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Aug 25, 2008 8:22 am US/Pacific
New 'Dancing With The Stars' Lineup Revealed
BURBANK, Calif.
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Actress Susan Lucci is one of 13 contestants named Monday for the fall season of the show, "Dancing with the Stars."
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Grammy Award-winning singer Toni Braxton, "All My Children" star Susan Lucci and 82-year-old Oscar winning actress Cloris Leachman were among the 13 contestants named Monday for the fall season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars."
Leachman, best known for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff "Phyllis," will be the series' oldest contestant ever while 18-year-old Cody Linley, a cast member on the Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana," will be its youngest.
Also named as a contestant on Monday morning's broadcast of "Good Morning America" were singer Lance Bass; two-time Olympic gold medal-winning beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor; Maurice Greene, the men's 100 meter winner at the 2000 Summer Olympics; television personality Brooke Burke; celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito; Kim Kardashian, the star of the E! Entertainment unscripted series, "Keeping up with the Kardashians"; actor Ted McGinley; comedian Jeffrey Ross and former NFL player Warren Sapp.
The "Dancing with the Stars" season premiere is set for Sept. 22, with all 13 couples competing during the two-hour episode.
One couple will be eliminated on Sept. 23 before the remaining 12 couples dance again.
The elimination of a second couple will be announced on the Sept. 24 episode, which will also include performances by the Jonas Brothers and Jesse McCartney.
"Dancing with the Stars" is television's second most-watched series, behind Fox Broadcasting's "American Idol."
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