DWTS Cast: We Asked 6 Random People Who the New "Stars" Are and Can't Stop Laughing

Don't know a lot of the celebs competing on the ABC reality hit's upcoming 19th season? Don't worry, we're here to help!

By Tierney Bricker Sep 04, 2014 3:30 PMTags
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No, that wasn't a flock of owls descending upon the world like a bad Sharknado rip-off this morning, it was just every single person watching Good Morning America letting out a collective "Who?!" after Dancing With the Stars' cast was officially announced.

Hey, maybe exiting pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy was right when he said the ABC reality hit was running out of celebs to have on the show, because Season 19's line-up is pretty...

Similar to last season. We asked six random people—a DWTS superfan who has never missed an episode, a foreign businessman, a 5-year-old, an entertainment reporter, a lawyer and a Midwestern nurse—to react to each member of the cast. The results? Hilarious. 

Of course, we're nothing if not helpful, so we're also providing you the 4-1-1 on who these mirrorball contenders actually are, just so you're up to speed before the premiere on Sept. 15.

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Lea Thompson
DWTS Superfan:
Was that the girl who did Caroline in the City?
Foreign Businessman:
Victoria's Secret model? 
5-Year-Old:
Goes to the bathroom a lot.
Entertainment Reporter:
Caroline in the City!
Lawyer:
Had to Google...I obviously knew who she was the minute I saw her face. I dig it.
Midwestern Nurse: I think she's an actress. I think she's from one of those broadway shows. An FBI agent on USA or something.

Who She Really Is: An actress, director and producer, who you probably know from the Back to the Future trilogy, or her small-screen work in series like Caroline in the City and Switched at Birth. She's partnered with Artem Chigvintsev, a new pro. 

Tommy Chong
DWTS Superfan: From Cheech and Chong?
Foreign Businessman: Pro golfer.
5-Year-Old: He is a zookeeper.
Entertainment Reporter: One half of Cheech and Chong?
Lawyer: No Cheech? It's that Chong, right?
Midwestern Nurse: Something to do with karate? Or gymnastics?

Who He Really Is: Come on, he's one-half of Cheech & Chong, who gifted the world with many weed-themed movies and albums. He's also known for his time on That '70s Show, and will be dancing with Peta Murgatroyd

Randy Couture
DWTS Superfan: Ha! Is he related to Juicy?
Foreign Businessman:
No idea.
5-Year-Old:
Oh, random. The person that you just said, he is random. I think he takes care of my little brother.
Entertainment Reporter:
Pass.
Lawyer:
Who?
Midwestern Nurse: Fashion designer? Purses?

Who He Really Is: A former mixed martial artist, and UFC champion, who's starred in the Expendables trilogy. He's competing with Karina Smirnoff

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Lolo Jones
DWTS Superfan:
That's the Olympian, right? Got one right!
Foreign Businessman: She is a reporter on the morning news in LA.
5-Year-Old: He's a superhero. 
Entertainment Reporter: Olympic athlete that will probably win because athletes dominate.
Lawyer: Who?
Midwestern Nurse: Haven't a clue.

Who She Really Is: An Olympic hurdler and bobsledder who will be partnering with Keo Motsepe, one of Season 19's three new pros. 

Tavis Smiley
DWTS Superfan: Travis? Tavis? Who would name their kid Tavis? Smiley sounds familiar...Is it a guy?
Foreign Businessman: Host from NPR.
5-Year-Old: He has Smiley in his name! Oh, I love you Mr. Smiley Face! [Kiss.]
Entertainment Reporter: Did you mean Travis? Either way I don't know.
Lawyer: You're better than this, Tavis.
Midwestern Nurse: A dentist? Wow. I think it's time for them to go off the air. They are getting pretty desperate.

Who He Really Is: A television and radio personality, known for NPR's The Tavis Smiley Show, as well as Tavis Smiley on PBS. He's competing with Sharna Burgess.

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Antonio Sabato Jr.
DWTS Superfan: He's gotta be an athlete. Is he? The name sounds familiar. 
Foreign Businessman:
Race car driver.
5-Year-Old:
He almost has like a butt in his name. Oh! He works and sews pants.
Entertainment Reporter:
Soap star with nice lips.
Lawyer: Will he dance in his underwear?
Midwestern Nurse: Car race driver.

