The Celebrity Apprentice 5 (also known as The Apprentice 12) is the twelfth installment of the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 version of the reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 series, The Apprentice. On May 15, 2011, NBC announced that the show would be returning for a fifth season due in 2012 on NBC. On May 16, 2011, at NBC's annual upfront presentations to advertisers, Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

 confirmed that he would be hosting the fifth season. On November 14, 2011, NBC announced the fifth season would premiere February 12, 2012.

Candidates

Candidate	Background	Original Team	Age	Hometown	Charity	Result	Raised
	Singer & Actor Actor An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...	Unanimous	32	Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...	National Inclusion Project
	IZOD IndyCar Series Owner	Unanimous	49	Nazareth, Pennsylvania Nazareth, Pennsylvania Nazareth is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 6,023 at the 2000 census.Nazareth is located seven miles northwest of Easton, four miles north of Bethlehem and twelve miles northeast of Allentown...	TBA
	Comedian Comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...	Unanimous	47	Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	TBA
	Actress	Forte	44	Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...	TBA
	Actor	Unanimous	60	Brooklyn, New York	Muscular Dystrophy Association
	Singer	Forte	41	Brooklyn, New York	TBA
		Forte	39	Paterson, New Jersey Paterson, New Jersey Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...	NephCure
	Author Author An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...  & Reality Television Reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...  Star	Forte	49	Brooklyn, New York	TBA
	Comedian & Actor	Unanimous	55	Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...	Magic Johnson Foundation
	Magician	Unanimous	56	Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...	TBA
	Comedienne	Forte	50	Trumbull, Connecticut Trumbull, Connecticut Trumbull, a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut in the New England region of the United States, is bordered by the towns of Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield and Easton along Connecticut's Gold Coast. The population was 36,018 according to the 2010 census.Family Circle magazine...	TBA
	Miss Universe 2008 Miss Universe 2008 Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...	Forte	25	Caracas, Venezuela	TBA
	Former Danity Kane Danity Kane Danity Kane was an American female music group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aundrea...  Singer	Forte	27		Fighting Aids Now
	Twisted Sister Twisted Sister Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from Long Island. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands...  Singer	Unanimous	56	Astoria, New York	March of Dimes
	Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...  Star	Unanimous	74	Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	TBA
		Unanimous	62	Yonkers, New York Yonkers, New York Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...	TBA
	Model Model (person) A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....  & Actress	Forte	64		TBA
	Actress & Model	Forte	40	Zulia, Venezuela	TBA

NOTE: It was rumored in the press that Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti

Marco Michael Andretti is an Italian American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...

would be participating in this season, however, it was his father Michael Andretti who actually appeared on the show.

Weekly results

Candidate	Original team	Application result	Record as project manager
Adam Carolla	Unanimous
Arsenio Hall	Unanimous
Aubrey O'Day	Forte
Cheryl Tiegs	Forte
Clay Aiken	Unanimous
Dayana Mendoza	Forte
Debbie Gibson	Forte
Dee Snider	Unanimous
George Takei	Unanimous
Lisa Lampanelli	Forte
Lou Ferrigno	Unanimous
Michael Andretti	Unanimous
Patricia Velásquez	Forte
Paul Teutul, Sr.	Unanimous
Penn Jillette	Unanimous
Teresa Giudice	Forte
Tia Carrere	Forte
Victoria Gotti	Forte

Elimination chart
Candidate	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Adam
Arsenio
Aubrey
Cheryl
Clay
Dayana
Debbie
Dee
George
Lisa
Lou
Michael
Patricia
Paul
Penn
Teresa
Tia
Victoria