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Disney and Lin-Manuel Miranda turn out to be the musical combination you never knew you needed - until now. The Hamilton star took over Disney Animation's Instagram on Sunday to promote his upcoming film Moana, and gifted the world with his own rendition of classic Disney tunes. Miranda sang melodies from Aladdin, Newsies, The Little Mermaid, Mulan and more. Using the hashtag #linstagram, the actor, 36, wasted no time in crooning a few Disney hits. "Okay, name the Disney movie," he said in a video before singing "A Whale of a Tale" from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Name the Disney movie...

Sad news to report today, especially for fans of sports movies and teen comedies. One 1990s luminary is no longer with us. Best known for playing Billy Bob in the football dramedy Varsity Blues, actor Ron Lester has passed away at the young age of 45. He succumbed to a long battle with liver and kidney ailments. Lester's manager had this to say on Facebook about the actor's untimely death.

"Tonight my friends we lost my good friend and actor Ron Lester - He passed at 8:57 pm Dallas TX Time. He was not in any pain and passed away peacefully. For the Media - I will release a press statement as soon as I have a chance to mourn my friend. Please keep his Fiancee Jennifer Worland in your prayers as she was with him. His friends and family was around him during this difficult time."

It was widely reported...

Ron Lester, best known to TV audiences as Michael ‘Sugar Daddy’ Bernardino on The WB’s Popular, died Friday of kidney and liver failure, according to multiple reports. He was 45.

Lester’s credits also included a recurring stint on the late, great Freaks and Geeks and a co-starring role in 1999’s Varsity Blues.

According to TMZ, the Georgia native had been hospitalized in Dallas for the past four months.

“I will remember Ron as the sweetest most loving guy who would hug you until you couldn’t breathe,” Leslie Grossman, Lester’s co-star on Popular, shared on Twitter late Friday.

Netflix streaming is upping the ante this December, adding enough high-profile TV shows and movies to more than make up for last month's lackluster offerings.

On the movie side, highlights include Will Ferrell and gang in "Anchorman 2," the Heath Ledger-starring "A Knight's Tale," Cameron Crowe classic "Almost Famous," Oscar-winning "American Beauty," and horror hits "Oculus" and "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones." Oh, and let's not forget '80s classic "Troop Beverly Hills," '90s cult favorite "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion," or Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street."

And there's plenty to love about what's coming on the TV front: "American Horror Story: Coven" finally gets its day on Netflix, "Sharknado 2" storms its way to streaming, and Brit hit "Broadchurch" finally lands stateside. Oh, and December sees the premiere of the hotly anticipated Netflix Original series "Marco Polo" on the 12th.

Here's a much...

There have been a variety of things in the air in Sons of Anarchy‘s final season: bullets, bloodshed, Gemma’s complicated web of lies.

But until Tuesday’s episode, love hasn’t been one of them.

So, the emphasis on matters of the heart in the FX drama’s latest installment — including seven sex scenes at the top of the hour — was a little disorienting.

There was Jax and Winsome getting it on at Diosa (which was only a matter of time, considering how they first met); Gemma barely acknowledging Nero’s presence in bed; Tig and Venus sharing...

This week's Teen Wolf sows the seeds for the season's remaining episodes. Here's Ron's review...

This review contains spoilers.

4.11 A Promise To The Dead

Since his return as a quipping, sarcastic guy who never met an ulterior motive he couldn't keep hidden somewhere beneath a too-tight v-neck shirt, Peter Hale has proven time and time again to be one of the most fun characters in the Teen Wolf universe. He's clearly becoming the bad guy, and probably has been for a while, but he's just so funny and charming that you can't help but appreciate him and be thankful that he's out there plotting to kill pretty much everyone not himself. He has a lot in common with Kate Argent in that way.

Kate brought a very interesting dynamic to Teen Wolf's first season that the show had trouble recapturing. She was both sexy and dangerous (remember Peter essentially seducing Lydia?...

