will be played live on Thursday, followed by the live veto ceremony and then eviction, finally the new HOH will be played.

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True Blood: Godric Goes Into The Sun

True Blood: Godric Goes Into The Sun

Posted by Dustin on 08.18.2009 at 4:27 pm

Not my most favorite of “True Blood” episodes, just thought I’d get that out of the way up front.

Luke showed up at Godric’s nest with a message from Steve Newlin. He had a bomb strapped to him, and was wrapped in silver chains. It sent a shrapnel of silver everywhere and into the vamps basically. Eric shielded Sookie from the bomb, but took several hits. He told her he was dying so she would remove the shrapnel from his body. For some reason this required her sucking it out like poison, and doing so she injested his blood, connecting her to him. Bill was furious, as was Sookie who realized Eric tricked her.

Nan Flanagan, the vampire lady always on TV and the political representative for them, was furious at the mess Godric caused. It seems his right hand man, the cowboy vamp Stan, was the one who killed Steve’s parents and was ready to start a war with the humans. Godric said he would take responsibility for this. Nan started by firing him. Isabella was appointed sheriff in his place it seems.

Eric was furious, as well as stunned, when Godric admitted to giving himself up to be sacrificed. Godric no longer wanted to live and decided to commit suicide by watching the sun rise. Eric was ready to give himself up as well, but he forbid it. Sookie stayed with Godric as he burst into blue light and faded away.

Later, as Sookie lay with Bill, she has dreams of having sex with Eric!

Back in Bon Temps, Tara was hurting the day after her and Eggs had their weird sex-fight brought on by Maryann. When Lafayette saw her, he thought Eggs was beating on her. Lafayette and Tara’s mom stormed Sookie’s house to take Tara away. They got a look at Tara and Eggs going black-eyed and were frightened. They ran off with Tara, but Maryann said she’d be back and she’d bring them with her!

Maryann headed to jail furious. She put Sheriff Daryl Daryl into a trance and then went in to free everyone locked up because of her. She wanted Sam as her sacrifice, only to find he shape shifted into a fly and flew away! Sam ended up nekkid on Andy’s doorstep.

Meanwhile Hoyt introduced Jessica to his prejudiced and hate filled mother. Hoyt confronted her about hating everyone and especially any girl he liked. She felt he’d waste his life away on Jessica, who couldn’t give him what a human could, namely children. Jessica ran off in tears and Hoyt told his mother he was through with her and was moving out. After he left, Maryann showed up demanding Sam Merlot be handed over to her for sacrifice.

My Thoughts
I thought Godric’s death was not only really sad (I liked the character) but at the same time super lame. Last season when Bill ran into the sun to save Sookie, he caught fire and started melting and burning up. Godric turned blue and as a friend put it, well it looked like Scottie was beaming him up to the Enterprise.

Not at all liking that Eric is messing with Sookie’s head the way he is. Also, seriously, it would never occur to me to suck silver out of someone’s wounds. Ew! Maybe I missed him tell her to do that. She should also have known better, known what it meant to drink a vampires blood.

Loved Lafayette and Lettie Mae’s rescue of Tara, but again, wish she’d snap out of her black-eyed zombie spell she’s under. If Maryann meets her maker, I hope Tara sends her there.

The short clip of Steve and Sarah fighting on the TV segment was priceless. “I hate your hair!” Is that the last we see of them?

One of these days I’m gunna start reading these books. I’m hoping sometime this fall when I finally have some free time 🙂

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Big Brother: The New HOH’s Nominations Are Official . . .

Big Brother: The New HOH’s Nominations Are Official . . .

Posted by Dustin on 08.17.2009 at 7:00 pm

Read on for the spoilers . . .

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Army Wives: Car Crash

Army Wives: Car Crash

Posted by Dustin on 08.17.2009 at 12:19 pm

On the August 16th episode of “Army Wives,” two of our wives were having problems with their daughters. Pam’s little girl wanted to grow up faster than she was by wearing sexy clothes to a school dance and acting sexy. Pam had a talk with her about what being sexy meant and why she wanted to be sexy. It was of course because it would make her popular! Pam told her she should be liked for who she is, not what she looked like. She compromised on the outfit, allowing her daughter some of what she wanted to wear, but covering herself up with tights and a tshirt. When she got home from the dance she told her mom how boys were stupid and all they did was hang around making fart noises with their arms.

