The Apprentice (U.S. season 7)

The Apprentice (U.S. season 7)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 13
Release
Original network NBC
Original release

January 3 (2008-01-03) – March 27, 2008 (2008-03-27)[1]

Additional information
Filming dates October 2007 (2007-10) – November 2007 (2007-11)
No. of contestants 14
Teams "Empresario" and "Hydra"
Winner Piers Morgan
All-stars Omarosa (10th)
Stephen Baldwin (8th)
Marilu Henner (5th)
Trace Adkins (1st)

The Celebrity Apprentice (also known as The Apprentice 7) is the seventh installment of the reality game show, Celebrity Apprentice. This season features celebrity candidates vying for the title of Donald Trump's, "Best Business Brain," as a way to revitalize the series, with the winner donating their proceeds to charity.[2] The series was designed after Comic Relief Does The Apprentice, a charity special of the British Apprentice series.[3] This installment marks the series' return to New York[4] after spending the previous season in Los Angeles and features abstract paintings by Seattle-based artist Maeve Harris.[5][6] The series premiered on NBC on January 3, 2008 at 9:00PM.

This is the first season where the candidates did not reside in a communal penthouse of Trump Tower which was more as a meeting vicinity and also the boardroom. The celebrities lived in Trump International Hotel and Tower. There are also no traditionally given rewards to the winning team apart from the winning project manager receiving an amount of $20,000 along with available proceeds from the tasks to be donated to his or her favorite charity. Nevertheless, the firing rule remained. America's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan was the winner, beating country music singer Trace Adkins in the finals. Ironically, Morgan was the only celebrity fired during the original British celebrity edition of the show.

Candidates

The following is the list of candidates for this season, with their original team placements. The show went back to its original concept of men versus women. The all-women team named their team Empresario (a Spanish term meaning "entrepreneur", albeit ironically, it denotes a male entrepreneur) while the all-men team named theirs Hydra (after a monster from ancient Greek mythology.)

Candidate data[7]
Celebrity Background Original team Age Hometown Charity Result Raised
Morgan, PiersPiers Morgan America's Got Talent judge Hydra 42 United Kingdom Guildford, Surrey Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund The Celebrity Apprentice
(2008–03–27)
$754,300
Adkins, TraceTrace Adkins Country music singer Hydra 45 United States Springhill, Louisiana Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Fired in the Season Finale
(2008–03–27)
$102,000
Alt, CarolCarol Alt Supermodel Empresario 47 United States East Williston, New York Tony Alt Memorial Foundation Fired in week 12
(2008–03–20)
$40,000
Lewis, LennoxLennox Lewis Heavyweight boxer Hydra 42 Canada Kitchener, Ontario The Muhammad Ali Center Fired in week 12
(2008–03–20)
$40,000
Baldwin, StephenStephen Baldwin Film actor & author Hydra 41 United States Massapequa, New York Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund Fired in week 11
(2008–03–13)
$89,324.79
Omarosa, Omarosa The Apprentice contestant Empresario 33 United States Youngstown, Ohio Positive Vibrations Youth Mentoring Program Fired in week 10
(2008–03–06)
Ortiz, TitoTito Ortiz UFC fighter Hydra 32 United States Santa Ana, California St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Fired in week 9
(2008–02–28)
$70,000
Henner, MariluMarilu Henner Sitcom actress Empresario 55 United States Chicago, Illinois Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Fired in week 8
(2008–02–21)
$20,0001
Galán, NelyNely Galán Television actress Empresario 44 United States Teaneck, New Jersey Count Me In Fired in week 6
(2008–02–07)
Pastore, VincentVincent Pastore The Sopranos actor Hydra 61 United States New Rochelle, New York Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research Quit in week 5
(2008–01–31)
$50,000
Finch, JennieJennie Finch Olympic softball pitcher Empresario 27 United States La Mirada, California International Breast Cancer Research Foundation Fired in week 4
(2008–01–24)
Simmons, GeneGene Simmons Kiss bassist & entrepreneur Hydra 58 United States Los Angeles, California Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Fired in week 3
(2008–01–17)
$20,000
Comaneci, NadiaNadia Comaneci Olympic gymnast Empresario 46 Romania Oneşti, Romania Special Olympics Fired in week 2
(2008–01–10)
Fallon, TiffanyTiffany Fallon Model Empresario 33 United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida Walter Reed Society Fired in week 1
(2008–01–03)

^1 In an unaired scene available on the web, Trump gave Marilu Henner's charity a $20,000 donation because he felt she deserved to win money for her charity.

