The 10th edition of "Dancing with the Stars" gets under way in three weeks, and now we know who will be hoofing it up for the prestigious Mirrorball Trophy.

Pamela Anderson - the "Baywatch" babe has found some honest work.  Good for her.

Chad Ochocinco – the NFL wide receiver is known for his elaborate post-touchdown celebrations.  Perhaps he's running out of ideas, and needed to consult the history of dance for his next TD jig.

Aiden Turner - he's British, he's named Aiden, and he plays a guy named "Aidan" on the ABC soap "All My Children."  Never heard of him.

Erin Andrews - the ESPN personality hopes to last on the show longer than colleague Kenny Mayne, who was the first contestant eliminated in the early 2006 tournament.

Shannen Doherty - will the anti-Brenda fan clubs return from their slumber over this?

Buzz Aldrin - he was the second man to walk on the moon, and he's 80 years young!  I think we have our sentimental favorite for this tournament.

Niecy Nash - will she last longer here than her Fox sitcom "Do Not Disturb", which lasted all of three episodes in 2008?

Nicole Scherzinger - she fronts the Pussycat Dolls, but that group's style of dance is a tad, er, different than what's on DWTS.

Evan Lysacek - no rest for the current Olympic men's figure skating gold medalist. 

Kate Gosselin - DWTS day care services could be quite crowded come tape days.

Jake Pavelka - shouldn't he be preparing for a wedding? 

What do you think of this "Dancing with the Stars" lineup?

Below is a transcript of Jay Leno's monologue on Monday, March 1:

It's good to be home. I'm Jay Leno, your host... at least for a while.

I've got to admit that I'm a little nervous. Not because it's my first night back. Because I know that Dave and Oprah are watching.

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In an interview with TV Guide Magazine scheduled to hit newsstands on March 4, new “American Idol” judge Ellen DeGeneres talks about her role on the show and the part she’ll play in picking Cowell’s successor.

"Oh yeah,” DeGeneres said in response to a question as to whether she gets a vote on who replaces Cowell. “That was part of [what was discussed] when I came in.  Cause we all had a suspicion that Simon might leave. Nobody knew for sure, but we made sure that I'd have a big [say] because that's important to me."

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Even before the Moreno Valley, California, resident placed in “‘Idol’s” Top 24, his homemade performance videos had already been viewed by thousands on the Web site. Garcia can be seen performing some of the songs he has sung on the hit show, including Adele’s “Chasing Pavements” and Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning,” as well as an original song, “Live and Learn.”

Garcia emerged early in the competition as a potential front-runner and strengthened his fan base during Hollywood week with an acoustic version of former judge Paula Abdul’s hit, “Straight Up.”

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The hip-hop community is pulling for the recovery of one of the pioneers of rap.

Guru, a founding member of the rap group Gang Starr, was reportedly scheduled to have surgery on Monday after lapsing into a coma.

According to a radio interview with his former group mate DJ Premier, the 43-year-old Guru suffered a heart attack and fell into the coma after going into cardiac arrest.

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I just recently became a tweeter on Twitter. After walking out of a screening of the new Robert Pattinson film "Remember Me," I tweeted just that. Suddenly my blackberry went into overdrive, and all incoming messages were from new Twitter followers. But really, they were all Robert Pattinson followers. I had no idea just how strong the power of Pattinson was until I witnessed it first hand.

Yesterday I interviewed R. Patz (as his fans affectionately call him) at the Regency Hotel here in New York. He was wearing an army-green jacket, a plain white-T and jeans. What really stood out was his hair. It was sticking straight up on top. It seemed to me that he was unlike most actors with preening stylists in tow. I liked that.

They held me right before it was my turn to go into his room. I could overhear one of the girls on headset saying, "Where are Robert’s lattes? It’s been a while." Soon a tray came up to the room with two metal pitchers. FULL POST

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On Monday, the network announced “Glee Live! In Concert!” a four-city tour starring the cast. The group will bring hit covers from the show like “Don’t Stop Believin' ” and “Somebody to Love” to performances in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.

In a press release, the Golden Globe-winning show’s co-creator Ryan Murphy said he was bowing to the will of the Gleeks who love the series about the adventures of McKinley High School’s glee club.

“The response of the fans to our little show has been so immediate and so gratifying, we wanted to get out and thank them live and in person,” Murphy said. “And what show lends itself more to a concert than ‘Glee’? We can’t wait to take this show on the road and the actors couldn’t be more excited to perform live for audiences in these four cities.”

The “Glee” concert will include song and dance numbers by stars Lea Michele (Rachel), Cory Monteith (Finn), Amber Riley (Mercedes), Chris Colfer (Kurt), Kevin McHale (Artie), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina), Mark Salling (Puck), Dianna Agron (Quinn), Naya Rivera (Santana), Heather Morris (Brittany), Harry Shum, Jr. (Mike) and Dijon Talton (Matt).

“American Idol” also offers a series of live concerts – though it reaches more cities – featuring the previous season’s contestants. The "Glee" concerts will start in May with tickets going on sale the first week of March.

Tenley Molzahn or Vienna Girardi?

That's the question Jake Pavelka will try to answer on tonight's season finale of "The Bachelor."  Jake is expected to propose to one of the two remaining contestants, although he could pull a Brad Womack from a few years back and reject both of them. 

Who would you like to see win tonight?

Jim Carrey, known best for his exuberant energy in films like "Ace Ventura," "Bruce Almighty" and "Liar Liar," is officially a grandfather. The 48-year-old actor posted this tweet on Twitter Saturday:

Jackson Riley Santana, My Grandson, Born today! This is what 7lbs.11oz. of Calfornia dynomite looks like! %^> http://twitpic.com/15liwi 1:14 AM Feb 27th via web

The baby was born to Carrey's 22-year-old daughter Jane Erin Carrey, who he had with his first wife Melissa Womer. Womer and Carrey divorced in 1995. Carrey later married his "Dumb and Dumber" co-star Lauren Holly. They divorced less than a year later.

This was Jane Erin's first child. Her husband is rocker Alex Santana, who performs in the band Blood Money under the stage name Nitro.

You can follow Carrey's Twitter account at www.twitter.com/jimcarrey

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Leno is back as the host of “The Tonight Show” after a tumultuous period in which NBC canceled “The Jay Leno Show” and Conan O’Brien exited the network amid lots of barbs and headlines.

Monday night’s announced guests include Jamie Foxx and Olympic Gold Medal skier Lindsey Vonn, plus a musical performance from Brad Paisley.

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