Remember back in 2010, when Justin Theroux was hired to write and direct “Zoolander 2”? The announcement was seen as a little odd at the time, but Theroux did have a small role in the original movie and was coming off successful writing contributions to Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder” and “Iron Man 2.” And there was also the matter of Theroux's directorial debut, the little-seen indie film “Dedication” starring Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore. There hasn’t been a lot of movement on the project since. Ben Stiller said in 2011 that the ball was in Paramount’s court and he and Theroux had handed in a draft. But many assumed the relative underperformance of “Anchorman 2: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy” might have been the final nail in its coffin. The Will Ferrell-starring comedy lived a similar lifespan as 'Zoolander': a beloved cult-comedy that eventually inched its way...

The boys are back together!James Van Der Beek met up with his "Varsity Blues" costars Eliel Swinton (Wendell Brown) and Ron Lester (Billy Bob) on Thursday -- and took to Twitter to share of photo from the mini reunion."Mini Varsity Blues reunion for NFL.com...  w/ @coacheswinton & about 1/4 of the @RonLesterRadio I remember," the "Dawson's Creek" alum wrote along with the snapshot.Lester certainly looks different now -- he lost around 350 pounds in 2001 after undergoing gastric bypass surgery!So, what have these guys been doing since their glory days on the football field?After playing Mox in the high school sports flick, Van Der Beek continued to play Dawson on "Dawson's Creek," and he later starred in a series of television shows, including "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23," "How I Met Your Mother" and the just-canceled "Friends with Better Lives."Ron would later star on "Freaks and Geeks...

Review Ron Hogan 14 Jan 2014 - 06:24

Renny Harlin is a director we're quite fond of, but The Legend Of Hercules is far from his finest hour...

I've been trying to think of something nice to say about The Legend of Hercules, but it's kind of difficult to do that when a movie fails on every possible level. Perhaps the best thing I can say about the movie is that it's going to make a great Rifftrax when Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy get their hands on it. The second best thing I can say about it is that it's short, clocking in at only 99 minutes. That means the constant assault of insipidness ends mercifully quickly, unlike the movie's fight scenes.

As the evil king Amphitryon (Scott Adkins) grows more and more mad with power, conquering city-states and waging war in an effort to sate his blood lust, his...

It's a relatively quiet week for new releases and rep screenings, but with the F1 crowd making traffic through Austin a slow-moving experience, maybe that's just as well. You can venture away from downtown to join the Austin Film Society at the Marchesa over the next week for some top-notch bookings that would have otherwise skipped over our fair city completely. On Saturday afternoon, they've got Andrew Dosunmu's Mother Of George, an acclaimed film that debuted at Sundance earlier this year about a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn who cannot have a child of their own.

At Berkeley is another movie that nobody else would dare to bring to town. This 4-hour documentary from legendary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman details four months on campus at the University of Southern California at Berkeley. It has one screening only on Sunday at noon and it will feature a Skype Q&A with Wiseman after the film.

Before you start pelting me with fun-size Snickers bars, let me just say: I love almost everything about Halloween.

I love the Dr. Who-themed jack-o-lanterns, the pranksters who scare off trick-or-treaters with Scary Nicholas Cage decorations, and the opportunity to humiliate tiny dogs by dressing them in Miley Cyrus gear. I’m even amused by the increasing unsexiness of “sexy” Halloween costumes, which suggest that even the most scantily-clad college girls are actually in on the joke. Might I suggest a ”sexy baby” outfit, paired with Ricky’s Slutty Wallet, which sports the festive tagline “lose your dignity, not your valuables”?

Still,...

Most people fall into one of two categories. You're either a cat person or a dog person. Cat people are clearly more intelligent, though the fact that my cat Fudge is staring up at me as I type this might be influencing my decision on that one. Cats aren't so cute, however, in the 2011 Korean horror, The Cat. Popular television actress Park Min Young leaps onto the silver screen as the heroine of this eerie summer horror entry. Directed by Byun Seung Wook (Solace), The Cat also co-stars Kim Dong Wook (Romantic Heaven) and famous child actress Kim Sae Won's little sister Kim Ye Ron, in her acting debut. U.K. Cat lovers can have their milk and lick it on 30th December 2013, when The Cat slumps onto DVD for the first time. Synopsis: Pet groomer So Yeon (Park Min Young) has suffered from claustrophobia ever since she was a child.

We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.