Joan meanwhile was still torn over leaving her daughter and missing out on so many moments of her growing up. Roland came up with a solution, a small camera that they could record videos on and then put on the computer for Joan to watch so she didn’t miss anything.

Trevor passed his sergeant exam and was promoted. He also had a talk with the bad-attitude soldier under his command, the one with the anger problem who was sneaking off to see Dr. Price and Roland. Trevor gave him some good advice, which got back to Joan. Joan told Trevor she’s watched him flourish and grow into a good soldier, and while she knew he liked being in the field, but he would make an amazing recruiter. She told him to think it over.

Roxy sought out private schools for Finn. She felt out of place in them, and when feeling confronted by a principal at one school over her job, she said she might not be anything special but her son is and she wanted the chance for him to do something with his gift. Roxy later learned Finn got accepted with a full tuition scholarship. She stressed though as they had to pick up things like uniform fees and lab fees. Trevor told her that it would be okay, he’d get a bump in pay with his promotion. He also told her that he was thinking about taking a recruiting job, which would mean he’d be around for 3 years with no deployment. Roxy liked that idea.

Denise and Claudia Joy were charged with taking care of an Army Widow who was on base to be at a dedication ceremony for some park (or something) named after her late husband. The woman was a pistol, she was partying and drinking and basically a handful. In the end she told Denise and Claudia Joy that they had to let loose once in awhile and have some fun. She gave them gift certificate for a weekend at some nearby spa resort and insisted they go.

Denise and Claudia Joy headed out to the resort, it was late in the evening and dark outside. Claudia Joy’s vision started to get blurry. She swerved into the other lane and the show ended with them crashing their car!

My Quick Thoughts
I feel with the car crash and the upcoming illness of Claudia Joy that has been hinted at in previews (and spoilers) that the show is back into high gear. I felt it’s been in a lull, but now it should be picking back up. The season ends, I believe, in mid-September.

We also got the story of Trevor’s past from him this week when he was talking with the other soldier. His mom died when he was three, his dad has been in prison since then, and he was bounced from foster home to foster home. Yup, sure sounds like Shelby Lynn from last week’s episode is going to turn out to be Trevor’s long lost momma to me!

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Dancing With The Stars Season 9 Cast

Dancing With The Stars Season 9 Cast

Posted by Dustin on 08.17.2009 at 11:35 am

THE STAGE IS SET FOR 16 NEW STARS TO SHOWCASE THEIR FANCY FOOTWORK AS “DANCING WITH THE STARS” RETURNS FOR ITS NINTH SEASON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 ON ABC

Three-Night Premiere Event Begins Monday, September 21

Two Celebrities Eliminated on Wednesday, September 23

“Dancing with the Stars the Results Show” Premieres in Regular Timeslot on Tuesday, September 29

Macy’s Stars of Dance Returns

Pro Dancer Competition Returns

An all new cast of celebrities hits the dance floor on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” with the highly anticipated two-hour season premiere, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 (8:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on ABC. With its biggest season yet, “Dancing with the Stars” Season Nine introduces us to 16 new stars, including an Osmond and an Osbourne, two Grammy Award® winning artists, a Cowboy, a model CEO and a former House Majority Leader.

Eight teams will strut their stuff on Monday night, while the other eight teams will show off their moves on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET). On a special night and time, two couples will learn their fate and be sent home on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET).

