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Tiffany Fallon, Jennie Finch & Nely Galan To Star In CELEBRITY APPRENTICE!!
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Those worried that the first celebrity edition of “The Apprentice” would, like VH1’s “Surreal Life,” find itself stocked with has-beens and D-listers need worry no longer!
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SEVENTH INSTALLMENT OF REALITY HIT TO RETURN TO NEW YORK CITY WITH ALL-STAR LINEUP
Trace Adkins, Carol Alt, Stephen Baldwin, Nadia Comaneci, Tiffany Fallon, Jennie Finch, Nely Galan, Marilu Henner, Lennox Lewis, Piers Morgan, Omarosa, Tito Ortiz, Vincent Pastore, and Gene Simmons To Face Off on the City Streets and in the Boardroom For Charity
NEW YORK – Monday, Nov. 19th 2007 – NBC and Donald Trump return to New York City with "The Celebrity Apprentice," with an all-star celebrity lineup of candidates. Now in its seventh season, this installment of "The Apprentice" changes the game. "The Celebrity Apprentice" with host Donald Trump begins its latest edition on Thursday, January 3 (9:00PM ET).
Contestants will not be vying for a job with Donald Trump, but the business-savvy celebrity contestants will be working towards a greater goal -- as they raise over a million dollars for their various charities throughout the season. Not only will the final winner be crowned the first 'Celebrity Apprentice,' but he or she will also have the honor of delivering a two-hundred and fifty thousand dollar bonus check to their designated charity.
All 14 celebrities will be competing in business driven tasks around New York City, using their fame along with their proven business acumen to win challenges, while ultimately raising money and awareness for their respective causes.
Just as in the regular "Apprentice," the celebrities will be subjected to long hours, grueling mental challenges, personality clashes, and intense scrutiny -- all without the help of their regular support system of agents, managers, and personal assistants.
Certain tasks encourage the contestants to reach out to their network of celebrity contacts for assistance or donations -- making for entertaining surprise visits by some of the world's biggest stars along the way.
"This will be the most exciting season of 'The Apprentice' yet – maybe even better than Season One. Our fourteen celebrity contestants are incredible individually, and as a group they will make 'The Celebrity Apprentice' one of the hottest shows on television. I promise you a fantastic new season!" Said Donald J. Trump, executive producer of ' The Celebrity Apprentice.'
"We're back, and in our old time slot. The series is epic and Donald is on fire!" Said Mark Burnett, executive producer of 'The Celebrity Apprentice.'
All of the tasks will be judged by Trump and his advisors in the boardroom. Returning back to the boardroom are Trump's children (and colleagues) Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., alongside longtime Trump Organization employee and "Apprentice" advisor George Ross. In a new twist, the boardroom will feature a "rotating seat," allowing a variety of famous business leaders and industry legends to join Trump in spirited judgment on tasks for the first time in the series.
"This season's celebrity version of 'The Apprentice' is going to blow people away," said Craig Plestis Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, Development and Specials, NBC Entertainment. "We have assembled a group of savvy celebrities who are playing their hearts out for their favorite charities, on the streets of New York City." He added, "You may think you have seen it all, but there will be lots of twists and surprises to sweeten the pot for everyone. We had so much fun shooting this and we know viewers are going to embrace this amped up Apprentice."
ABOUT THE CANDIDATES
Each celebrity contestant was handpicked for their balance of notoriety and business skills. Capsule bios are below, with full biographies available on NBC Media Village.
TRACE ADKINS is a country music star with seven studio albums. He has had twenty-three singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, with two of those singles -- "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" and "Ladies Love Country Boys" – hitting No. 1.
CAROL ALT is a successful model/actress with over 700 covers and 65
films. She currently has her own natural cosmetics line and is an
advocate for the health benefits of eating raw.
STEPHEN BALDWIN is an actor best known for his role in the 1995 film "The Usual Suspects". A born-again Christian, he travels the country as a speaker and is a best-selling religious author.
NADIA COMANECI burst into the limelight as the star of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, is the most celebrated gymnast of our time. The diminutive Romanian eventually produced a lifetime Olympic medal haul of five golds, three silvers and one bronze and she has left behind a competitive record which will be virtually impossible to match. In 2005, FOX.com considered her one of the "Greatest Athletes in 150 years of Sports History". Comaneci will be the new face of L'Oreal cosmetics.