I didn’t go to Cannes, nor did I visit SXSW. I hit both of those last year. Plans to attend Sundance for the first time ever fell through. I didn’t tell you all of this so you could feel sympathy for me (I’m a first-time dad, and work at home while raising my son, which has been great). I’m telling you all of this to explain that I only saw the films you (the typical movie fan living in a good film city) had access to. Last year, I had already seen my favorite film of 2012 (The Cabin in the Woods). I don’t feel like that’s the case with this crop of films, but as the saying goes, only exactly six months will tell. Now onto the Top 7 Films So Far of 2013. Full disclosure: I...

This week in Pawnee, we see mortal enemies become friends, friends — friends who recently were walking down the aisle, arm-in-arm, like the father and daughter figures they are! — become opponents, single people become potential parents, and three of my favorite ladies in Indiana become the best girl group since Destiny’s Child circa 2000. … Baby one more timeThere’s so much great stuff happening at Rent-a-Swag: It’s got lots of foot traffic, Ben is the CFO, and Jenny Slate Is Here to play Jean-Ralphio’s twin sister, Mona Lisa. She makes her grand entrance wearing the fluffy dead carcass of a polar bear and Christian Bale’s Bff’s topper from Newsies and points at Chris, Ben, Ron, and Jerry as she announces, “For the record, would hit, would hit, would hit, hard pass.”She’s the new salesperson at Rent-a-Swag and, according to her brother, “Honestly, she is the...

Feature Mark Harrison Jan 17, 2013

The restrictions set by the Us ratings board mean the F-word can only be used once in a PG-13 movie. Mark looks at its impact on films...

Warning: this article uses the word “fuck” a lot. More than once. There's a spoiler for X-Men: First Class if you've not seen it, too.

The best gag in Get Shorty sequel Be Cool (that didn't involve Dwayne Johnson) is at the beginning of the movie, when John Travolta's mobster-turned-movie-producer Chili Palmer talks about why he's leaving the movie business. “Do you know that unless you're willing to use the R rating, you can only say the 'F' word once? You know what I say? Fuck that. I'm done."

This refers to a guideline imposed by the Motion Picture Association of America, the Us ratings board, which places a quota upon the number of F-words you can use in a PG-13 film.

Newsies, the Tony Award winning new American musical, has just welcomed 2012 Tony Award nominee Ron Raines as Joseph Pulitzer. In this edition, Richard chats with Ron about playing the villain, his favorite leading ladies, getting his start in opera and so much more Plus, BroadwayWorld brings you an exclusive first look at Raines singing 'The Bottom Line' in Newsies. Click below to watch the full interview...

Wha….I can’t….the mustache even….so much beauty…ruined. Can “Give it some low lights” be the new “Kill it with fire”? I obviously don’t want Nick Offerman (and, subsequently, Ron Swanson) to perish in flames, but seeing him covered in a golden fur at the Peabody Awards last night is triggering some kind of flight-or-fight response in my brain stem. If Parks and Rec were more like Family Matters, this would be Nick Offerman’s cousin Shawn from Miami, and he’d have some sick tribal tatts he needs to show you at your earliest convenience. Or the man has a secret Eddie Izzard biopic in the works, one of the two. (via Buzzfeed)...

Dimension Films announced today that they have acquired the rights to the English-language remake of The Man from Nowhere. The original high octane South Korean action thriller was 2010's highest grossing film at the Korean box office surpassing blockbusters such as Inception and Iron Man 2.

"We have always been huge action and martial arts fans and are getting back into the genre in a big way with The Man from Nowhere," said Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company. It's a slick, fast-paced action thriller anchored by a strong emotional relationship that audiences are going to love."

Dimension has tapped Shawn Christensen (Abduction) to pen the script. The original film follows a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a drug and organ-trafficking ring to save the child who is his only friend.

Shawn Christensen previously wrote Abduction, released by Lionsgate, and The Karma Coalition, a...

We’ve all seen those Tumblrs where people take quotes from one thing and put them overtop another thing to create photos of both things, causing us to smile and agree “I like both those things!” An example, off the top of my head: Ron Swanson Newsies! (Pic of young Christian Bale holding up newspaper, with caption telling people to do one thing whole-assed). Everybody wins! This Tumblr, “Arrested Downtown” – a combination of Downton Abbey screenshots with Arrested Development quotes – is about the best one of these Tumblrs there can possibly be. Here’s one excellent example: Check out the rest of the site here. It is very perfectly pointless.

