Ricky Martin to Guest Judge on DANCING WITH THE STARS

Yesterday, ABC announced that global superstar Ricky Martin will guest judge an upcoming episode of DANCING WITH THE STARS. Joining Martin on the roster of this season's guest judges will be GMA anchor Robin Roberts, former DWTS pro Julianne Hough and Redfoo from LMFAO.

The guest judges will sit alongside long-time DWTS judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

Martin recently appeared on the Broadway stage in the role of 'Che' in the 2012 revival of EVITA. A Grammy-winning, international pop icon, Martin has sold more than 60 million albums and performed to sold-out stadium and arena audiences throughout the world.

Martin previously starred on Broadway as Marius in LES MISERABLES in 1996. Recently, Martin's critically praised autobiography "ME" debuted as a New York Times Bestseller, his latest album "Musica+Alma+Sexo" posted the strongest chart debut for a Spanish language album in 15 years. Martin also guest-starred as Spanish teacher David Martinez on the hit TV series GLEE.

About DANCING WITH THE STARS:

Hosted by Emmy® Award-winning host Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Erin Andrews (sports host & "Dancing with the Stars" Season 10 finalist), "Dancing with the Stars" is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by renowned ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday nights during and up to 60 Minutes after the end of the "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.ABC.com and on Facebook at https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 24 hours, beginning from the start of each episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT on Tuesday evenings. For the final week, on Monday, May 19, online voting will open for 15 hours, beginning from the start of the episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 11:00 a.m., ET/8:00 a.m., PT the next day. A custom Facebook app lets fans vote, share whom they voted for and say why, as well as see whom friends voted for.

"Dancing with the Stars" is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green, Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG, L parental guideline.

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