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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Sep 2, 2015 4:34 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Sep 2, 2015 4:34 PM UTC On _Jimmy Kimmel Live_ Tuesday night, actor Gary Busey made a dramatic entrance on horseback to announce that he would appear on the next season of _Dancing With the Stars._ When the comedian asked Busey what made him agree to be a part of the show, he simply replied, “I didn’t have anything else to do.” The next season of the ABC show premieres Sept. 14 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The other stars on the show will include Paula Deen, Chaka Khan and Nick Carter. ## Transcript [ NOISE ] What makes a video go viral? Here's our guess. Mishka, I love you. [ NOISE ] Number one, cute animals. [ LAUGH ] Charlie, Charlie bit me. [ MUSIC ] [ FOREIGN ] [ MUSIC ] [ UNKNOWN ], we're going to Disneyland. Oh, my god. Number two, cute kids. 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