March 14, 2011

Celebrity Apprentice 2011!

Who is Richard Hatch and why is he famous?

[Mar. 14]

Richard Hatch is no stranger to the boardroom. A former corporate trainer and licensed real estate agent, Hatch is also a survivor. In fact, Hatch is the $1 million winner of the first Survivor reality television series, and he’s looking to survive again on Celebrity Apprentice 4. If he wins, he plans to benefit Grassroot Soccer to promote HIV and AIDS education in Africa.

Richard Hatch continually asserted that his experience as a corporate trainer was what allowed him to work with other people and ultimately come out on top in Survivor. And there is no doubt the experience will come in handy on Celebrity Apprentice. But the audience should pay close attention to how he manages his finances.

The green celebrity went to prison in 2005 for three years for failing to pay taxes on his 2000-2001 winnings from Survivor. And reportedly he will be returning to prison for nine months for having failed to pay the IRS still.

Celebrity Apprentice 2011!

Who is Star Jones and why is she famous?

[Mar. 14]

TV personality and green celebrity Star Jones is no stranger to television or charity. She was a co-hostess for 10 years on ABC’s The View and she was the E! hostess for the Red Carpet Pre Awards show until they parted ways in 2005. Jones has a soft spot for children and family charities, and she supports the HollyRod Foundation, which works to support those with debilitating life circumstances — Parkinson’s Disease in particular. Jones will playing to benefit the American Heart Association on Celebrity Apprentice 4.

Star Jones also supports Champions for Children, which supports Safe Horizon’s battle against child abuse. While perhaps best known for roles in television journalism, the green celebrity is an accomplished lawyer, having earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center in 1986.

Website Biography.Com notes:

Jones became especially well known for her work during the William Kennedy Smith rape trial in Palm Beach, Florida. Jones’ work caught the attention of Jeff Zucker, then executive producer of the Today show. “She had knowledge of the legal aspects, but she talked like a regular person,” Zucker recalls. The show first booked her as a guest. A few weeks later, she was offered a full-time contract as an NBC-TV legal expert.

Her career continued to take off when she was assigned to take on the role of chief legal correspondent for Inside Edition. Star Jones was tasked to follow the infamous O. J. Simpson trial, and became the only correspondent to interview Simpson during the civil proceedings.

Following her time at Inside Edition, she was offered a spot on The View on ABC, which was nominated for an Emmy award consistently from 1999 to 2006 and won the Daytime Emmy Award in 1997 and 2004 while green celebrity Star Jones was a co-host.