Donald Trump, in an apparent gesture to reconcile his feud with Rosie O'Donnell, offered her a contestant spot on the show but was turned down in a statement by O'Donnell's spokeswoman.[8]

Weekly results

Candidate Original team Week 3 team Week 6 team Week 7 team Week 8 team Application result Record as project manager
Piers Morgan Hydra Hydra Hydra Hydra Hydra The Celebrity Apprentice 2–1 (win in weeks 7 & 10, loss in week 5)
Trace Adkins Hydra Hydra Hydra Empresario Empresario Fired in the Season Finale 0–2 (loss in weeks 7 & 11)
Carol Alt Empresario Empresario Empresario Hydra Hydra Fired in week 12 2–0 (win in weeks 5 & 9)
Lennox Lewis Hydra Hydra Hydra Hydra Hydra Fired in week 12 2–0 (win in weeks 6 & 11)
Stephen Baldwin Hydra Hydra Empresario Empresario Empresario Fired in week 11 2–0 (win in weeks 1 & 8)
Omarosa Empresario Empresario Empresario Hydra Empresario Fired in week 10 0–3 (loss in weeks 1, 6, & 10)
Tito Ortiz Hydra Hydra Hydra Empresario Empresario Fired in week 9 1–1 (win in week 3, loss in week 9)
Marilu Henner Empresario Empresario Empresario Empresario Hydra Fired in week 8 0–2 (loss in weeks 4 & 8)
Nely Galán Empresario Empresario Empresario Fired in week 6 0–1 (loss in week 2)
Vincent Pastore Hydra Hydra Quit in week 5 1–0 (win in week 4)
Jennie Finch Empresario Empresario Fired in week 4
Gene Simmons Hydra Empresario Fired in week 3 1–1 (win in week 2, loss in week 3)
Nadia Comaneci Empresario Fired in week 2
Tiffany Fallon Empresario Fired in week 1
Candidate Elimination chart
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Piers ININININLOSEIN WINBRINWIN ININ CA
Trace ININININININLOSEININ IN LOSE IN FIRED
Carol BRBRINBRWININININWINININFIRED
Lennox INININININWININBR IN INWINFIRED
Stephen WIN ININININININWINININ FIRED
Omarosa LOSEINBRININLOSE IN ININFIRED
Tito ININWINININ IN ININFIRED
Marilu INININ LOSE IN BR INFIRED
Nely INLOSE IN ININFIRED
Vincent INININWINQUIT
Jennie ININBRFIRED
Gene INWIN FIRED
Nadia INFIRED
Tiffany FIRED
     The candidate was on the losing team.
     The candidate won the competition and was named The Celebrity Apprentice.
     The candidate won as project manager on his/her team.
     The candidate lost as project manager on his/her team.
     The candidate was called into the boardroom.
     The candidate was fired.
     The candidate lost as project manager and was fired.
     The candidate quit the competition.
     The candidate was absent during the week due to previous engagements.

Episodes

Episode 1: Selling Hot Dogs

Episode 2: Pedigree Community Awareness Ad

Episode 3: Mr. Outside the Box

Episode 4: A Knight on Broadway

Episode 5: The Croc and the Rat

Episode 6: Window of Opportunity

Episode 7: The Mane Event

Episode 8: Quality, Value, and Chaos

Episode 9: The Money Shot

Episode 10: Painting By Numbers

Episode 11: Bread and Badda-bing

Episode 12: Going Once, Twice, You're Fired

Donald Trump contradicted the rules that Trump himself set out for this challenge. Trump set out the rules for the challenge being that based on what Jim and Erin said, he would fire two people immediately. Both Jim and Erin acknowledged Piers Morgan's fundraising proficiency, but unequivocally said to Donald Trump that Piers Morgan must not advance to the next round based on personality, both judges ranking Piers Morgan last out of the four remaining candidates. However, Trump advanced Piers Morgan to the final round.

Episode 13: Season Finale: Under the Hammer

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References

External links

Candidate websites

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