The celebrity cast of Dancing With The Stars (season 12) Class of 2011 was finally officially announced on ABC Monday night (February 28)- short bios and pictures below.

Most of the celebrities weren’t exactly a surprise since we already had a 9 out of the 11 names (including professional dancer partner) a few hours before the official announcement.

There’s stars for everybody – a Disney girl, a rapper, a wrestler, a talk show host, a former playmate, a model, the Karate Kid, a boxer, a NFL star, a pseudo-celebrity and a “Fat Actress”.

2011 Dancing With The Stars Season 12 Bios & Pictures

Meet The Cast Of Dancing With The Stars 2011:

Chelsea Kane – “The Disney Dream Girl” – 22 year-old singer/actress formerly known as Chelsea Staub and star of “Jonas LA”. She has also appeared in several Disney Channel original movies.

Chris Jerico – “Wrestling’s Superman” – the 40 year-old Canadian wrestler/TV personality/actor/rocker won 29 championship between WWF and WWE.

Hines Ward – “The Super Bowl Steeler” – 34 year-old Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, who recently lost the Super Bowl XLV title to the Green Bay Packers.

Kendra Wilkinson – “The Bunny Next Door” – the 25 year-old reality stars is a former playmate, best known for being one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends in “Girls Next Door”. Kendra is married to Hank Baskett and has a 14 month-old son. She also released her very own amateur sex tape via Vivid Entertainment last year.

Kirstie Alley – “Hollywood’s Most Outrageous Actress” – 60 year-old actress, best known for her roles in the “Look Who’s Talking” movie series and her constant struggle with her weight.

Mike Catherwood – “Loveline’s Lover Boy” – the 31 year-old co-host of “Loveline” is also known by his radio name Psycho Mike. So he is basically a pseudo-celebrity who no one has even heard of.

Petra Nemcova – “The Super Model Survivor”- the 31 year-old model, who appeared on the cover of 2004 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, is a survivor of the 2004 tsunami in Thailand.

Ralph Macchio – “The Karate Kid” – 49 year-old who will always been known as Daniel LaRusso, the original Karate Kid.

Romeo – “The Prince Of Hip Hop” – 21 year-old entertainer/rapper and basketball player formerly known as Lil’ Romeo.

Sugar Ray Leonard – “Boxing’s Best” – 54 year-old retired boxer, who is considered one of the best boxers of all time.

Wendy Williams – “The Queen Of All Media” – isn’t that Oprah? Anyhow, the 46 year-old (46? Really?) is the host of the Wendy Williams Show on BET.

[images: ABC]