Following is the schedule for Season Nine (dates and times subject to change):
“Dancing with the Stars,” two-hour performance show, MONDAYS beginning, SEPTEMBER 21 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) through NOVEMBER 16

“Dancing with the Stars the Results Show,” one-hour, TUESDAYS beginning, SEPTEMBER 29 (9:00 -10:00 p.m., ET) through NOVEMBER 25

“Dancing with the Stars,” 90-minute performance show, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (8:30-10:00 p.m., ET)

Season Finale, two-hours, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET)

“Dancing with the Stars” returns with new surprises and all the elements viewers have come to know and love, including the Pro Dancer Competition, where world class professional dancers have the opportunity to compete live on the “Results Show” for a guaranteed spot on next season’s show. “Macy’s Stars of Dance,” which features some of the most renowned dancers and choreographers of our time, will also be back on “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show.” One of the Macy’s Stars of Dance performances will be the hugely popular “Design-a-Dance,” where fans have the chance to select their favorite professional dancers, dance styles and wardrobe at www.abc.com. In addition, couples will once again take part in a team formation dance, and a variety of new elements will be incorporated into routines involving all couples. Four new dance styles — the Bolero, the Charleston, the Two Step and the Lambada — are also going to be introduced. The middle stages of the competition feature the return of the “Dance Off,” where contestants will perform a dance style of their choosing to fight for their spot in the competition, and three consecutive double eliminations promise the most dramatic period of “Dancing with the Stars.”

As announced this morning on “Good Morning America,” the 16 stars making their ballroom dancing debut are:

AARON CARTER — Triple platinum selling music artist/songwriter, producer, actor and younger brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, Aaron Carter has established himself worldwide as a pop and teen sensation. Beginning his career at the age of eight, he is currently the youngest solo artist to have four Top 40 singles. He has released four studio albums since 1997, two of which have been certified platinum, and has appeared on several television series, including “Lizzie McGuire” and “7th Heaven,” as well as making his Broadway debut playing JoJo the Who in “Seussical the Musical” in 2001. He sang vocals on soundtracks for Disneymania (“The Lion King”), “Ella Enchanted,” “Pokemon” and “Rugrats the Movie.” In 2006 Carter starred in the E! reality show, “House of Carters,” which featured all five of the Carter siblings living in the same house.

NATALIE COUGHLIN — Olympic swimming gold medalist Natalie Coughlin is the most decorated female athlete of both the 2008 Beijing and 2004 Athens Games. Coughlin has won a medal in every single Olympic event that she has ever entered, for a total of 11 Olympic medals. In 2008 she became the first American female athlete to win six medals in one Olympiad, in addition to becoming the first woman to win consecutive individual Olympic gold medals in the 100m backstroke. She is also the most decorated female swimmer in World Championship history, with 16 medals. Born and raised in northern California, Coughlin attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned a BA in psychology in 2005.

MARK DACASCOS — Famously known as “The Chairman” and host of Food Network’s “Iron Chef America,” Mark Dacascos is also a trained martial artist and an actor. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, his passion for martial arts began at an early age under the tutelage of his parents, who are both former national champions and teachers. After being discovered in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Dacascos began to establish a film and television career playing not only martial artists but a wide arrangement of other characters before joining “Iron Chef America” in 2005. He has appeared in several feature films, including the internationally acclaimed French epic, “Brotherhood of the Wolf,” the cult classic “Only the Strong,” “Cradle to the Grave”, opposite Jet Li, “Only the Brave,” “Nomad” and “The Lost Medallion,” to be released later this year.

TOM DELAY — The former House Majority Leader is a prominent Republican and conservative firebrand. He was first elected to Congress in 1984, and when Republicans took control of the House, his colleagues elected him Majority Whip, and later Majority Leader. His leadership was characterized by his aggressive “Grow the Vote” method of party discipline, where he never lost a vote, leading the Washington Post to nickname him “The Hammer.” He and his wife, Christine, also served as foster parents and founded a community in Texas that serves as a safe, permanent home for abused and neglected children. DeLay is currently president of First Principles LLC, a strategic political consulting firm based in Washington DC and Houston, Texas.

