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Bill Nye the Science Guy joins the cast of ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Sep 4, 2013, 6:45 AM | Updated: 9:28 am

Bill Nye is already applying his science know-how to the dance floor. (AP Photo/File)...

Bill Nye is already applying his science know-how to the dance floor. (AP Photo/File)

(AP Photo/File)

“Dancing with the Stars” will get physics-al this season.

Seattle’s favorite celebrity scientist, Bill Nye, has been announced as a cast member on the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars.”

“It’s all physics; it’s all the study of motion,” Nye told ABC News, applying his science know-how to the dance floor.

Needless to say, he’s feeling great. His partner will be Tyne Stecklein.

The rest of the DTWS cast includes Nicole, “Snooki” Polizzi from the “Jersey Shore”; sitcom legend Valerie Harper; Elizabeth Berkley of “Saved by the Bell” and “Showgirls” fame; “Glee” cast member Amber Riley; former NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson; “High School Musical” star Corbin Bleu; “King of Queens'” Leah Remini; pop singer Christina Milian; actor Brant Daugherty; Jack Osbourne; and Blue Collar Comedy’s Bill Engvall.

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