Dancing With the Stars Cast 2011: Dancing With the Stars 2011 Cast Announced - LongIslandPress

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By Andrea Devaro on August 30th, 2011

In this image released by ABC, back row from left, NBA player Ron Artest, actor David Arquette, actor and Iraq War veteran J.R. Martinez, TV personality Rob Kardashian, activist Chaz Bono, seated from left, TV personalities Ricki Lake, Kristin Cavallari, singer Chynna Phillips, TV host Nancy Grace, Soccer player Hope Solo and Italian personality Elisabetta Canalis, the celebrity cast for the upcoming dance competition series, "Dancing with the Stars," pose for a portrait in Los Angeles. The series will premiere on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 on ABC. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Taylor)

After weeks of rumors and a leaked cast list, popular television show Dancing With the Stars finally revealed the fall 2011 celebrity cast Monday night.

Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke made the announcement during an episode of Bachelor Pad. The Season 13 list includes professional athletes, reality stars and actors.

They are:

• Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace, the Los Angeles Laker who made headlines recently for trying to change his name.
• Hope Solo,the U.S. womens soccer teams goalkeeper.
• Former talk show host and actress (Hairspray)Ricki Lake.
• Rob Kardashian of E! reality series Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which mostly follows the lives of his sisters Kim, Kourtney and Khloe. Perhaps this is Robs time to shine.
• David Arquette, the goofy actor who lately is best known for his frequent appearances on Howard Stern, where he shares very personal information regarding his separation from wife Courtney Cox.
• Hills starKristin Cavallari.
• Nancy Grace, the passionate TV legal commentator who definitely wont be getting any votes from Casey Anthony.
• Born Chastity Bono to music stars Cher and Sonny Bono, Chaz Bono currently has a reality series chronicling his gender change.
• Carson Kressley of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy fame.
• Chynna Phillips of music group Wilson Phillips.
• J.R. Martinez, a retired soldier who was severely burned and injured. He is also an actor on soap opera All My Children.
• Elisabetta Canalis, a relatively famous actress/model back in her native Italy, but here mostly known as being one of George Clooneys many many many ex-girlfriends.

Ryan ONeal was supposed to be on the show as well, but his publicist said the actor was not fully recovered from a recent knee-replacement surgery

The first episode will air Monday, September 19 at 8 p.m. On Tuesday, September 20, Dancing with the Stars: Meet the Cast will air at 8 p.m., followed by Dancing with the Stars the Results Show at 9 p.m.