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Despite being a comedian, Brady, 50, said on Thursday's \"GMA\" that he hopes he won't have to lean on his improvising skills.

\"You're not supposed to because it's dancing and it's choreographed,\" he said, \"and so hopefully I won't have to use any improvisation and pull anything out because I'll be doing what's asked of me.\"

\"Dancing With the Stars\" season 31 premieres Sept. 19 on Disney+.

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