MACY GRAY — Macy Gray first burst onto the music scene with her debut album, “On How Life Is,” and the hit single “I Try,” both of which went to number one. She has gone on to sell more than 20,000,000 albums worldwide and has won and been nominated for five Grammy Awards and six MTV Video Music Awards. She has collaborated on stage and in the recording studio with some of music’s greatest artists, including Justin Timberlake, Carlos Santana, Erykah Badu, Fergie, will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas), John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Nas and Natalie Cole. Gray has also appeared in numerous films, including “Spider Man,” “Training Day,” “Idlewild” (with Outkast) and the award-winning HBO Film, “Lackawanna Blues.”

ASHLEY HAMILTON — Actor, songwriter, comedian and son of former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant George Hamilton, Ashley is a multi-talented, multi-hyphenate with experience in film, comedy and television. An accomplished singer, Ashley had a 2003 top 20 single released by Sony, and as a songwriter co-wrote the top 10 Robbie Williams hit entitled “Come Undone.” He has writing credits for Hillary Duff among other top acts. Hamilton has made various television and film appearances in his career, including a starring role in “Sunset Beach.” Since 2007 he has been performing stand-up comedy at the Laugh Factory, the Hollywood Improv, the Comedy Store and Room 5 in Los Angeles.

MELISSA JOAN HART — Known for her starring roles in the television series “Clarissa Explains It All” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” Melissa Joan Hart began her career at the early age of four with television commercials and various television appearances. She starred in the film “Drive Me Crazy” alongside “Entourage’s” Adrian Grenier, as well as the ABC Family Original Movie “Holiday in Handcuffs,” opposite “Dancing with the Stars” alumnus Mario Lopez, which was the highest rated program in the history of the network. In 2009 Hart starred in another ABC Family Original Movie, “My Fake FiancĂ©” that also garnered huge ratings. In 1993 she started her own production company, Hartbreak Films, and is set to release her first thriller film, “Nine Dead,” to DVD in January 2010. Hart and husband Mark Wilkerson are the proud parents of two sons, Mason, age three, and Braydon, 17 months.

KATHY IRELAND — Kathy Ireland the super model is now wife, mother of three, author, Sunday school teacher and fashion CEO of kathy ireland Worldwide® (KIWW)®. Forbes, Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal celebrate KIWW® as a $1.4 billion design empire. Ireland powerfully supports many non-profits, including the Elizabeth Taylor HIV/AIDS Foundation, Feed the Children and the Alliance for Christian Education. UCLA has named her as one of the Top Ten Women’s Health Advocates in America.

MICHAEL IRVIN — Regarded as one of the most successful wide receivers in the history of the NFL, former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin is a three-time Super Bowl champion and former broadcaster for ESPN’s “NFL Countdown.” Known as “The Playmaker” and one of “The Triplets” alongside fellow Cowboys Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith, Irvin was a recipient of the Dallas Cowboys’ Ring of Honor in 2005. In 2007 he was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame and has appeared in various television shows, as well as co-starring in “The Longest Yard” with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. Last fall Irvin executive-produced/hosted the reality TV series “4th and Long” for Spike TV, in which one football hopeful was given a shot at making the Dallas Cowboys roster. Most recently he appeared on the Hall of Fame inductions on the NFL Network, and he hosts his own radio show in Dallas for ESPN Radio.

JOANNA KRUPA — Polish-born Joanna Krupa was born in Warsaw and raised in Chicago. After high school she moved to LA to pursue a career in modeling and acting. Her hard work and positive spirit led her to become one of the most requested models/covergirls in the world. PETA’s “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign featuring Krupa became a phenomenon. She’s been featured in E!’s The Sexiest as one of the sexiest women in the world. In 2009 she was selected as the cover model for Ocean Drive magazine, and Maxim voted her among their TOP 100 women in the world. Film and TV credits include “Six Days in Paradise,” due in the fall, “Ripple Effect,” “Las Vegas” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Most recently she competed in ABC’s “The Superstars,” teaming with Buffalo Bills NFL star Terrell Owens.

