Lee Bienstock
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Lee Harrison Bienstock was a contestant of the fifth edition of the NBC
reality show The Apprentice, where he was the runner-up to winner Sean Yazbeck
. Bienstock was born and raised in the New York City
borough
of Brooklyn
, and at the time of the show lived in Lawrence, New York
.
At the age of 22, Bienstock became an analyst at Accenture
. He has a cameo in the movie Over The Hedge
as the voice of Lunch Table Larry which he auditioned for as a reward for winning a project during The Apprentice.
(HAFTR) High School, when his family relocated. He graduated from HAFTR High School in 2001, and then from Cornell University
in 2005 with a 4.0 grade point average in policy analysis and management.
as an associate vice president for corporate development approximately three months after Yazbeck was hired inside of television.
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
reality show The Apprentice, where he was the runner-up to winner Sean Yazbeck
Sean Yazbeck
Sean Yazbeck is the winner of the fifth season of the reality show, The Apprentice, where candidates compete in several tasks on a 15-week "job interview" for a position in one of Donald Trump's companies...
. Bienstock was born and raised in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
borough
Borough (New York City)
New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, and at the time of the show lived in Lawrence, New York
Lawrence, Nassau County, New York
Lawrence is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 6,483.The Village of Lawrence is in the southwest corner of the Town of Hempstead, adjoining the border with the New York City borough of Queens to the west and near the...
.
At the age of 22, Bienstock became an analyst at Accenture
Accenture
Accenture plc is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the largest consulting firm in the world and is a Fortune Global 500 company. As of September 2011, the company had more than 236,000 employees across...
. He has a cameo in the movie Over The Hedge
Over the Hedge (film)
Over the Hedge is a 2006 computer animated family action comedy film based on the characters from United Media comic strip of the same name. Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick, and produced by Bonnie Arnold, it was released in the United States on May 19, 2006.The film was produced by...
as the voice of Lunch Table Larry which he auditioned for as a reward for winning a project during The Apprentice.
Education
He graduated from Yeshiva of Flatbush Elementary School. After spending some time in the Yeshivah of Flatbush High School, he transferred to Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and RockawayHebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway
The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, or HAFTR, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school on the South Shore of Long Island in New York serving male and female students in preschool through twelfth grade. It is a private school in the Five Towns...
(HAFTR) High School, when his family relocated. He graduated from HAFTR High School in 2001, and then from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 2005 with a 4.0 grade point average in policy analysis and management.
Life after The Apprentice
Although Bienstock was not hired on television, he was hired outside of television by Trump to work for Trump MortgageTrump Mortgage
Trump Mortgage is a real estate financing company founded by Donald Trump and E. J. Ridings .In December 2006, it was reported that Ridings had exaggerated and invented items on his resume....
as an associate vice president for corporate development approximately three months after Yazbeck was hired inside of television.