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. Trump departed the series after the fourteenth season to focus on his 2016 presidential campaign, with actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger then serving as host of the series. The fifteenth season, featuring Schwarzenegger was branded as The New Celebrity Apprentice.
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. 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". Michelle Sorro of season 6 quit after determining that the competition was "too much" and "not worth it". Actor Vincent Pastore of season 7 resigned due to a conflict with Piers Morgan. Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson of season 9 quit due to a personal family situation. 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
SeasonNameTeamAgeHometownFinish1 Versacorp31 New York City, New York Versacorp23 Detroit, Michigan Versacorp27 Chevy Chase, Maryland Versacorp25 Dallas, Texas Protégé30 Santa Monica, California Protégé21 New Richmond, Wisconsin Protégé36 Seattle, Washington Protégé27 New York City, New York Protégé29 Washington, D.C. Protégé30 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Protégé24 Coral Gables, Florida Versacorp32 Boise, Idaho Versacorp27 Los Angeles, California Protégé30 Austin, Texas Versacorp29 New York City, New York Versacorp32 Chicago, Illinois 2 Mosaic32 Frisco, Texas Apex33 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Apex35 New York City, New York Apex31 New York City, New York Mosaic32 San Francisco, California Mosaic24 San Francisco, California Apex26 New York City, New York Apex31 Marina del Rey, California Mosaic28 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mosaic30 Long Island, New York Apex31 Virginia Beach, Virginia Mosaic28 Atlanta, Georgia Mosaic23 Boca Raton, Florida Apex28 Boston, Massachusetts Mosaic29 Chicago, Illinois Apex28 Rockville, Maryland Apex30 San Francisco, California Mosaic37 Carlsbad, California 3 Magna34 Carlsbad, California Net Worth29 Wildwood, New Jersey Magna31 Seattle, Washington Magna39 Boston, Massachusetts Net Worth31 Los Angeles, California Magna25 Andover, Massachusetts Net Worth28 New York City, New York Net Worth22 Salt Lake City, Utah Net Worth32 Tampa, Florida Magna26 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Magna29 San Diego, California Net Worth41 Lake Balboa, California Net Worth21 Las Vegas, Nevada Magna32 Memphis, Tennessee Magna29 Seattle, Washington Net Worth37 Conley, Georgia Net Worth37 West Des Moines, Iowa Magna26 Boynton Beach, Florida 4 Capital Edge30 Tampa, Florida Excel27 Dallas, Texas Capital Edge31 Anthem, Arizona Capital Edge29 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Capital Edge24 Gainesville, Georgia Excel27 Alexandria, Virginia Excel35 Louisville, Kentucky Capital Edge26 Los Angeles, California Excel30 New York City, New York Excel41 Sarasota, Florida Excel23 New York City, New York Capital Edge26 Atlanta, Georgia Excel28 College Station, Texas Excel22 Atlanta, Georgia Capital Edge29 Kansas City, Missouri Capital Edge31 Las Vegas, Nevada Capital Edge23 Chicago, Illinois Excel34 Somerset, New Jersey 5 Gold Rush30 Huntington Beach, California Synergy38 New York City, New York Synergy25 Miami, Florida Gold Rush36 Barrington, Illinois Synergy30 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Gold Rush31 New Milford, New Jersey Gold Rush28 Kansas City, Missouri Gold Rush37 East Brunswick, New Jersey Gold Rush28 Houma, Louisiana Synergy31 San Diego, California Gold Rush27 Nashville, Tennessee Gold Rush27 New Bedford, Massachusetts Synergy29 Chicago, Illinois Synergy33 Edison, New Jersey Synergy26 Austin, Texas Synergy30 Columbia, South Carolina Gold Rush22 Brooklyn, New York Synergy33 Miami, Florida 6 Arrow37 Atlanta, Georgia Arrow25 Atlanta, Georgia Arrow34 Los Angeles, California Kinetic28 Wellington, Florida Arrow25 Fredericksburg, Virginia Kinetic32 Chicago, Illinois Kinetic34 Los Angeles, California Kinetic26 Phoenix, Arizona Kinetic24 Cincinnati, Ohio Kinetic28 Matawan, New Jersey Kinetic26 Panorama City, California Arrow25 Boston, Massachusetts Kinetic26 Santa Monica, California Kinetic37 Studio City, California Arrow27 The Bronx, New York Arrow25 Chicago, Illinois Arrow29 Seattle, Washington Arrow32 Los Angeles, California 7 Empresario33 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Empresario46 Oneşti, Romania Hydra58 New York City, New York Empresario27 La Mirada, California Hydra61 The Bronx, New York Empresario44 Santa