‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 17 Cast Announced

04 Sep, 2013

Actresses Valerie Harper, who is suffering from cancer, and Leah Remini will join reality TV star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and former NFL player Keyshawn Johnson for the 17th season of the hit TV competition “Dancing With the Stars.”

The celebrities, whose names were announced Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” are among 12 celebrities who will be paired with professional dancers on the show that will premiere on the ABC network on September 16.

Harper, 74, a four-time Emmy Award winner for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the hit 1970s TV comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and the spin-off “Rhoda,” said her condition was improving.

The cast is completed by actors Brant Daugherty, best known for his role on the TV series “Pretty Little Liars,” and Corbin Bleu, of the film “High School Musical;” actresses Elizabeth Berkley and Amber Riley; Bill Nye, an American educator and actor known as the “Science Guy”; Jack Osbourne, who appeared on the reality show “The Osbournes” with his parents Ozzy and Sharon; R&B singer Christina Milian and comedian Bill Engvall.

The show will air one night a week for two hours and viewers can vote for their favorite celebrity. Former “American Idol” finalist Kellie Pickler and her professional dancing partner Derek Hough won the competition last season.

Reuters

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