JULIANNE HOUGH IS
BACK IN THE BALLROOM JOINING LEN GOODMAN, CARRIE ANN INABA AND BRUNO TONIOLI AT
THE JUDGES’ DESK
“Dancing with the Stars” Premieres Live on Monday,
September 15 8:00-10:01 p.m., ET
One Couple will be
Eliminated on the Live Results Show, Tuesday, September 16 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET
This season’s cast
of celebrity dancers includes a fashion icon, a YouTube sensation, a NASCAR legend,
and a movie star, to name a few. The stars will grace the ballroom floor for
the first time on live national television with their professional partners
during the two-hour season premiere of “Dancing with the Stars,” which airs MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 15 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. One
couple will be eliminated on the “Dancing with the Stars” results show the
following day, on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 (8:00-9:00
p.m., ET).
The thirteen professional dancers teaching the
celebrity cast how to bring heat to the dance floor are Mark Ballas, Cheryl
Burke, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Valentin Chmerkovskiy,
Tony Dovolani, Allison Holker, Derek Hough, Keo Motsepe, Peta Murgatroyd, Emma
Slater and Karina Smirnoff. Two-time Mirrorball champion and movie star Julianne
Hough joins Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba at the judges’ desk.
As announced this morning on ABC’s “Good Morning America” by “Dancing
with the Stars” hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, the 13 celebrities with
their professional partners heading to the dance floor this season (in
alphabetical order) are:
JONATHAN BENNETT -- Though
his striking good looks may have made Jonathan Bennett an object of affection
for the ‘plastics’ in “Mean Girls,” his talent and commitment are what
have led him to become one of the most sought after young actors in Hollywood. Bennett’s
first foray into feature films was in Paramount’s smash hit “Mean Girls” from
producer Lorne Michaels and writer Tina Fey, in which he starred opposite
Lindsay Lohan. In the romantic comedy “Lovewrecked” for the Weinstein Co., Bennett
transitioned into the love interest of Amanda Bynes. He has since starred as Bo
Duke in Warner Bros. prequel to “The Dukes of Hazard,” the comedy romp “Bachelor
Party Vegas,” in Fox’s sequel to the hit comedy “Cheaper by the Dozen,” as
Steve Martin’s antagonistic son-in-law, and as the title role in “National Lampoon’s
Van Wilder: Freshman Year.”
More recently, Bennett executive produced and starred in the film “Authors Anonymous”
opposite Kaley