Dancing with the Stars Season Eight Partial Cast Revealed

February 9, 2009 at 6:38am PST

Tags: Belinda Carlise, Chuck Wicks, Dancing with the Stars, David Alan Grier, Denise Richards, Gilles Marini, Jackass, Jewel, Julianne Hough, Lawrence Taylor, Li'l Kim, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Nancy O'Dell, Shawn Johnson, Steve Wozniak, Steve-O, Ty Murray

Photos: splashnewsonline.com

Apparently ABC got sick of people spoiling their big cast reveal for Dancing with the Stars (sorry about that, ABC) and decided to start announcing their line up before it’s fully finalized.

The season eight cast was unveiled during commercial breaks in ABC’s Sunday night primetime lineup, starting with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and continuing through Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters.

The show features three couples: singer Jewel and her husband, rodeo star Ty Murray, who will compete against each other; two-time Dancing champ-turned-country-singer Julianne Hough who will partner with her boyfriend, country singer Chuck Wicks; and Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff, who got engaged last December, will also compete against each other.

Other “Stars” joining the cast: Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, the youngest participant ever on the show at only 17; former Go-Go Belinda Carlisle; trainwreck fame-whore Denise Richards; former NFL star Lawrence Taylor; rapper Lil’ Kim (dear lord keep her boobies in the ballgown); Jackass star Steve-O; Apple computer co-founder and Kathy Griffin’s ex-boyfriend Steve Wozniak; actors David Alan Grier and Gilles Marini (who?); and Access Hollywood co-host Nancy O’Dell, who already has the spray tan perfected and ready to go.

The remaining professional dancer/celebrity pairings will be announced on Thursday, February 12th.

–Sasha Perl-Raver

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