Everything's Rosy for Dancing Queen Leachman

DWTS star tapped as grand marshal for 2009 Rose Parade

It's Cloris Leachman's world, we're just trapped in it.

The unlikely Dancing With the Stars star, who owns an Oscar and eight Emmys, was tapped today as grand marshal of the 120th Tournament of Roses Parade, set for Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif.

Said the 82-year-old twinkle toes: "My children and grandchildren are thrilled that I'm going to be grand marshal of a parade that is older than I am."