List of Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) competitors
Dancing with the Stars is an American reality television show in which celebrity contestants and professional dance partners compete to be the best dancers, as determined by the show's judges and public voting. The series first broadcast in 2005, and twenty-nine complete seasons have aired on ABC. During each season, competitors are progressively eliminated on the basis of public voting and scores received from the judges until only a few contestants remain. These finalists participate in a finale, from which a winner is determined.[1] Celebrities appearing on Dancing with the Stars include "actors, singers, comedians, musicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, reality stars, journalists, TV presenters, internet personalities, newsmakers, and where-are-they-now personalities".[2]
As of season 29, 336 celebrities have competed. Nine of those withdrew from the competition: Sara Evans of season three left the show to "give her family full attention" after filing for divorce; Misty May-Treanor of season seven was forced to pull out after an ankle injury; Tom DeLay of season nine reportedly withdrew "due to stress fractures in both of his feet"; Dorothy Hamill of season sixteen withdrew due to a previous injury that was unrelated to the competition; Billy Dee Williams of season eighteen quit due to a back injury; Kim Zolciak-Biermann of season twenty-one was forced to withdraw after suffering a mini-stroke, which although cleared her to dance, prevented her from flying to California from Atlanta; Tamar Braxton of season twenty-one withdrew due to pulmonary embolisms in her lungs; Christie Brinkley of season twenty-eight withdrew on the day of the season premiere due to an injury to her arm that required surgery; she was replaced by her daughter Sailor; Ray Lewis, also of season twenty-eight, withdrew due to a toe injury sustained during rehearsals; and Jeannie Mai of season twenty-nine, withdrew due to being hospitalized for epiglottitis. [3][4][5] At age 14, actress Willow Shields of season twenty was the youngest contestant to compete on the show. At age 82, actress Cloris Leachman of season seven was the oldest contestant to compete on the show.[6] At age 51, singer Donny Osmond of season nine was the oldest contestant to win the competition.[7] At age 16 years, Laurie Hernandez of season twenty-three was the youngest contestant to win. Three contestants have died after appearing on the show: Florence Henderson of season eleven, who died on November 24, 2016, six years after her participation, Valerie Harper of season seventeen, who died on August 30, 2019, just under six years after her participation and Cloris Leachman of season seven, who died on January 27, 2021, twelve years after her participation. Forty-eight professional dancers have partnered with the celebrities. The twenty-nine winners of the show, in chronological order, are Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Hélio Castroneves, Kristi Yamaguchi, Brooke Burke, Shawn Johnson, Donny Osmond, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Grey, Hines Ward, J.R. Martinez, Donald Driver, Melissa Rycroft, Kellie Pickler, Amber Riley, Meryl Davis, Alfonso Ribeiro, Rumer Willis, Bindi Irwin, Nyle DiMarco, Laurie Hernandez, Rashad Jennings, Jordan Fisher, Adam Rippon, Bobby Bones, Hannah Brown and Kaitlyn Bristowe . Pro skateboarder, Sky Brown was the junior champion. The eighteen professional partners who have won, in chronological order by first win, are Alec Mazo, Cheryl Burke (twice), Julianne Hough (twice), Mark Ballas (twice), Derek Hough (six times), Kym Johnson (twice), Karina Smirnoff, Peta Murgatroyd (twice), Tony Dovolani, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Witney Carson, Valentin Chmerkovskiy (twice), Emma Slater, Lindsay Arnold, Jenna Johnson, Sharna Burgess, Alan Bersten and Artem Chigvintsev. J.T. Church was the junior professional champion.
Competitors
In the following list, the winner of each season is shown in gold, second place in silver and third place in bronze.
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- * Indicates contestant withdrew from competition for personal/health reasons.
Deceased
Notes
- "Voting -- How It Works". American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- Weber, Joseph (August 17, 2009). "Tom DeLay joins 'Dancing With the Stars'". The Washington Times. News World Communications. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- "Divorce Forces Sara Evans to Quit 'Dancing with the Stars'". Fox News Channel. October 13, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-11-25. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- Reardanz, Karen (October 8, 2008). "Misty May-Treanor Has Surgery for Dance Injury". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- Rizzo, Monica (October 6, 2009). "Tom DeLay to Quit Dancing with the Stars". People. Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- Gorman, Steve (August 25, 2008). "Cloris Leachman, 82, joins "Dancing with Stars"". Reuters. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- "'Dancing With The Stars' crowns a winner". USA Today. Gannett Company. November 24, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
References
- "Dancing With The Stars". American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ""Dancing With The Stars" Timeline". CBS. May 19, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- Lee, Allyssa (March 1, 2010). "'Dancing with the Stars': The Season 10 cast is revealed!". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved March 7, 2010.