'Dancing With the Stars' 2014 Cast: Tavis Smiley Reportedly Joins Cast With Sharna Burgess As 13th Pair For Season 19 [VIDEO]
Television and radio personality Tavis Smiley is reportedly signing on the compete in Season 19 of Dancing With the Stars this fall.
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Smiley will reportedly be partnered with pro dancer Sharna Burgess in the fall season of Dancing With the Stars, according to a new update by reputable fan-site PureDWTS.
The 49-year-old commentator is known for The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR from the early 2000s as well as his current talk show Tavis Smiley on PBS.
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While none of the cast have officially been announced by Dancing With the Stars, the announcement Thursday will likely match up with the rumored list. The other partnerships are reportedly as follows:
Mean Girls actor Jonathan Bennett and Allison Holker
Comedian Tommy Chong and Peta Murgatroyd
Wrestler Randy Couture and Karina Smirnoff
Fashion designer Betsey Johnson and Tony Dovolani
Olympian Lolo Jones and Keoikantse Motsepe
YouTube personality Bethany Mota and Derek Hough
Pretty Little Liars actress Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy
Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas
Actor Alfonso Riberio and Witney Carson
Soap star Antonio Sabato Jr. and Cheryl Burke
Actress Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev
NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip and Emma Slater
The cast will formally be announced on Thursday on ABC's Good Morning America.
Dancing With the Stars Season 19 premieres Monday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. on ABC. The first two weeks of the competition will have a Tuesday results show, which had been eliminated during Season 17 and 18.
