Cassidy, Lil' Jon et al. Set for 11th 'Celebrity Apprentice'

On Thursday's episode of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon", Donald Trump officially announced the 16 celebrities who will be participating in the 11th season - and fourth celebrity edition - of "The Apprentice", his NBC show which puts contestants in various business situations to determine who would be most worthy of being Trump's apprentice. 

The celebrity lineup includes singers, actors, and even reality stars from other shows. Richard Hatch, the winner of the first "Survivor" series, will participate, along with actor Gary Busey; actress Marlee Matlin; "The Partridge Family"'s David Cassidy; singer/actor Meatloaf; 2010's "Playmate of the Year" Hope Dworaczyk; musician Mark McGrath; singer Dionne Warwick; Nikki Taylor; country singer John Rich and rapper Lil Jon. Completing the casting are singer La Toya Jackson, former host of "The View" Star Jones, actress Lisa Rinna, former baseball player Jose Canseco, and "The Real Housewives of Atlanta"'s NeNe Leakes.

"Oh, man, this is going to be a crazy season...is this real? LaToya Jackson and Gary Busey, anywhere, I'm there." Jimmy Fallon said upon hearing the announcement.

The third season of "Celebrity Apprentice" was won by Bret Michaels, who raised $390,000 for his charity of choice, The American Diabetes Association. In all, that season raised $1.25 million for various charities including $597,000 by the runner up, humanitarian Holly Robinson Peete.

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski

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