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Soap icon Olympic gold-medalist among new Dancing stars

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Lance Bass aka The Male HottieClaim to Fame: The former 'N Sync member famously came out in July 2006.Fun Fact: Bass is NASA-certified as a trained cosmonaut.
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Kim Kardashian aka The Female HottieClaim to Fame: Keeping Up with the Kardashians... Oh, and that certain bootleg video.Fun Fact: She once said she was looking into getting her famous backside insured.
3 of 13 Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com

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Rocco DiSpirito aka The "Wild Card"Claim to Fame: He's a James Beard Award-winning celebrity chef.Fun Fact: He has been featured on ABC's The Knights of Prosperity and as a guest judge on Top Chef.
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Misty May-Treanor aka The Female AthleteClaim to Fame: Um, where have you beenFun Fact: She is married to Florida Marlins catcher Matt Treanor.
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Maurice Greene aka The Male Athlete (Medium-Sized)Claim to Fame: The winner of two gold medals at the 2000 Olympics, he was dubbed the World's Fastest Man."Fun Fact: Is said to be dating Deal or No Deal model Claudia Jordan (aka Suitcase No. 1).
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Ted McGinley aka The Blast from the PastClaim to Fame: Revenge of the Nerds villain, Happy Days preppie, Married...with Children neighbor.Fun Fact: He's the patron saint of JumptheShark.com for turning up near the end of a show's run. 
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Brooke Burke aka The Talking HeadClaim to Fame: Got her Wild On! for E! and searched for a Rock Star on CBS. Oh, and she modeled.Fun Fact: She gave birth to her fourth child, son Shaya Braven, in March.
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Jeff Ross aka The ComedianClaim to Fame: Known as one of the last insult comics, and the current New York Friars' Club "Roastmaster General."Fun Fact: Is expected to go far, just like Adam Corolla. Was Triumph the Insult Comic Dog not available
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Toni Braxton aka The Recording ArtistClaim to Fame: Grammy-winning songstress who wanted to un-break her heart.Fun Fact: Suffers from pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac around the heart. She was hospitalized in the spring for chest pains.
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Warren Sapp aka The Big, Lumbering AthleteClaim to Fame: Defensive tackle (for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders), and Super Bowl Champion (retired)Fun Fact: This fall he will co-host Showtime's Inside the NFL.
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Cloris Leachman aka The Woman of a Certain AgeClaim to Fame: Stage and screen legend who's won an Oscar and a record eight Emmys - more than any other actress.Fun Fact: Leachman competed for Miss America in 1946 as Miss Chicago.
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Cody Linley aka The Young'UnClaim to Fame: He plays Jake Ryan on Hannah Montana.Fun Fact: As his alias implies, he is the youngest Dancing star ever.
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Susan Lucci aka The Soap StarClaim to Fame: Thirty-eight years as All My Children's Erica Kane Martin Brent Cudahy Chandler Roy Roy Montgomery Chandler Marrick Marrick.Fun Fact: In 1999, after 19 nominations, Lucci won her first Daytime Emmy.