Gilles Marini

Gilles Marini is an actor and model who has appeared in print and TV ads and did runway work. He began acting in 2005 and received an number of parts in US soap operas and TV shows. He appeared as a French pirate in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Gilles has received a lot of attention in response to his role of Dante, the handsome and nude neighbor of Samantha in 2008's Sex and the City: The Movie.

Gilles is appearing in Season 8 of Dancing with the Stars.

Gilles lives in LA with his French wife Carole, and their two children.

• Gilles received over 800 e-mails and many, many job offers after appearing naked in Sex and the City: The Movie.
• At one time, Gilles modeled exclusively for Georgio Armani in Milan.
• Gilles' mother is Greek and his father is Italian.
• Gilles has appeared in many television commercials and print ads for companies like Budweiser, Clairol, Coca Cola, Ross, Chrysler, Fila, GNC, Infiniti, Mervins, Avon, and Lord and Taylor.
• Gilles was once a fireman in Paris.
  

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Jewel

Jewel Kilcher is a singer/song writer that has effected the lives of millions of teens over the years.

She is best known for her contemporary folk-influenced pop songs. Her debut album, Pieces of You, made her a star in the indie music circles. The album was released in 1995, and it has sold over 11 million copies in the U.S. alone.

She has moved more into Country music as of late, perhaps influenced by her new husband Ty Murray, the acclaimed rodeo star.

Jewel has been a judge on the TV show, Nashville Star and is competing in Season 8 of Dancing with the Stars. Her husband is also competing - that'll make for some interesting pillow talk!

• Jewel's inspirations for her work include Pascal, Neruda, Bukowski and Anais Nin.
• Jewel is able to speak some Swedish. She was taught her Swedish boyfriend when she was 18.
• Her grandfather helped draft the Alaska state constitution.
• She knows how to yodel. Yodeling was developed in the Swiss Alps as a method of communicating across great distances in the mountains.
• She reportedly dated actor Sean Penn, who directed the video for "You Were Meant For Me". They insist that they are "just friends".
  

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Dina Meyer

Dina Meyer is a TV and movie actress who is best known for her roles in Starship Troopers, the SAW movie franchise and the TV show Birds of Prey. She has had guest appearances on Monk, Friends and Nip/Tuck.

Her first experience came when she did some modeling from age nine to sixteen.

She began her training at The Neighborhood Playhouse, in New York, where she studied Sanford Meisner's acting techniques with Ron Stetson for about three years. Other actors to receive such training are Sandra Bullock, Michael Douglas, Jeff Goldblum, Leslie Nielson, and Diane Keaton.

Dina lives in Los Angeles.

• Dina was accept into the New York's High School of Performing Arts; but her parents convinced her not to go
• She has a pet chihuahua named Stella
• Dina's favorite actors are Glenn Close, Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeifer, Jessica Lange, and Meryl Streep
• Dina's favorite movies include: Cinema Paradiso, Life is Beautiful, Life As A House, The Princess Bride, and Office Space
• She loves to Rollerblade, snowboard, bike and scuba dive.
  

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Cheryl Burke

Cheryl Burke is one of the best known professional dancers on the hit show Dancing with the Stars.

She has been Emmy-nominated for choreography and has won numerous dancing awards. She has won Dancing with the Stars twice - once with Emmitt Smith and once with Drew Lachey. Her last appearance was with Warren Sapp in Season 7 where they came second.

• She has two dogs named Pookie and Max
• Cheryl Burke's favorite dress is the one from the second season of Dancing With The Stars she performed the Tango in
• She prefers short hair when she is dancing and long hair when she isn't
• Cheryl is part Filipino, Irish, and Russian
• Cheryl started ballet dancing when she was four years old. She discovered ballroom dancing when she was eleven.
  

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Monica Bellucci

Monica was born in 1968 in the Italian village of Citta di Castello,

While at the University of Perugia, she modeled on the side to earn money for school, and this led to her modeling career.

In 1988, she moved to Milan, and joined Elite Model Management.

She is a very successful model and has also been successful in movies. These include Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), L'Appartement (1996), Malena (2000), Under Suspicion (2000), Le Pacte des loups (2001), Irreversible (2002), The Matrix: Reloaded (2003), The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Shoot 'Em Up (2007).

Monica currently lives in the UK.

• Monica's hobbies include romance novels, opera and taking her child to the park.
• Her favorite actresses are Sophia Loren and Claudia Cardinale.
• Monica doesn't always live with her husband Vincent Cassel. To keep their relationship healthy, he lives in Paris and she lives in London.
• Monica is fluent in speaks French, English, and Italian and has acted in each of these languages, as well as Aramaic in The Passion of the Christ.
• Monica likes to wear black clothes and white gold.
  

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Brooke Burke

Brooke Burke was well known the hottest tour guide and adrenaline junkie on E!'s travel series, "Wild On...". She has appeared on numerous magazine covers (mainly targeted towards men!), has top-selling swimsuit calendars and is regularly ranked in men's magazines as one of the sexiest women in the world. She is appearing on season 7 of Dancing with the Stars with professional dancer Derek Hough.

• Brooke really dislikes radio shock jock Howard Stern.
• She won her first beauty pageant at age 14.
• Brooke has always been a tomboy - she was the only girl on her high school flag football team.
• Brooke owned a pet Tarantula as a child, but is now terrified of all spiders.
• Brooke was obsessed with Prince in school. She had a shrine to him in her bedroom, filled with black lace and his posters.
  

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Cody Linley

Cody Linly is an up and coming actor best known for his appearances on Hannah Montana and in the movie Hoot.

Cody is the youngest celebrity dancer ever chosen to appear on Dancing With The Stars". His partner is Julianne Hough in season 7.

• Cody drives a blue '98 Mustang convertible
• He once had a crush on chef Giada De Laurentiis from the the show "Everyday Italian"
• He once auditioned for the role of Harry Potter
• Cody's favorite actor is Kevin Bacon
• His favorite sports are basketball and ice hockey.
  

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