Cowboys. Aliens. Harrison Ford. Daniel Craig. What could go wrong there? Here's our review of Jon Favreau's latest movie...

A man wakes up in the middle of the desert. He's bleeding from a surgical-type incision on his side and he's got a mysterious metal bracer on his arm. He doesn't know who he is or how he got there. When he makes his way to the nearest town, he finds out some details.

The man in the desert is Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig), and the town he ends up in is Absolution, in the New Mexico territory. Unfortunately for Jake, Absolution is a town in the pocket of Col. Woodrow Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford). It just so happens that Lonergan stole a bag full of gold from Dolarhyde and that Lonergan is a wanted man. However, before Sheriff John Taggart (Keith Carradine) can hand Lonergan over to federal marshals, a...

This week's mega movie event may be titled "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," but, if fans had their way, it might need a new title: "Ron Weasley and His Two Less Popular Sidekicks."

After more than 10,000 votes, the results of our latest actor poll are in and the message is loud and clear. Fan favorite Rupert Grint walked away with the title of the "Harry Potter" star most likely to succeed, earning more than 43-percent of the vote for a higher total than that of co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson combined.

Looks like Voldemort was after the wrong kid all along.

Not that Radcliffe and Watson have anything to be ashamed of, because it's clear that the Big Three are still far and away the most popular characters -- and actors -- in the lot. In fact, the combined total of the other three candidates, Tom Felton...

Seventh 'Potter' film conjures up a magical $125.1 million debut, best opening in franchise's history.

By Josh Wigler

Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1"

Photo: Warner Bros.

Although Harry, Ron and Hermione have yet to secure all the weapons necessary in their impending battle against He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, they've already raised a significant amount of funds for the first half of their two-part war against the Dark Lord: To the surprise of absolutely nobody, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" is a magical success.

The first half of "Deathly Hallows" premiered in theaters this weekend with all of the explosive wonder that fans have come to expect from the "Harry Potter" franchise. With an estimated $125.1 million earned across roughly 4,125 locations, "Deathly Hallows" enjoyed the best opening weekend of any previous "Harry Potter" film, easily stealing the record from "Goblet of Fire," which earned $102.7 million...

Seventh 'Potter' film conjures up a magical $125.1 million debut, best opening in franchise's history.

By Josh Wigler

Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1"

Photo: Warner Bros.

Although Harry, Ron and Hermione have yet to secure all the weapons necessary in their impending battle against He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, they've already raised a significant amount of funds for the first half of their two-part war against the Dark Lord: To the surprise of absolutely nobody, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" is a magical success.

The first half of "Deathly Hallows" premiered in theaters this weekend with all of the explosive wonder that fans have come to expect from the "Harry Potter" franchise. With an estimated $125.1 million earned across roughly 4,125 locations, "Deathly Hallows" enjoyed the best opening weekend of any previous "Harry Potter" film, easily stealing the record from "Goblet of Fire," which earned $102.7 million...

L.A.-based director and choreographer Ron Kellum, 45, and Tony Stovall, 42, a doctoral student in Tucson, blame a lack of highway signage and a medieval boat for their last-place finish on the season premiere of The Amazing Race. The best friends of 22 years spoke with People about their short-lived journey and which team will be the biggest threat. - Carrie BellYou went from first at the airport to last. What went wrong? Ron: We had directions to Stonehenge. We were on the motorways as they call them in England. They don't really give you a lot of warning for...

Amazing Race eliminees Ron Kellum and Tony Stovall have admitted that they never expected to be the first team out of the race. The best friends finished bottom at the pitstop in England on Sunday night's season premiere of the CBS show after having difficulty navigating the roads from the airport to their destination. Speaking to Digital Spy, Ron said: "It was one of those moments that it was the last thing we ever thought would happen. "It was just complete disbelief and disappointment because we never in a million years thought that would be our outcome." Tony went on to explain that the pair "knew instantly" that they had made a wrong turn when they left the airport but were forced to drive for 25 miles in the wrong direction anyway (more)...

The Amazing Race returned Sept. 26 and we got to chat with the first team eliminated, BFFs Ron Kellum & Tony Stovall.