Who He Really Is: A soap star, best known for his time spent on General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful. Oh, and those Calvn Klein ads that did not offend our eyes in anyway. He's dancing with Cheryl Burke

Michael Waltrip
DWTS Superfan: What? Never heard of him.
Foreign Businessman: Don't know.
5-Year-Old: [Laughs hysterically.] He has a wall in his name and he trips a lot!
Entertainment Reporter: Sorry man, I have no idea.
Lawyer: No clue.
Midwestern Nurse: I have no idea. Can't even guess.

Who He Really Is: A professional race car driver who has won the Daytona 500 two times. His pro partner is Emma Slater

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Jonathan Bennett
DWTS Superfan:
 Is he a football player? Oh, him? Hm…he was nice-looking. That's the one that she liked?
Foreign Businessman: Father of that little girl that went missing?
5-Year-Old: Poops in his pants.
Entertainment Reporter: He looks sexy with his hair pushed back. 
Lawyer: I had to google him, but I instantly knew who he was having seen Mean Girls countless times.
Midwestern Nurse: Son of Tony Bennett.

Who He Really Is: Aaron Samuels (aka the totally fetch object of Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams' affections!) in Mean Girls, duh. He's competing with new pro Allison Holker

Alfonso Ribeiro
DWTS Superfan: Hm…that's not the kid from the Fresh Prince, right? It is?! He hasn't been on anything else, right? I loved him on that show, I thought he was so funny.
Foreign Businessman: Daytime soap opera star.
5-Year-Old: That's a funny name. 
Entertainment Reporter: Carlton from Fresh Prince?
Lawyer: Wasn't Carlton on this show already?
Midwestern Nurse: Has to be an actor. Maybe a soap guy?

Who He Really Is: Carlton, Will Smith's dorky cousin, on the '90s classic sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, on which he performed the now-iconc dance move "The Carlton." He's dancing with Witney Carson

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Bethany Mota
DWTS Superfan: No clue. [Editor explains that she does make-up tutorials on YouTube.] Oh, I need her!
Foreign Businessman:
Oh, Bethany Mota. She is a Brazilian singer.
5-Year-Old:
She's a reporter.
Entertainment Reporter:
Not a clue who this is.
Law Student:
No idea so I googled her out of curiosity. Still nothing. Also, she is not a star...
Midwestern Nurse: Don't know.

Who She Really Is: Mota is what we call "Internet famous," thanks to her popular YouTube channel, featuring hair and make-up tutorials. Derek Hough is her pro partner. 

Betsey Johnson
DWTS Superfan: The designer? Oh. I don't know. [Pause.] She's weird.
Foreign Businessman: Track and field medalist?
5-Year-Old: He helps the zookeeper.
Entertainment Reporter: She is a designer, yes?
Lawyer: She'll be fun to watch in the hot-mess-can't-look-away-from-the-train-wreck kind of way.
Midwestern Nurse: I'm going to say a tennis player, but I know that's not right.

Who She Really Is: An eccentric American fashion designer who is known for doing cartwheels at the end of her fashion shows. Tony Dovolani is her professional partner. 

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Janel Parrish
DWTS Superfan: Is she one of the Housewives? Who is she? 
Foreign Businessman:
Fashion designer from Project Runway.
5-Year-Old:
That sounds like Aunt Jen.
Entertainment Reporter:
I believe one of the Pretty Little Liars.
Lawyer:
No idea.
Midwestern Nurse: Don't know.

Who She Really Is: One of the stars of ABC Family's smash-hit series Pretty Little Liars, Parrish is partnered with Val Chmerkovskiy

Sadie Robertson
DWTS Superfan: I have no clue.
Foreign Businessman:
Pass.
5-Year-Old
Makes magnet boards.
Entertainment Reporter:
Teen singer?
Law Student:
Gross…gross to all things Duck Dynasty.
Midwestern Nurse: An off-Broadway star because "Sadie Sadie married lady." 

Who She Really Is: The teenage granddaughter of Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson, who is known for her YouTube channel. She's competing with Mark Ballas

DWTS returns Sept. 15 on ABC.

And just to prove that the 5-year-old's answers were totaly legit, here's video proof that Kristin Dos Santos' son Luca really is that adorable!

Watch: A 5 Year Old Reacts to "DWTS" Season 19 Cast