2 011 ‘Dancing With the Stars’ cast: Kirstie Alley, Wendy Williams, Sugar Ray Leonard and more The 2011 “Dancing With the Stars” cast has been announced, with hot names for “DWTS” Season 12 including TV host Wendy Williams, Playboy bunny Kendra Wilkinson, boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard and pro wrestler Chris Jericho. Oh! Don’t forget Kirstie Alley — ’cause we have a thing for her, and because it’s always fun to see if someone loses weight while competing in the show. With Williams, Wilkinson and Leonard/Jericho covering the “controversial,” “hottie” and “athlete” categories held last season by Bristol Palin, Audrina Patridge and Rick Fox/Kurt Warner, “DWTS” was left to fill the Season 11 roles of “name from Gen Xers’ childhoods” (Ralph Macchio is the new Florence Henderson?) and “someone who came from Disney” (“Wizards of Waverly Place” alum Chelsea Kane is the new Kyle Massey). ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) 2011 ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Cast Is Filled With Not-So-Dumb Jocks The 2011 Dancing With the Stars cast has been announced, and it seems like a good handful of the B- or C-list stars are famous for either being pro athletes (wrestler Chris Jericho, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, pro football player Hines Ward) or for playing one (Karate Kid Ralph Macchio) or being married to one (Kendra Wilkinson). Now, this is what I’m talkin’ about! It’s supposed to be an amateur dance competition, so I’ve never understood why they’ve brought people like Romeo, Joey McIntyre, Drew Lachey, Lance Bass, Mel B, Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger, and even Jennifer Grey on the show. People who have made a career out of … dancing!!! That’s not fair! The show is supposed to be about amateurs learning the ropes of hardcore dance. Sure, Mel B never learned the Two-Step for Spice Girls numbers. But given her experience, she obviously has more dance ability than the average person. ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) ‘Dancing With the Stars’ 2011: Who Is ‘Psycho’ Mike Catherwood? One of the biggest question marks in this season’s slightly-less-star-powered-than-usual ‘Dancing With the Stars’ cast is ‘Psycho’ Mike Catherwood. What do we know about the guy besides the fact that he looks a lot like Kelly Ripa’s husband Mark Consuelos? Catherwood is a Los Angeles–based radio DJ who got his start as a sidekick on the Kevin & Bean morning show on L.A. rock radio station KROQ and currently co-hosts the nationally syndicated ‘Loveline’ with everyone’s favorite TV personality / addiction specialist, Dr. Drew Pinsky. ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) Dancing with the Stars 2011: Chelsea Kane (Staub) VIDEO Disney-ABC Television Group manages all of the Wal Diseny Company’s entertainment and news television properties and this includes ABC TV Network as well as the Disney Channels. So it should come as no surprise that a young Disney actor is part of the season 12 “Dancing with the Stars” cast. Last year it was Kyle Massey. This year it is Chelsea Kane (Staub). ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) Dancing With The Stars 2011 Cast Announced: Season 12 Participants Confirmed Off the sidelines and back on the floor — the 12th season cast of “Dancing With The Stars” has been announced. ABC, which announced the cast during Monday night’s episode of “The Bachelor,” avoided any political drama — unlike last season’s casting of Bristol Palin, or the rumored approach to Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell — but that doesn’t mean the cast was devoid of big names — it’s one of the brightest groups yet. ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) ‘Dancing With the Stars’ 2011: Season 12 Cast Announced The ‘Dancing With the Stars’ 2011 spring cast, announced Monday night during ‘The Bachelor,’ includes a talk show host, model, football star, ’80s acting faves and Disney Channel starlet. So, all in all, it was a typical line-up for the popular ABC reality show. The rumors we reported earlier came true: ‘Cheers’ star Kirstie Alley and former Hugh Hefner girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson were both on the official roster. And while Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell didn’t end up joining ‘DWTS’ (and neither did Joy Behar, despite our wish list), pro wrestler Chris Jericho and talk show host Wendy Williams will be among the celebrities shaking their hips. ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) New ‘Dancing’ Cast — WWE Star, Rapper, Playmate So far, we’ve confirmed 6 of the 11 celebrities who will appear on the show as well as their partners — check it out: — Chris Jericho & Cheryl Burke — Lil’ Romeo & Chelsie Hightower — Kendra Wilkinson & Louis van Amstel — Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy — Wendy Williams & Tony Dovolani — Disney star Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) 2011 “Dancing With The Stars”: Season 12 Contestants Announced Every year “Dancing With The Stars” manages to draw in some intriguing celebrities and it looks like they’ve done it once again. As usual the cast consists of an odd mix of reality stars, sports figures, and TV/movie actors. The season 12 “Dancing With The Stars” cast once again doesn’t disappoint with a variety of celebrities from all facets of show business who the nation will love to tune in and se. ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) Dancing with the Stars 2011 cast revealed Kirstie Alley and Petra Nemcova join the reality competition. Lindsey Herzik “Dancing with the Stars” revealed its 2011 season lineup. The celebrities include professional dieter, Kristie Alley, supermodel Petra Nemcova, talk-show host Wendy Williams, the original karate kid Ralph Macchio, Disney star Chelsea Kane, hip-hop singer Romeo, “Loveline” co-host Mike Catherwood, Hugh Hefner’s former girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson, Pittsburg Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard and WWE wrestler Chris Jericho reports E! Online . ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) ‘Dancing with the Stars’ 2011 cast revealed for Season 12 The new “Dancing with the Stars” 2011 cast for Season 12 was announced on Monday night during “The Bachelor.” TMZ.com was busy on the beat all day Monday, speculating who would be on this season. Overall, their sources did well, guessing most of this year’s would be challengers. ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) Dancing With The Stars 2011: Chris Jericho Dancing With The Stars 2011 cast profile for Chris Jericho. Chris Jericho is the first athlete named as a cast member for Season 12 of Dancing with the Stars. The full cast will be revealed later tonight, but we have a few leaks and among them Chris Jericho whose partner is Cheryl Burke is the only guy that is an athlete. Chances are he will be joined by at least one more athlete, likely a pro from one of the major sports. ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) Chris Jericho Officially Confirmed To Join New Dancing With The Stars 2011 Former WWE wrestler Chris Jericho has officially been confirmed to join the new cast of Dancing With The Stars. ( Read 2011 Dancing With The Stars Cast more… ) Related Searches : 2011 dancing with the stars contestants, 2011 dancing with the stars, dancing with the stars, chris jericho, dancing with the stars 2011 Courtesy : The Envelope , The Stir , TV Squad , Examiner , The Huffington Post , TMZ , Paparazzi Journal , College News , M Live , Robot Celeb & Inside Pulse