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Olympic ice dancing gold medalists Charlie White and Meryl Davis will try a less slick surface and new partners as contestants in the next edition of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."
ABC said Tuesday that game show host Drew Carey, actor Billy Dee Williams and long distance swimmer Diana Nyad will also be on the show, which begins a new season on March 17.
Other celebrity contestants include former pro hockey player Sean Avery, “Full House” actress Candace Cameron Bure, “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes, James Maslow of the TV show and music group Big Time Rush, actress Danica McKellar of “The Wonder Years” and “The West Wing,” Paralympic athlete Amy Purdy and pop star Cody Simpson.
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Andrea Martin may have two Broadway plays lined up but she also has a day job — author.
The freshly minted Tony Award-winner for her dazzling work in “Pippin” said Tuesday she’s rushing to finish her memoir by the publisher’s March 17 deadline. “I’m carrying on — I’m now on page 280 — and I have literally nothing about my career,” she said, laughing.
The collection of stories will be called “Andrea Martin’s Lady Parts” and will be published by Harper Collins in September. “Now I’m scurrying,” she said.
In the meantime, Martin will be starring alongside Santino Fontana, Chuck Cooper and Tony Shalhoub in “Act One,” a play adapted and directed by James Lapine from the autobiography of theater legend writer and director Moss Hart. Martin plays several roles, including Hart’s tragic aunt, a literary agent and writer Beatrice Kaufman. Previews begin March 20 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center with an opening set for April 17.
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Actor Ben Murphy is 72. Singer Mary Wilson of The Supremes is 70. Drummer Hugh Grundy of The Zombies is 69. Singer-guitarist David Gilmour of Pink Floyd is 68. Actor-director Rob Reiner is 67. Singer Kiki Dee is 67. Actress Anna Maria Horsford ("The Shield," "Amen") is 67. Actor Tom Arnold is 55. Actor D.L. Hughley ("The Hughleys") is 50. Actress Connie Britton ("Nashville," "American Horror Story") is 47. Actress Moira Kelly ("One Tree Hill") is 46. Pedal steel player Shan Farmer of Ricochet is 40. Rapper Beanie Sigel is 40. Rapper Bubba Sparxxx is 37. Drummer Chris Tomson of Vampire Weekend is 30. Rapper/producer Tyler, the Creator is 23.
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