TIFFANY FALLON was named Playboy's Playmate of the Year for 2005. She is married to Joe Don Rooney from the chart-topping country band, Rascal Flatts. Fallon was also Miss Georgia USA 2001 and holds a sports marketing degree from Florida State University as well as being the host of IFL Battleground.
JENNIE FINCH won a gold medal as a member of the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Softball team. She was the first woman to host "This Week In Baseball" for FOX Sports. Finch markets the Jennie Finch Windmill, an invention of her father's to improve softball pitching technique.
NELY GALAN created Galan Entertainment, producing over 600 episodes of programming in both the English and Spanish language. Her TV talk-show with Padre Alberto has a huge following, and recently signed a deal with NBC Universal to create English-language telenovellas across all media platforms for the company.
MARILU HENNER is a 5 time Golden Globe nominated actress who memorably starred in "Taxi" and "Evening Shade" as well as countless films. Henner has enjoyed a second career as the author of six best-selling books on diet and health.
LENNOX LEWIS is a former heavyweight-boxing champion – a three-time champion, a distinction shared with Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield.
OMAROSA was the breakout star of the premiere season of "The Apprentice." She previously served as Deputy Associate Director of Presidential Personnel at the White House for then President Bill Clinton.
PIERS MORGAN is currently a judge on NBC's talent show hit "America 's Got Talent." He created First News, a newspaper for kids, and is a former British tabloid editor. He has written bestselling books such as "The Insider" and "Don't You Know Who I Am?"
TITO ORTIZ is an Ultimate Fighting Champion – holds the record for light heavyweight fighting from 2000-2003. He has his own clothing line, and is developing a new XBOX game.
VINCENT PASTORE was an actor in the Emmy winning series, "The Sopranos". He was the voice of Luca in "Shark Tale" and hosts "The Wise Guy Show" on Sirius Satellite Radio's Raw Dog Comedy channel. Pastore has been passionately involved in the music industry, starting his career running nightclubs and music venues. He is soon to star on Broadway in " Chicago".
GENE SIMMONS is best known for his persona in the band KISS, as well as his many other flourishing businesses such as his fashion label and KISS merchandise. He was an elementary school teacher, considered being a rabbi, and produced Van Halen's demo that got them signed to Warner Brothers Records in 1977. He is currently taping his reality show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels."
"The Apprentice" is produced by Mark Burnett Productions in association with Trump Productions LLC. Mark Burnett, Donald Trump are executive producers, Eden Gaha and Page Feldman are co- executive producers.
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Trace Adkins, Carol Alt, Stephen Baldwin, Nadia Comaneci, Tiffany Fallon, Jennie Finch, Nely Galan, Marilu Henner, Lennox Lewis, Piers Morgan, Omarosa, Tito Ortiz, Vincent Pastore, and Gene Simmons To Face Off on the City Streets and in the Boardroom For Charity
NEW YORK – Monday, Nov. 19th 2007 – NBC and Donald Trump return to New York City with "The Celebrity Apprentice," with an all-star celebrity lineup of candidates. Now in its seventh season, this installment of "The Apprentice" changes the game. "The Celebrity Apprentice" with host Donald Trump begins its latest edition on Thursday, January 3 (9:00PM ET).
Contestants will not be vying for a job with Donald Trump, but the business-savvy celebrity contestants will be working towards a greater goal -- as they raise over a million dollars for their various charities throughout the season. Not only will the final winner be crowned the first 'Celebrity Apprentice,' but he or she will also have the honor of delivering a two-hundred and fifty thousand dollar bonus check to their designated charity.
All 14 celebrities will be competing in business driven tasks around New York City, using their fame along with their proven business acumen to win challenges, while ultimately raising money and awareness for their respective causes.
Just as in the regular "Apprentice," the celebrities will be subjected to long hours, grueling mental challenges, personality clashes, and intense scrutiny -- all without the help of their regular support system of agents, managers, and personal assistants.
Certain tasks encourage the contestants to reach out to their network of celebrity contacts for assistance or donations -- making for entertaining surprise visits by some of the world's biggest stars along the way.
