Helio Castroneves Wins ‘Dancing With the Stars’
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James Joyner @ Gone Hollywood | Wednesday, November 28, 2007 |
Helio Castroneves has won “Dancing With the Stars,” calling into question the show’s title.
Race car driver Helio Castroneves is the winner of “Dancing With the Stars.” Spice Girl Melanie Brown and her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, were the highest-scoring couple throughout the hit show’s fifth season. But on Tuesday night, viewers snubbed Brown and gave the mirrorball trophy to Castroneves.
The fourth consecutive man to win the contest, Castroneves’ personality, enthusiasm and flashing smile — combined with an effortless quickstep on his final performance — clearly resonated more with voters.
“It’s not only about dancing, you know? It’s about popularity,” Castroneves said after the show. “That’s what I’m actually very happy about.”
While I’m pleased as punch for him, I’ve got to ask: Who the heck is he?
The name of the show is “Dancing With the Stars.” I’m not interested in watching people dance, as a general rule. Certainly, not man people. But I gather that a lot of people are and I’m fine with it.
But is Castroneves really a star?
I mean, sure, he is now. But had you heard of him before?
The man’s won the Indy 500 twice. Once upon a time, that was HUGE. But, since the Indy-CART split, the race has gotten attention almost entirely from the notoriety of Danica Patrick.
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You aren’t actually going to make a case that most of the rest were “stars” either, are you? How many could you have identified before the season started?
Well, I’d never heard of Kelly Monoco. Emmitt Smith was a superstar and I’m a Cowboys fan, so I obviously knew him. I remember Apolo Anton Ohno from the Olympics. Drew Lachey is a pretty minor celeb, too.
There have been plenty of big name contestants but only Smith is truly a big name.
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I agree James! He’s not a celebrity… and aside from that fact, Melanie B. should have won! I think she was robbed and I demand a recount! =)