Meet NBC's 'Celebrity Circus' Performers

Zap2It.com | April 23, 2008

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NBC has lined up the more-famous-than-you-or-me participants, from a supermodel to a "Jackass," for its summertime series "Celebrity Circus."

The six celebs will train and perform "some of the most death-defying circus acts ever seen on television," as NBC demurely puts it, in front of a live studio audience each week. Former *NSync member, "Dancing with the Stars" runner-up and "Singing Bee" host will serve as ringmaster for the show, which debuts Wednesday, June 11.

The stars -- Rachel Hunter, Jason "Wee Man" Acuna, Christopher Knight, Antonio Sabato Jr., Blu Cantrell and Janet Evans -- will work with experts in honing their Cirque du Soleil-style acts, which range from high-wire stunts to the trapeze to something called the "Wheel of Death."

Per usual with competition shows, viewers will get to vote on which celeb is eliminated after hearing from a panel of judges. Endemol USA, which brings you "Deal or No Deal" and "Big Brother," among other shows, is producing the series.

Your "Celebrity Circus" performers, ladies and gentlemen:

Name: Jason "Wee Man" Acuna
Occupation: Pro skateboarder/actor
You know him from: MTV's "Jackass," on screens big and small

Name: Blu Cantrell
Occupation: Singer
You know her from: Her hit single "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oopps!)," a top-five hit a few years back

Name: Janet Evans
Occupation: Olympic swimmer/businesswoman
You know her from: Her five-medal haul in the 1988 and '92 Olympics, including four golds

Name: Rachel Hunter
Occupation: Model/actress
You know her from: Numerous Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues and stints on reality shows ranging from "Dancing with the Stars" to "Are You Hot?"

Name: Christopher Knight
Occupation: Actor
You know him from: "The Brady Bunch," and more recently the VH1 show "My Fair Brady"

Name: Antonio Sabato Jr.
Occupation: Actor
You know him from: Roles on "General Hospital" and "Melrose Place," among other shows