'Dancing With the Stars': Celebs Who've Turned Down the Show

While it seems that everyone and their brother has appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" (and yes, Marie Osmond and her brother Donny both did), many celebs have no problem saying no to the long-running ABC reality dancing competition. As Season 16 gets set to kick off, here's a rundown of who gave this year's show a big fat no, as well as some celebs who've notoriously said no in the past. — Victoria Leigh Miller, Yahoo! Contributor Network

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Jason Alexander

"Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander won't be giving us a George Costanza cha-cha any time soon. In an interview with Access Atlanta's Radio & TV Talk, Alexander said he's turned down "DWTS" on several occasions because he values his privacy.

"I have a pretty private life. When you do any reality show, it becomes more invasive than I'm willing to go," he said. Although, for the record, he wouldn't mind the dancing part: "I was a ... more
Jason Alexander

"Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander won't be giving us a George Costanza cha-cha any time soon. In an interview with Access Atlanta's Radio & TV Talk, Alexander said he's turned down "DWTS" on several occasions because he values his privacy.

"I have a pretty private life. When you do any reality show, it becomes more invasive than I'm willing to go," he said. Although, for the record, he wouldn't mind the dancing part: "I was a song-and-dance man," he said. "That part is wonderful. It's the rest of the stuff surrounding it that I'm not really terribly interested in."

Fun fact: Jason Alexander's cousin Jonathan Penner is a reality TV veteran. He competed on three seasons of "Survivor." less