Who knew these two were related?

On July 16, Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga revealed on Twitter that she’s cousins with Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio.

How exactly did the news come about?

Apparently, Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen asked viewers to submit questions for the former Dancing With the Stars contestant — who will stop by the show on Thursday, July 19 — and a fan tweeted the fun fact to Cohen.

Gorga replied to the fan, saying:

Yes we are!! RT @LysaSimpson: Andy did you know Ralph Macchio & @melissagorga are cousins? #Fact @BravoAndy

— Melissa Gorga (@melissagorga) July 16, 2012

Gorga and Macchio aren’t the only random celebs who are related.

Angelina Jolie and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton are 9th cousins, twice removed, while research shows that besties Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are 10th cousins, once removed.

Click through the gallery to find out more random celeb relatives.

Season 12 of Dancing with the Stars is officially here! America’s favorite dancing show kicked off its new season with a live 2-hour premiere on Monday night that got everyone talking.

While no dancing couple will be sent home this week, their performances were ranked by the panel of judges. Ralph Macchio (aka the Karate Kid) and Karina Smirnoff came out on top with a total score of 24 while Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovisky followed them closely with a score of 23. Check out videos of top performances and the total score list after the jump!

Watch Ralph steal the show with his flawless foxtrot.

Check out a video of Kirstie’s equally amazing performance below.

Meanwhile, former Jonas star Chelsea Kane and her partner Mark Ballas came in third with a combined score of 22. Fan favorites Kendra Wilkinson and Wendy Williams didn’t fare as well at the judges’ table but luckily they all have another week to work on their dancing game.

Check out the full list of scores:

1.    Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff: 24.
2.    Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 23.
3.    Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas: 22.
4.    Hines Ward and Kym Johnson: 21.
5.    Romeo and Chelsie Hightower: 19.
6.    Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke: 19.
7.    Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin: 18.
8.    Kendra Wilkinson and Louis van Amstel: 18.
9.    Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya: 17.
10.    Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani: 14.
11.    Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer: 13.

Kirstie was clearly excited that her performance went over well with the judges and the audience. “You are all saying such sweet and complementary things to me,” Kirstie wrote on Twitter shortly after the live show. “Thank u all so much.. I feel like Cinderella tonight…[dance partner Maksim] is amazing.”

Who do you think will be going home first? Let us know in the comments.

It’s official! After many months of speculation, fans finally got the official word on who will compete for the coveted mirrorball trophy this season on Dancing with the Stars.

The contestants were announced live during The Bachelor,and the line-up is …  Reality starlet Kendra Wilkinson, Super Bowl champ Hines Ward, talk show host Wendy Williams, pro wrestler Chris Jericho, Kirstie Alley, Ralph Macchio, Cheslea Kane, boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard, rapper Lil Romeo, Love Lines host Mike Catherwood and supermodel Petra Nemcova.

The hit show will return to the ABC airwaves on March 21. What do you think of the new cast? Pick who you think will win in the comments!

Ralph Macchio must be taking his career cues from Lindsay Lohan these days.

The former child actor—whose 1984 classic The Karate Kid has just been remade for the big screen—takes a playful poke at his nice-guy image in a hilarious new Funny or Die video, in which he takes a crash-course in debauchery in order to resuscitate his career in this age of celebrity scandal. Bar fights, mounds of coke, cruising for streetwalkers…yup, it’s all part of his training  regimen.

What would Mr. Miyagi think of all this? No idea, but we know what we think—we think it’s gosh-darn funny. Check out the video below and see if you don’t agree:

Will Smith‘s son, Jaden Smith, is poised to step into the big-time and kick some ass in the upcoming Karate Kid remake, scheduled to hit theaters in June. But none of that would have been possible without the 1984 original about a bullied California transplant who finds his inner strength with the help of an odd but wise Japanese-American handyman.

What’s happened to the cast of The Karate Kid in the 26 years since? Click through our photo gallery to find out.