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Chuck Liddell on Dancing With the Stars Season 9 Cast Announced

by Blaine Metzgar | August 17, 2009 at 06:20 am

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The cast of Dancing with the Stars' ninth season was announced this morning on Good Morning America by host Tom Bergeron. UFC superstar Chuck Liddell will be appearing.

Tom DeLay: Dancing with the Stars? Uh, okay. Marc Dacascos, Iron Chef America chariman? Makes perfect sense. Aaron Carter, Donnie Osmond and Kathy Ireland, I can see, but Louie Vito kind of comes out of nowhere.

Making the announcement on Good Morning America, host Tom Bergeron revealed the 16 stars and a twist: In the middle of the season, there will be three double eliminations back to back.

In addition, four new dances will be introduced: the Bolero, the Charleston, the Two Step and the Lambada.

Here are the 16 stars of Season 9:
1. Kathy Ireland, supermodel
2. Macy Gray, Grammy-winning singer
3. Melissa Joan Hart, actress and one of the stars on our wish list
4. Mya, R&B singer and actress
5. Ashley Hamilton, ex-husband of Shannen Doherty and son of Season 2's George Hamilton
6. Michael Irvin, ex-NFL wide receiver
7. Mark Dacascos, The Chairman on Iron Chef America
8. Donny Osmond, entertainer and brother of Season 5's Marie Osmond
9. Kelly Osbourne, singer and daughter of Ozzy Osbourne
10. Debi Mazar, Entourage star
11. Chuck Liddell, light heavyweight champion
12. Natalie Coughlin, 11-time Olympic medalist in swimming
13. Joanna Krupa, model; most recently seen on ABC's The Superstars
14. Louie Vito, snowboarder
15. Aaron Carter, singer and brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter
16. Tom DeLay, former House majority leader

The upcoming season has the largest cast in the show's history; a whopping 16 dancers will be performing for the top spot starting Monday, September 21, 2009 at 8 pm on ABC.