3:15 PM PDT, September 15, 2014
This new varied cast of Dancing with the Stars dancers includes celebrity contestants from all over the spectrum – from NASCAR legend Michael Waltrip to YouTube sensation Bethany Mota. Click through to get to know them a little better. Season 19 debuted September 15 on ABC.
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'DWTS' Has a Fresh New Crop of Stars
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This new varied cast of Dancing with the Stars dancers includes celebrity contestants from all over the spectrum – from NASCAR legend Michael Waltrip to YouTube sensation Bethany Mota. Click through to get to know them a little better. Season 19 debuted September 15 on ABC.
Tommy Chong
ABC
Age: 76
Profession: Comedian/actor perhaps best known for Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke.
Pro dancing partner: Peta Murgatroyd
Profession: Comedian/actor perhaps best known for Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke.
Pro dancing partner: Peta Murgatroyd
Bethany Mota
ABC
Age: 19
Profession: YouTube sensation/fashion designer
Pro dancing partner: Derek Hough
Profession: YouTube sensation/fashion designer
Pro dancing partner: Derek Hough
Tavis Smiley
ABC
Age: 50
Profession: Talk show host
Pro dancing partner: Sharna Burgess
Profession: Talk show host
Pro dancing partner: Sharna Burgess
Sadie Robertson
ABC
Age: 17
Profession: Reality TV star best known for A&E's Duck Dynasty
Pro dancing partner: Mark Ballas
Profession: Reality TV star best known for A&E's Duck Dynasty
Pro dancing partner: Mark Ballas
Randy Couture
ABC
Age: 51
Profession: Mixed martial artist
Pro dancing partner: Karina Smirnoff
Profession: Mixed martial artist
Pro dancing partner: Karina Smirnoff
Betsey Johnson
ABC
Age: 72
Profession: Fashion designer
Pro dancing partner: Tony Dovolani
Profession: Fashion designer
Pro dancing partner: Tony Dovolani
Michael Waltrip
ABC
Age: 51
Profession: Race car driver
Pro dancing partner: Emma Slater
Profession: Race car driver
Pro dancing partner: Emma Slater
Lolo Jones
ABC
Age: 32
Profession: Track and field and bobsled athlete
Pro dancing partner: Keo Motsepe
Profession: Track and field and bobsled athlete
Pro dancing partner: Keo Motsepe
Lea Thompson
ABC
Age: 53
Profession: Actress best known for Back to the Future
Pro dancing partner: Artem Chigvintsev
Profession: Actress best known for Back to the Future
Pro dancing partner: Artem Chigvintsev
Jonathan Bennett
ABC
Age: 33
Profession: Actor perhaps best known for Mean Girls
Pro dancing partner: Allison Holker
Profession: Actor perhaps best known for Mean Girls
Pro dancing partner: Allison Holker
Janel Parrish
ABC
Age: 25
Profession: Actress best known for Pretty Little Liars
Pro dancing partner: Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Profession: Actress best known for Pretty Little Liars
Pro dancing partner: Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Alfonso Ribeiro
ABC
Age: 42
Profession: Actor best known for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pro dancing partner: Witney Carson
Profession: Actor best known for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pro dancing partner: Witney Carson
Antonio Sabato Jr.
ABC
Age: 42
Profession: Actor best known for General Hospital
Pro dancing partner: Cheryl Burke
Profession: Actor best known for General Hospital
Pro dancing partner: Cheryl Burke