Ron Kellum and Tony Stovall had a pretty good start to their Amazing Race. They were the first to arrive on the initial airplane to England, and for a while they looked like the team to beat. Unfortunately, everything went south once they got to London. They missed their exit and never made it to their destination, Stonehenge! “Unfortunately, we were in rush hour traffic in London and went 25 miles the wrong way” Ron tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively.

“Unlike here, where you can go on the overpass to turn around, there you have to go through little cities and towns to get back – so we literally went 50 miles the wrong way.”

Still, the guys say they have no regrets.

“It was the opportunity of a lifetime,” Ron tells us. “It...

After scoring the first tickets on the first flight to London on The Amazing Race 17, Ron Kellum, 45, and Tony Stovall, 42, quickly saw their fortunes take a turn for the worst once they landed. The best friends — and self-described navigational experts — never recovered from driving in the wrong direction looking for Stonehenge and became the first team ousted from the new season. "We just kept marveling, like, how did this happen?" Ron tells TVGuide.com. "In Boston, getting to the airport, we were the only team that didn't make a wrong turn. We get to England and it's like, I don't know my right from my left!" Find out how long they were lost for, if they completed all the tasks and if they think they jinxed themselves.

Phil Keoghan: A game-changer does Amazing Race good

TVGuide.com: So where did you guys drive to? It seems like you drove to France in that time.

Ron Kellum & Tony Stovall got eliminated from 'Amazing Race' 17 in episode 1. The new season of Amazing Race kicked off with an introduction of the new 11 teams. Next, the host Phil Keoghan told the teams about a new element to the game called the express pass,which allows a team to skip a challenge that they don't want to do. Then the teams made their way to the airport to catch a flight to London,England. Once they arrived in England, they got into their cars to head to Stonehenge to find their next clue. Everyone seem to be having trouble finding out where they were going. Then Andie and Jenna's car broke down because Jenna didn't know how to drive stick very well,and burned out the engine.

 

The 17th season of "The Amazing Race" kicks off with a bang, as the racers have to perform a road block where they slingshot watermelons. Unfortunately for home shopping host Claire Champlin, the watermelon comes straight back at her head. Ouch.

These 11 teams of two are racing around the world for a grand prize of $1 million. "The Amazing Race" premieres Sunday (Sept. 26) at 8 p.m. Et on CBS

The teams are as follows:

Relationship: Home Shopping Hosts

Brook Roberts

Age: 27

Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

Occupation: Home Shopping Host

Claire Champlin

Age: 30

Hometown: Reno, Nev.

Occupation: Home Shopping Host

Relationship: Dating

Nick DeCarlo

Age: 26

Hometown: Henderson, Nev.

Occupation: Bartender 

Vicki Casciola

Age: 26  

Hometown: Henderson, Nev.

Occupation: Hair Stylist

Relationship: Best Friends

Ron Kellum

Age: 45

Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Occupation: Director/Choreographer

Tony Stovall

Age: 42

Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.

Occupation: Doctoral Student (University of Arizona)  

 

Relationship: Father/Son

Michael Wu

Age:  58

Hometown: Sugar Land,...

CBS announced the 11 new teams competing in the next installment of The Amazing Race, which premieres with a special 90-minute debut on Sunday, Sept. 26 (8:30-10:00 Pm, Et/Pt). Phil Keoghan is the host.

This season's cast of Racers will travel over 32,000 miles, covering four continents and 30 cities, with first-time visits to Bangladesh, Ghana and the Arctic Circle. Additionally, for the first time in the history of the Race, the Team to finish in first place during the premiere episode will be awarded a surprise, game-changing advantage.

 The new season features Racers from all walks of life, including a Team of Home Shopping hosts, newly dating couples, an Internet entertainer, Ivy League a cappella singers and a birth mother/daughter Team who were recently reunited after the mother gave her newborn daughter up for adoption over 20 years ago.

 Following are the 11 teams, listed in no particular order:

Brook Roberts

Age: 27

Hometown: San Diego,...

Those who will travel thousands of miles around the world in "The Amazing Race" season 17 have been unveiled. Eleven teams are comprised of among others; beauty queens, YouTube sensations, a capella singers and doctors.

But the one with the most interesting background story would be stay-at-home mom Andie DeKroon who is only reunited with her 21-year-old daughter Jenna Sykes. Andie gave up Jenna for adoption when she was still a baby. "I hope to get to know my birth mother through this incredible opportunity," Jenna said in her official CBS bio. "It is my hope that we will be able to spend a lot of time together and become friends."

