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List of <i>The Apprentice</i> (American TV series) candidates

List of The Apprentice (American TV series) candidates

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The Apprentice, later called The Celebrity Apprentice, is an American reality television show created by Mark Burnett in which candidates compete to become Donald Trump's apprentice, as determined by Trump and his boardroom associates. The series first broadcast in 2004, and twelve complete seasons have aired on NBC as of May 2012. Each season, competitors are progressively eliminated based on their performance during an assigned task. After each task, the winning team receives a reward, while the losing team faces a boardroom showdown in order to determine which team member should be fired, and therefore eliminated from the show. Trump hires one of the finalists to be his apprentice. Starting with season 7, celebrities participated as a way to revitalize the series, with the winners donating their proceeds to charity.[1] Trump departed the series after the fourteenth season to focus on his 2016 presidential campaign, in which actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger would now serve as host of the series. The fifteenth season, featuring Schwarzenegger was branded as The New Celebrity Apprentice.[2][3]

As of season 14, 229 candidates have competed, one of whom has competed three times—Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth competed in both season 1, season 7, and season 13.[4] The youngest competitors include Jessie Connors and Chris Shelton, who appeared on the show at age 21. At age 75, Joan Rivers of season 8 was the oldest candidate to both appear on the show and win the competition. There have been six instances in which a candidate left The Apprentice for reasons other than being eliminated by Trump. Overcome by stress, Verna Felton of season 3 "just packed up and walked out".[5] Michelle Sorro of season 6 quit after determining that the competition was "too much" and "not worth it".[6] Actor Vincent Pastore of season 7 resigned due to a conflict with Piers Morgan.[7] Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson of season 9 quit due to a personal family situation.[8] During season 11, baseball player Jose Canseco quit due to his father's illness and NeNe Leakes left due to a conflict with Star Jones. The fifteen winners of the show, in chronological order, are Bill Rancic, Kelly Perdew, Kendra Todd, Randal Pinkett, Sean Yazbeck, Stefanie Schaeffer, Piers Morgan, Joan Rivers, Bret Michaels, Brandy Kuentzel, John Rich, Arsenio Hall, Trace Adkins (the first All-Star Celebrity Apprentice), Leeza Gibbons, and Matt Iseman.

Candidates

Bill Rancic, winner of season 1
A woman in a back suit sitting in front of a desk with scattered papers
Kendra Todd, winner of season 3
A man wearing a black pin-striped sports coat with a red Handkerchief, a white dress shirt, blue jeans, and sunglasses, and holding a microphone
Gene Simmons of season 7
A man with graying hair wearing a navy blue shirt which is holding his sunglasses. Logos for Adidas and the New York Yankees appear on his shirt
Vincent Pastore of season 7
A man wearing a blue sports coat with a white dress shirt and tinted sunglasses
Stephen Baldwin of season 7
A man with his eyes closed, singing into a microphone, and playing an acoustic guitar. He is wearing a cowboy hat with blue jeans and a sleeveless blue dress shirt. A large American flag appears in the background, as do two band members.
Trace Adkins, runner-up of season 7
A woman with straight brown hair and a black dress with a strap going over one shoulder
Khloé Kardashian of season 8
A man wearing a short-sleeved black shirt playing a white guitar and singing into a microphone. The background is black, except for a seated man playing on a keyboard and singing into a microphone.
Clint Black of season 8
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a black jacket and jewelry, with white earphones hanging from her ears to the iPod that sits on the poker table in front of her. On the table are poker chips, cards, a soda can, and a small bottle of water.
Annie Duke, runner-up of season 8
A woman with short blond hair wearing black except for a sparkly orange jacket with earrings. She is holding a microphone, and next to her is a microphone stand with an orange boa hanging from it.
Joan Rivers, winner of season 8
A woman wearing gold earrings and two gold necklaces along with a peach-colored shirt.
Holly Robinson Peete, runner-up of season 9
A man wearing a cowboy hat and a sleeveless concert T-shirt for the band Poison; one arm is raised while the other holds a microphone.
Bret Michaels, winner of season 9
John Rich, winner of season 11
Omarosa has competed on all three different versions of the show.
  Contestant participated for a second time.
  Contestant participated for a third time.
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^[I] Candidate's team at the start of the season.
^[II] Candidate's age at the start of the season.
^[III] Four season-4 candidates were fired simultaneously and therefore display the same result.[9]
^[IV] Two season-5 candidates were fired simultaneously and therefore display the same result.[10]

References

General
  • "Meet the Billionaire". The Apprentice. Season 1. Episode 1. 2004-01-08. NBC.
  • "The Apprentice 2 > Candidates". NBC. Archived from the original on 2004-08-28. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  • "The Apprentice 3 > Candidates". NBC. Archived from the original on 2004-12-29. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  • "The Apprentice 4". NBC. Archived from the original on 2005-09-15. Retrieved 2009-11-15. Note: User should click on the "Candidates" link for details.
  • "The Apprentice 5". NBC. Archived from the original on 2006-04-11. Retrieved 2009-11-15. Note: User should click on the "Candidates" link for details.
  • "To Have and Have Not". The Apprentice. Season 6. Episode 1. 2007-01-07. NBC.
  • Moore, Frazier (2007-11-20). "'Celebrity Apprentice' Stars Announced". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  • Pastorek, Whitney (2009-01-08). "'Celebrity Apprentice 2': Who will be fired...and why!". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  • Starr, Michael (2009-10-16). "'Celebrity Apprentice 3' cast revealed". New York Post. News Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  • "16 candidates to compete on new edition of 'The Apprentice'". NBC. Archived from the original on 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  • "The Apprentice Candidates: David Cassidy". NBC. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2012-01-02. Note: User should click on the "Candidates" link for details.


Specific
  1. [1]
    Weiss, Joanna (2008-01-05). "'Celebrity Apprentice' is an act of charity". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  2. [2]
    Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2016-01-28). "Warren Buffett, Tyra Banks, Jessica Alba Join Arnold Schwarzenegger for 'Celebrity Apprentice' Season 8". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "NBC Reveals Cast Gallery For The New Celebrity Apprentice; Snooki, Chael Sonnen, More Featured". Headline Planet. 2016-10-12. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  4. [4]
    Lang, Derrik (2008-07-22). "Omarosa: Wendy Williams is 'a fake and a phony'". Fox News Channel. Archived from the original on 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  5. [5]
    Whitehead, Jay (2005-02-07). "Magna Gets Caught in a Nescafe Nightmare". The New York Sun. Ronald Weintraub. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  6. [6]
    Mitovich, Matt Webb (2007-01-25). "Quitters Never Win? Not So, Says The Apprentice's Michelle". TV Guide. OpenGate Capital. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  7. [7]
    Lewis, Ron (2008-02-04). "Lennox Lewis still fighting his corner as he lays into heavyweight issues". The Times. News Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  8. [8]
    Roberts, Soraya (2010-04-12). "Michael Johnson quits NBC's 'Celebrity Apprentice' over family matter involving son". NY Daily News. Mortimer Zuckerman. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  9. [9]
    "The Apprentice 4 – Episode Recaps – Week 6". NBC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  10. [10]
    "The Apprentice 5 – Episode Recaps – Week 13". NBC. Archived from the original on 2006-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
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