Clara, Cuba Empresario55 Chicago, Illinois Hydra32 Huntington Beach, California Empresario33 Washington, D.C. Hydra41 Massapequa, New York Hydra42 London, England Empresario47 East Williston, New York Hydra45 Sarepta, Louisiana Hydra42 Newick, England 8 KOTU51 Brooklyn, New York KOTU50 Nashville, Tennessee KOTU37 Pembroke, Ontario, Canada Athena35 Providence, Rhode Island KOTU48 Trenton, New Jersey Athena38 Atlanta, Georgia Athena24 Los Angeles, California KOTU39 Buffalo, New York Athena26 Sacramento, California KOTU47 Wrightsville, Georgia Athena41 Brooklyn, New York KOTU47 Long Branch, New Jersey Athena34 Novato, California KOTU39 Lynwood, California Athena43 Los Angeles, California Athena75 Brooklyn, New York 9 Tenacity53 Long Island, New York Sinbad Rocksolid53 Benton Harbor, Michigan Rocksolid47 Los Angeles, California Rocksolid53 Chicago, Illinois Rocksolid42 Dallas, Texas Tenacity26 George Town, Cayman Islands Rocksolid42 Bonsall, California Tenacity37 Roseville, California Tenacity56 Queens, New York Tenacity27 Chicago, Illinois Rocksolid37 Melbourne, Australia Tenacity57 London, England Tenacity45 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rocksolid47 Butler, Pennsylvania 10 Fortitude27 Palos Verdes, California Octane43 Santa Ynez, California Octane31 New York City, New York Fortitude41 Miami, Florida Octane46 Wylie, Texas Octane33 Woodbury, Minnesota Fortitude30 Fayetteville, Georgia Fortitude29 Brooklyn, New York Octane34 Portage, Michigan Octane31 Tampa, Florida Fortitude24 Richmond, California Fortitude34 Chicago, Illinois Octane27 Washington, D.C. Fortitude30 Corpus Christi, Texas Octane40 Fort Worth, Texas Fortitude30 San Francisco, California 11 Backbone60 New York City, New York A.S.A.P.47 Medford, Oregon A.S.A.P.36 Fort Lauderdale, Florida A.S.A.P.70 East Orange, New Jersey Backbone46 Havana, Cuba Backbone49 Newport, Rhode Island Backbone42 Hartford, Connecticut Backbone66 Goose Creek, Texas A.S.A.P.26 Port Lavaca, Texas A.S.A.P.43 Athens, Georgia A.S.A.P.54 Gary, Indiana A.S.A.P.48 Badin, North Carolina Lil Jon Backbone40 Atlanta, Georgia Meat Loaf Backbone63 Dallas, Texas A.S.A.P.45 Morton Grove, Illinois Backbone37 Amarillo, Texas 12 Forte64 Breckenridge, Minnesota Forte48 Brooklyn, New York Unanimous74 Los Angeles, California Unanimous47 Los Angeles, California Unanimous49 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Forte44 Honolulu, Hawaii Forte40 Zulia, Venezuela Forte41 Brooklyn, New York Unanimous56 Astoria, New York Unanimous59 Brooklyn, New York Unanimous62 Yonkers, New York Unanimous56 Las Vegas, Nevada Forte25 Caracas, Venezuela Forte39 Paterson, New Jersey Forte50 Trumbull, Connecticut Forte27 San Francisco, California Unanimous32 Raleigh, North Carolina Unanimous55 Cleveland, Ohio 13 Power49 Butler, Pennsylvania Plan B57 Astoria, New York Power56 Gary, Indiana Power39 Providence, Rhode Island Power39 Youngstown, Ohio Power51 Trenton, New Jersey Plan B46 Massapequa, New York Power38 Novato, California Plan B68 Goose Creek, Texas Plan B60 Chicago, Illinois Plan B49 Medford, Oregon Power42 Atlanta, Georgia Plan B58 Greenfield, Massachusetts Plan B52 Sarepta, Louisiana 14 Infinity35 Newark, New Jersey Vortex27 Wyckoff, New Jersey Vortex59 Brooklyn, New York Infinity24 South Lake Tahoe, California Vortex41 Alexander City, Alabama Infinity23 West Des Moines, Iowa Vortex56 Santa Monica, California Vortex56 Seattle, Washington Infinity39 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Infinity43 Detroit, Michigan Vortex50 Newark, New Jersey Vortex41 Fort Riley, Kansas Infinity41 Salinas, California Infinity50 South Bend, Indiana Vortex71 Brooklyn, New York Infinity57 Hartsville, South Carolina 15 Prima36 Amherst, New York Prima48 Bel Air, California Arete56 Hartford, Connecticut Prima28 Jersey City, New Jersey Prima47 Beverly Hills, California Arete59 Tarzana, California Arete55 Hollywood, California Arete39 West Linn, Oregon Prima35 Decatur, Georgia Arete39 San Diego, California Prima44 Glendora, California Arete46 Orefield, Pennsylvania Prima38 Miami Beach, Florida Prima45 Tucson, Arizona Arete55 London, England Arete45 Denver, Colorado
Candidate's team at the start of the season. Candidate's age at the start of the season. Four season-4 candidates were fired simultaneously and therefore display the same result. Two season-5 candidates were fired simultaneously and therefore display the same result.
References
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External links
NBC.com: The Apprentice