CHUCK LIDDELL — Chuck Liddell is the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the icon of Mixed Martial Arts — the fastest growing sport in America. In 1998 he won his first UFC Mixed Martial Arts fight. Soon after, Liddell rose through the ranks to become the light-heavyweight champion of the world. In July of 2009, he was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. He is tied for the most wins by a UFC fighter, with 16, and also holds the most knockout wins with 10. In 2008 Liddell penned his autobiography, Iceman: My Fighting Life, which quickly became a New York Times bestseller. He has a BA in Business/Accounting from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he also wrestled.

DEBI MAZAR — Debi Mazar’s feature film debut in Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas” set the stage for an extensive career in both television and film. She has consistently worked with notable directors — including Oliver Stone, Spike Lee, Woody Allen, Michael Mann and Joel Schumacher — often portraying a sharp-tongued New Yorker in both dramas and comedy. Her television credits include “Friends,” “Ugly Betty” and her own sitcom, CBS’ “Temporarily Yours.” Mazar presently stars as publicist Shauna on HBO’s hit series “Entourage.” She also co-hosts “Under the Tuscan Gun,” a successful internet show focused on Tuscan cuisine, with her husband. The couple have two young daughters and presently reside in both Los Angeles and Tuscany, Italy.

MYA — Grammy Award® winning multi-platinum artist Mya, became a star at the age of 18 with her eponymous debut album which yielded three Top 10 singles. In addition to releasing five full length albums, one of which went platinum and another gold, she starred in the acclaimed film “Chicago.” Since then Mya has appeared in several other movies and signed a modeling contract. Her fourth and fifth studio albums, “Liberation” and “Sugar & Spice,” respectively, have been released in Japan, and her sixth studio album is due to be released on her independent label. A longtime advocate for young women, Mya founded The Mya Arts & Tech Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing disadvantaged youth growth and opportunity through arts & technology education, where she serves as both executive director and teacher.

KELLY OSBOURNE — A singer, actress and media personality, Kelly Osbourne’s father is rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, and her mother is well-known TV personality Sharon Osbourne. Kelly got her start at the age of 16 in the first-ever “celebrity reality” TV show, “The Osbournes,” with her famous family, which garnered an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Reality Program in 2002. That same year, Kelly released her debut music album, “Shut Up!,” which included a cover of Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach.” Her second album, “Sleeping in Nothing,” was released in 2005 with its first single, “One Word,” hitting No. 1 on all three Billboard Dance charts simultaneously. She made her dramatic acting debut in a starring role on the ABC series “Life As We Know It”. In recent years Osbourne has worked primarily in the UK, where she’s done theatre (including a successful run in “Chicago” in London’s West End in 2007), hosted her own weekly radio show on BBC Radio and presented numerous UK TV projects, including “Project Catwalk,” the UK’s version of “Project Runway.”

DONNY OSMOND — Donny Osmond won the hearts of millions as both a member of the Osmonds and, with his sister (and “Dancing with the Stars” alumna) Marie, as the youngest co-hosts in primetime history on the iconic ABC variety series, “The Donny & Marie Show.” He and Marie are currently performing at the Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel through 2012. For nearly five decades, Donny has been a singer, musician, Broadway and film actor, talk show and game show host, bestselling author, and even a champion race car driver.

LOUIE VITO — Professional snowboarder Louie Vito is among the U.S.’ elite snowboarders favored to make the 2010 Olympic team. Competing in both the Pipe and Slopestyle disciplines, Vito continues to train for the Grand Prix qualifying. The 21 year-old native of Bellefontaine, OH turned pro in 2006 and has competed in multiple Winter X-Games competitions. He is also a two-time winner of the USSA Grand Prix Halfpipe Series.

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday and Tuesday night during and up to 30 minutes after the “Dancing with the Stars” performance shows. AT&T subscribers may also text message their votes by texting the word “VOTE” and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (standard text message rates apply). Viewers may also vote online at www.abc.com starting from the opening of each episode on the East Coast and until 12:00 Noon, ET the following day.

Hosted by Tom Bergeron (“America’s Funniest Home Videos”) and Samantha Harris (“The Insider”) the celebrities will perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned 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 by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade is co-executive producer. Alex Rudzinski directs. “Dancing with the Stars” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.

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