"This will be the most exciting season of 'The Apprentice' yet – maybe even better than Season One. Our fourteen celebrity contestants are incredible individually, and as a group they will make 'The Celebrity Apprentice' one of the hottest shows on television. I promise you a fantastic new season!" Said Donald J. Trump, executive producer of ' The Celebrity Apprentice.'
"We're back, and in our old time slot. The series is epic and Donald is on fire!" Said Mark Burnett, executive producer of 'The Celebrity Apprentice.'
All of the tasks will be judged by Trump and his advisors in the boardroom. Returning back to the boardroom are Trump's children (and colleagues) Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., alongside longtime Trump Organization employee and "Apprentice" advisor George Ross. In a new twist, the boardroom will feature a "rotating seat," allowing a variety of famous business leaders and industry legends to join Trump in spirited judgment on tasks for the first time in the series.
"This season's celebrity version of 'The Apprentice' is going to blow people away," said Craig Plestis Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, Development and Specials, NBC Entertainment. "We have assembled a group of savvy celebrities who are playing their hearts out for their favorite charities, on the streets of New York City." He added, "You may think you have seen it all, but there will be lots of twists and surprises to sweeten the pot for everyone. We had so much fun shooting this and we know viewers are going to embrace this amped up Apprentice."
ABOUT THE CANDIDATES
Each celebrity contestant was handpicked for their balance of notoriety and business skills. Capsule bios are below, with full biographies available on NBC Media Village.
TRACE ADKINS is a country music star with seven studio albums. He has had twenty-three singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, with two of those singles -- "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" and "Ladies Love Country Boys" – hitting No. 1.
CAROL ALT is a successful model/actress with over 700 covers and 65
films. She currently has her own natural cosmetics line and is an
advocate for the health benefits of eating raw.
STEPHEN BALDWIN is an actor best known for his role in the 1995 film "The Usual Suspects". A born-again Christian, he travels the country as a speaker and is a best-selling religious author.
NADIA COMANECI burst into the limelight as the star of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, is the most celebrated gymnast of our time. The diminutive Romanian eventually produced a lifetime Olympic medal haul of five golds, three silvers and one bronze and she has left behind a competitive record which will be virtually impossible to match. In 2005, FOX.com considered her one of the "Greatest Athletes in 150 years of Sports History". Comaneci will be the new face of L'Oreal cosmetics.
TIFFANY FALLON was named Playboy's Playmate of the Year for 2005. She is married to Joe Don Rooney from the chart-topping country band, Rascal Flatts. Fallon was also Miss Georgia USA 2001 and holds a sports marketing degree from Florida State University as well as being the host of IFL Battleground.
JENNIE FINCH won a gold medal as a member of the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Softball team. She was the first woman to host "This Week In Baseball" for FOX Sports. Finch markets the Jennie Finch Windmill, an invention of her father's to improve softball pitching technique.
NELY GALAN created Galan Entertainment, producing over 600 episodes of programming in both the English and Spanish language. Her TV talk-show with Padre Alberto has a huge following, and recently signed a deal with NBC Universal to create English-language telenovellas across all media platforms for the company.
MARILU HENNER is a 5 time Golden Globe nominated actress who memorably starred in "Taxi" and "Evening Shade" as well as countless films. Henner has enjoyed a second career as the author of six best-selling books on diet and health.
LENNOX LEWIS is a former heavyweight-boxing champion – a three-time champion, a distinction shared with Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield.
OMAROSA was the breakout star of the premiere season of "The Apprentice." She previously served as Deputy Associate Director of Presidential Personnel at the White House for then President Bill Clinton.
PIERS MORGAN is currently a judge on NBC's talent show hit "America 's Got Talent." He created First News, a newspaper for kids, and is a former British tabloid editor. He has written bestselling books such as "The Insider" and "Don't You Know Who I Am?"
TITO ORTIZ is an Ultimate Fighting Champion – holds the record for light heavyweight fighting from 2000-2003. He has his own clothing line, and is developing a new XBOX game.
VINCENT PASTORE was an actor in the Emmy winning series, "The Sopranos". He was the voice of Luca in "Shark Tale" and hosts "The Wise Guy Show" on Sirius Satellite Radio's Raw Dog Comedy channel. Pastore has been passionately involved in the music industry, starting his career running nightclubs and music venues. He is soon to star on Broadway in " Chicago".