Another notable pair is Michael and Kevin Wu who are father and son. Kevin at 20-years-old is officially the youngest contestant in "Amazing Race" history. But he is better known as the YouTube sensation who has over 1 million subscribers on his channel.

CBS Announces The Cast For The Next Installment Of "The Amazing Race," Which Premieres With A Special 90-minute Debut On Sunday, Sept. 26

11 Teams Will Travel Over 32,000 Miles, Spanning Four Continents and 30 Cities, with Inaugural Visits to Bangladesh, Ghana and a Trek Deep into the Arctic Circle.

CBS announced today the 11 new teams competing in the next installment of The Amazing Race, which premieres with a special 90-minute debut on Sunday, Sept. 26 (8:30-10:00 Pm, Et/Pt). Phil Keoghan is the host.

This season's cast of Racers will travel over 32,000 miles, covering four continents and 30 cities, with first-time visits to Bangladesh, Ghana and the Arctic Circle. Additionally, for the first time in the history of the Race, the Team to finish in first place during the premiere episode will be awarded a surprise, game-changing advantage.

The new season features Racers from all walks of life, including a Team of Home Shopping hosts,...

There aren't any single teenage mothers among the cast for The Amazing Race, but this show is about challenges, not gimmicks.

Its 17th season premieres on Sunday, September 26 and CBS has announced that the following 11 teams will compete on the upcoming edition...

Brook Roberts

Age: 27

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Occupation: Home Shopping Host

Claire Champlin

Age: 30

Hometown: Reno, Nv

Occupation: Home Shopping Host

Relationship: Home Shopping Hosts

Nick DeCarlo

Age: 26

Hometown: Henderson, Nv

Occupation: Bartender

Vicki Casciola

Age: 26

Hometown: Henderson, Nv

Occupation: Hair Stylist

Relationship: Dating

Ron Kellum

Age: 45

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA.

Occupation: Director/Choreographer

Tony Stovall

Age: 42

Hometown: Tucson, Az

Occupation: Doctoral Student

Relationship: Best Friends

Michael Wu

Age: 58

Hometown: Sugar Land, TX

Occupation: Software Consultant and Content Creator

Kevin Wu

Age: 20

Hometown: Sugar Land, TX

Occupation: Father/Son

Chad Waltrip

Age: 26

Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Fl

Occupation: Operations Manager

Stephanie Smith

Age: 23

Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Fl

Occupation: Hair...

The 17th edition of "The Amazing Race" will feature a reunited birth mother and daughter, a beauty queen and her dad, a YouTube star and -- no kidding -- two college buddies who are also a cappella singers.

The 11 teams will begin racing in a 90-minute premiere on Sunday, Sept. 26. The race will hit 30 cities in its 32,000-mile journey, including first-time stops in Ghana, Bangladesh and above the Arctic Circle.

CBS also says that the team who finishes first in the premiere will get a "surprise, game-changing advantage" that's never been part of the show before.

The "Internet entertainer" in the cast is 20-year-old Kevin Wu, aka KevJumba, whose YouTube channel has more than a million subscribers. He's racing with his dad, Michael. Here are the all the teams:

Brook Roberts and Claire Champlin

Ages: 27, 30

Hometowns: San Diego; Reno, Nev.

Occupations: Home shopping hosts

Relationship: Home shopping hosts

Nick DeCarlo...

The lineup for the new season of the The Amazing Race has been officially announced by CBS. Among the 11 teams who will travel the globe in a bid to win the $$1 million prize are beach volleyball partners, home shopping hosts and a recently-reunited birth mother and daughter. The network has also teased that the teams will be travelling to destinations including Bangladesh, Ghana and the Arctic Circle, while the first place finishers in the season premiere will be "awarded a surprise, game-changing advantage". The new teams are: Brook Roberts (27) and Claire Champin (30)

Occupations: Home shopping hosts

Relationship: Colleagues

Hometowns: San Diego, CA / Reno, Nv Nick DeCarlo (26) and Vicki Casciola (26)

Occupations: Bartender / Hair stylist

Relationship: Dating

Hometown: Henderson, Nv Ron Kellum (45) and Tony Stovall (42)

Occupations: Director (more)...