Soap stars who were contestants on Dancing With the Stars

Even though John O’Hurley is best known for his role on Seinfeld, he has appeared on numerous soaps throughout his career. He starred in All My Children, Santa Barbara, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, As the World Turns and The Edge of Night. 

He came in second place with Charlotte Jorgenson in Season 1. 

Tia Carrere played a nurse over a two-year span on General Hospital, but we will forever remember her for Wayne’s World. The actress participated in Season 2 of DWTS. She danced with Maks Chmerkovskiy in his first season, when they came in sixth place.

Lisa Rinna played Billie Reed on Days of Our Lives from 1992-2013, but she also had time to take spin on the ballroom floor with Louis van Amstel. The couple came in fourth place in Season 2. 

Vivica A. Fox was on Days of Our Lives in the late ’80s and later starred as Stephanie Simmons on The Young and the Restless. In Season 3 of DWTS, she came in seventh place with pro Nick Kosovich.

All My Children hunk Cameron Mathison starred in Season 5 of the ABC reality show. He was paired up with dancing pro Edyta Sliwinska, and the duo came in fifth place.

Cristián de la Fuente was a soap star in Chile and known for his work in telenovelas in Mexico when he was tapped for Dancing With the Stars. He was partnered with fan-favorite Cheryl Burke in Season 6, when they came in third place.

The queen of daytime, Susan Lucci, made an appearance on DWTS in Season 7, coming in sixth place with partner Tony Dovolani. 

Gilles Marini will forever be the hot, naked guy in the Sex and the City: The Movie, but he got his start in soaps with short stints on The Bold and the Beautiful and Passions. He came in second place in Season 8 with Cheryl Burke and in sixth place in Season 15: All-Stars with Peta Murgatroyd.

Ashley Hamilton starred in Sunset Beach as Cole St. John in 1997. That didn’t help him out on the dance floor though: He was voted off first during Season 9 with Edyta ?liwi?ska.

Aiden Turner played Aidan Devane on All My Children. He also took a spin on the for the mirror-ball trophy in Season 10 with Edyta ?liwi?ska. The couple danced their way to ninth place.

Even The Hoff did a stint in soaps. He starred as Snapper Foster in 1980 on The Young and the Restless for one episode. He returned in 2010 for five episodes, but he didn’t do well on DWTS. Hasselhoff was the first voted off in Season 11 with partner Kym Johnson.

The All My Children actor is the only soap star who has won the show. J.R. Martinez competed with Karina Smirnoff in Season 11, bringing the pro her first mirror-ball trophy.

Jack Wagner didn’t have the same luck as J.R. Martinez. In Season 14, the General Hospital veteran was voted off in the second week with partner Anna Trebunskaya.

The same year he left General Hospital, Rademacher appeared on Season 16 of DWTS. He placed a respectable fifth with dance pro, Kym Johnson.

For fans who don’t remember, Corbin Bleu did a contract role in the online version of One Life to Live in 2013. That same year, he was the runner-up during Season 17 of DWTS with partner Karina Smirnoff.

Everyone loves Bennett in Mean Girls, but he also spent a year on All My Children as Adam J.R. Chandler, Jr. His spin on the ballroom floor brought him in ninth place with the new pro of Season 19, Allison Holker.

Antonio Sabato Jr. spent three years on General Hospital and one year on The Bold and the Beautiful. He participated in Season 19 of DWTS in Cheryl Burke’s last season on the show. The couple came in eighth place.