GENE SIMMONS is best known for his persona in the band KISS, as well as his many other flourishing businesses such as his fashion label and KISS merchandise. He was an elementary school teacher, considered being a rabbi, and produced Van Halen's demo that got them signed to Warner Brothers Records in 1977. He is currently taping his reality show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels."
"The Apprentice" is produced by Mark Burnett Productions in association with Trump Productions LLC. Mark Burnett, Donald Trump are executive producers, Eden Gaha and Page Feldman are co- executive producers.
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Half these people are nobodies, and the other half are people nobody gives a crap about. The Apprentice (and anything else Trump does) is total shite, and this one sounds to be even worse than the previous installments.
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Not so much Who? though seeing the name "Omarosa" again made me throw up a little. but WTF? I know AICN must be worrying about running out of TV news. Heck, I just tossed my TV Guide subscription renewal notice. No free coffee mug for me. But if anyone tells me that this - or any information about either Donald Trump or The Apprentice - is "cool news", I will mock them with cruel scorn. Fie!. Pshaw! Still, Carol Alt and Marilu Henner were pretty hot back in their day, and that one other guy I've actually heard of... nope, can't remember the name. Sorry, not famous enough. For this kind of nonsense there's no Chuck or Reaper talkback?
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My bad, Gene simmons IS "famous enough". He was great on "Third Watch". and I think he was in a band that used to advertise on the back cover of Creem magazine. Mom's Apple Pie or Klaatu or something.I kid. I kid Kiss because they don't mean sheet to me.
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they listened to my suggestion to try and get some people from the first season back.
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I think a lot of these names are actually obscure, rather than D List. I give them credit for trying to not embarrass themselves completely with D-list people.
But in doing so, they forgot their original thesis... which was to have a celebrity edition. I think I see the position these producers were in. They clearly arrived at the same conclusion most of did in three seconds - this isn't going to work. And then were told, "that's not an option." So someone tried to do a reasonable job of it.
I feel really bad in saying, then, that faced with this dilemma, the best way to go might have been for broke. I mean, get Screech, get Elizabeth Berkeley, get the two Coreys, get anyone you can from Love Boat, get Evan Marriott, get Danny Bonaduce...
Yeah, maybe we put you guys on the garden path. We said don't give us Kathy Griffin and Erik Estrada, but now we must admit that at least that would have been bizarre and amusing.
The current list is just obscure and unriveting. Sorry, Ben Silverman. I give you credit for trying, though. -
He certainly aint a nobody
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Reality TV.
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a raw food diet.
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Then where are the celebrities?
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The guy slaps a KISS logo on coffins and markets them for gods sake. The man knows how to sell anything.
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What if she ate a snake? - best quote from Baldwin during Celebrity Fear Factor. He was great on Celebrity Mole too.
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I heard he was supposed to be on this.
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Ok there is your winner. That man knows how to make money hand over fist.
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Never heard of any of those people.
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is What, exactly?
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Tito's gonna punch someone before this is over.
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Lame.
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I have never watched an episode of "The Apprentice," but this titanic battle of big personalities will finally win me and my Tivo over. I hope Simmons takes the whole thing.
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I like how he talks about class and the finer things, yet will gladly deal in sleaze to make a couple of bucks. What a hypocritical jackass. Bringing back Omarosa? WTF? Does he really want her in his organization? Of course not, but he's sleazing it up to make a buck. What a douche.
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the ratings are as low as ever for this turd of a show. I actually like the reality game shows (Survivor & Amazing Race), but those shows have hosts that don't make me vomit.
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very liberal use of the word "celebrity".
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Those guys have made insane money selling all kinds of merchandise and whatnot to the same people over and over again. It's amazing. And just from seeing interviews here and there it seems like a lot of it comes from the band not managers, etc.
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They should really be legally required to put quotation marks around the word "Celebrity" (see how I did it there?) in the title to this show.
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He's also refreshingly honest about it, unlike Trump. That's whay I like Simmons and despise Trump.
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Good thing I already avoid the 'regular' Apprentice like the plague that it is.
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...but I'd bet he's gone quickly as he's pretty much a "my way or the highway" type guy when it comes to business.
