(January
11th, 2012. - www.tvview.tv)
Donald
Trump, executive producer and star of “Celebrity Apprentice,”
announced the newest and largest-ever lineup of famous faces appearing
on the fifth installment of the series, premiering Sunday, February 19
at 9pm EST/PST on NBC.
The men are: late-night legend Arsenio Hall, pop star Clay Aiken, radio
host Adam Carolla, the “Incredible Hulk” Lou Ferrigno,
magician/comedian Penn Jillette, rock star Dee Snider, actor George
Takei, IndyCar legend Michael Andretti, and star of “American
Chopper,” Paul Teutul, Sr.
The women are: supermodel Cheryl Tiegs, pop star Debbie Gibson, actress
and multi-Grammy winner Tia Carrere, author and reality star Victoria
Gotti, comedienne Lisa Lampanelli, former Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza,
singer and actress Aubrey O’Day, actress and model Patricia Velásquez,
and star of “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” Teresa Giudice.
“This season of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ will be the most exciting
yet. The show will be great, with a record number of contestants and 15
episodes. We are thrilled to bring 18 new and talented celebrities who
will help me make ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ one of the hottest
shows on television this spring. This will be season 12, Amazing!”
said Mr. Trump.
All 18 business-savvy celebrity contestants will compete with the goal
of raising money and awareness for their charity of choice. The last
person standing will be chosen as the Celebrity Apprentice and have the
honor of delivering a $250,000 bonus check to their designated charity,
following in the footsteps of previous winners Piers Morgan, Joan
Rivers, Bret Michaels and John Rich.
The celebrities will be subject to long hours, grueling deadlines,
intellectual challenges, personality clashes, and intense scrutiny under
the careful watch of Donald Trump and his advisors, Don Jr., Ivanka, and
Eric Trump. Last season, “Celebrity Apprentice” raised a record
amount for the contestants’ charities, donating over $3.1 million to
charity.
"We’ve never seen such a smart and funny group as this year’s
lineup of celebrities,” said executive producer Mark Burnett.
“‘Celebrity Apprentice’ is better than ever, and it’s all for a
great purpose, raising millions for charity."
