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We are betting on Rich; Celebrity Apprentice meet the cast videos, and thoughts

By April MacIntyre Feb 26, 2011, 16:10 GMT

This guy will not break- John Rich - 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards - Arrivals - MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, NV, USA © Bob Charlotte / PR Photos

This season of Celebrity Apprentice features AT LEAST six major 800 pound gorillas.

Gary Busey! Dionne Warwick! John Rich! Star Jones! These are not delicate flower types. Rich is my early favorite, simply because I have interviewed the man, and seen him in action for several projects. Even "crazy" Busey won't be able to ruffle him. 

Dionne Warwick was a part of my own past, back when I worked at a talent agency that booked her music dates.  Her concert rider in the 1980s included a demand that a Ms. PacMan machine be in her dressing room before she went on stage; it was a deal breaker for the promoter. She had to have it.

But Busey may be crazy like a fox, and the trio of NeNe Leakes, Star Jones and Dionne Warwick may be the female bossiness equivalent of a few heat-seeking warheads; all bets are off. 

Already I hear that NeNe and Star are none too fond of each other, and poor LaToya, will she be able to crack that Triad of attitude? We will have to watch.

Hope Dworaczyk is a Playboy model and the one contestant that I have been bombarded with by her "people" for features and interview requests.  She's not the one I want to talk to; that honor is a toss up between Lil Jon and Richard Hatch. I want to hear their fun prison stories. 

Okay, okay, Gary Busey too; he would be an awesome "get." 

I have several up-close-and-personal Busey stories, encountering this guy here in Los Angeles. Back around 2000, my first encounter was at a Japanese-style restaurant opening night party in Beverly Hills, where he knocked me over a rail in his rush up a short flight of stairs to get on TV with a local weatherman doing a live remote. About four years ago, while on the PCH in his black Mercedes, he was sticking his head out the car window screaming at people driving by to "get the hell out of my city."

Check out the "Pepperoni Profit" below:

The series premieres next Sunday, March 6th at 9/8c.  This season features Gary Busey, who claims he can hear his toenails grow, to Hope Dworaczyk, who’s out to prove she’s a smart model, to Richard Hatch, who can’t seem to be nice to anyone.

Side notes: Am I the only one who thinks the Donald is ordering his bookers to get Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen for the next go-round? Weigh in on who would be a great "gnarly gnarlington" cast line up.

Meet Dionne Warwick

Pop diva Dionne Warwick talks about loving the competition and the camaraderie that arises.

Meet Meat Loaf

Rock star and actor Meat Loaf is ready to test his chutzpah.

Meet Gary Busey

Academy award-nominated actor Gary Busey is just kidding, no he's not, maybe heis! He's not sure.

Meet La Toya Jackson

Pop star La Toya Jackson talks about how the audience is going to see her in the raw.

Meet Lisa Rinna

Daytime and primetime soap star Lisa Rinna is no pushover, but still fears the boardroom.

Meet NeNe Leakes

Real Housewife NeNe Leakes is prepared for the knives, but she will not bleed.

Meet Richard Hatch

The original Survivor Richard Hatch on orchestrating other contestants' exits.

Meet Niki Taylor

Fashion model Niki Taylor knows a lot about persevering and not giving up.

Meet Star Jones

Celebrity lawyer Star Jones is a strategic thinker and the show is all about strategy.

Meet John Rich

Country star John Rich wants to prove that country boys have what it takes to compete.

Meet Jose Canseco

Baseball legend Jose Canseco talks about "gently" throwing someone under the bus.

Meet Mark McGrath

Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath talks being overpaid for two things he doesn't do well.

Meet Marlee Matlin

Academy award winner Marlee Matlin fights the fight to help others hear around the world.

Meet Hope Dworaczyk

2010 Playmate of the Year Hope Dworaczyk is here to prove that models can have beauty and brains.

Meet David Cassidy

Musician, actor and former teen idol David Cassidy talks about having nothing to hide on the show.

Meet Lil Jon

King of Crunk Lil Jon talks about being underestimated and wanting to prove people wrong.