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So what is the point? They will be mouthy and belligerent in the board room and to each other. Whoop-de-doo.
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Yeah, big deal. Still not a motivator for civility.
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Nov 20, 2007 1:44:53 PM CST
JIM.J BULLOK didn't make the cut??? DAMN F@%$ing SH%&!!!!
by darthmrbelvedere
What is this world coming to????
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Nov 20, 2007 1:49:02 PM CST
IF They cast Danny Bonaduce, they would of been GUARANTEED...
by darthmrbelvedere
to have at least ONE ambulance in the show...maybe two if they were lucky. We all know that every season of ANY reality Show needs and ambulamce showing up.
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he really can market any thing, it's scary. So my money is on Simmions. Baldwin is a great celebreality guest, I bet he and Ortiz get into the fight.
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Sorry to all you haters, but there are some big names on that list. They didn't get any 'super-stars', but it is probably the best lineup I've seen of ANY 'celebrity' reality show. Plus, as much as you might hate trump, he knows how to make a buck and he's pretty damn entertaining.
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Your run of the mill Alpha moron Omerosa becomes famous due to a reality show, then she returns to that reality show as a celebrity, a status she wouldn't hold if it weren't for the show considering her a celebrity. A paradox rift is opening as we speak in Hollywood and threatens to swallow all those on strike. BEWARE!!!!
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"Hey, it's that guy from... you know that thing." and "didn't I wack off to here in the 80s?"
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...High Pitch Eric.
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bahaha that's funny. Ortiz is coding the game as well I bet. Why don't they say that some company is paying Ortiz a bunch of money so they can attach his name to it with the hopes of selling a few more copies than they would otherwise sell. Cuz Ortiz ain't developin' shit.
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...Gene's gonna tap that softball player's ass. I wouldn't blame him. Hopefully he'll squash Stephen Baldwin while he's at it.
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she has a nice ass in person, too. that is all.
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Tranny Jimmy Fallon. Now thats TV. Who would watch this if it starred a tranny jimmy fallon? C'mon. give it up.
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Quick, put him out!
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Nov 21, 2007 8:54:31 AM CST
Oh, C'mon! Are some of you not old enough to shave yet?
by rock-me amodeo
No A-lister needs to do this, but how can anyone be saying "Who? Who?"Even I know a lot of these folks: Gene Simmons of KISS! This guy helped reinvent Rock and Roll in the seventies when all we had was the fricking Bee Gees and disco infernos.
Nadia Comaneci MADE people watch the Olymics back in her day. Riveting.
Vincent Pastore - even those of you with the attention span of an ADD fruitfly on crack should recognize "Big Pussy" from the Sopranos. I don't even GET HBO and I knew who he was (of course, I'm Sicilian Italian, so we have our own information network...)Stephen Baldwin is funnier, ballsier and so much more engaging as a born-again christian than he ever was in his pagan days.Plus Marilu Henner, Lennox Lewis, both recognizable to those of us who have already grown Hair One.Have a sense of history, folks. I know Jesus Jones sang about "Right Here, Right Now" and it seems like that's all there is, but due to the linear nature of time, we are able to appreciate this thing called "the past." -
She. Was. FINE.
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"Plus, as much as you might hate trump, he knows how to make a buck..."
I'll grant that he's a great con man. He makes money because he's famous for making money, not through any managerial skill of his own. That makes his bloviating during the boardroom scenes all the more masterbatory. -
i would lick the phlegm off flippers blowhole if it got me a shot at her
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Is to figure out who wears more make-up: Jennie Finch or The Demon
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he owns the kiss museum. There is only one person allowed in the Kiss Museum and that is Gene simmons. Its in his house. Gene Simmons came to the UK to teach children how to rock.
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About as interesting as Celebrity Rehab.
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an advocate for the health benefits of eating raw. heh.
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Man,she was one seriously seriously hot babe.
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Marilu Henner? Say it's not so (sobs uncontrollably). She was so blistering hot on TAXI--of course, that was a couple of years ago. And what's so thrilling about a married Playmate? That's only marginal "geek" fantasy.
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Carmen Electra on this same show (2009).
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Steve Gutenberg, Gary Coleman, Paris Hilton, Richard Dean Anderson, Sean Connery, you know be more creative and a bunch that will make us do a double take.
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