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Cheers' Cliff Laces Up Dancing Shoes
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name—or at least the name of the character you played on a show that went off the air 14 years ago.
John Ratzenberger, best known for playing affable mailman Cliff Claven on Cheers, has stepped in to replace Vincent Pastore on Dancing with the Stars after the show's physical demands proved too much for the Sopranos star.
Producers had previously invited the 59-year-old actor to appear on the ABC show earlier this year, but he was unable to commit at the time, due to a scheduling conflict.
Having apparently cleared his calendar since, Ratzenberger joins the series with the added challenge of having only three weeks to hone his dance moves before the premiere, versus the four weeks other competitors had to prepare.
Ratzenberger's professional dance partner will be Edyta Sliwinska, who was partnered with Joey Lawrence last season and is the only pro to have appeared on all four seasons.
Since his 11-year stint on Cheers came to an end in 1993, Ratzenberger has gone on to become the only actor to voice characters in every Pixar feature film, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Cars.
The actor currently serves as host and producer of the Travel Channel series John Ratzenberger's Made in America. He also recently published a new book, We’ve Got It Made in America: A Common Man’s Salute to An Uncommon Country.
Now, it's time to find out whether he can hold his own on the dance floor against the roster of previously announced contestants: Heather Mills, Joey Fatone, Ian Ziering, Billy Ray Cyrus, Apollo Anton Ohno, Laila Ali, Clyde Drexler, Leeza Gibbons, Shandi Finnessey and Paulina Porizkova.
Dancing with the Stars returns to ABC with a two-hour premiere on Mar. 19.
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