The third season of Celebrity Apprentice (and season 9 of The Apprentice series) will start with a battle of sexes on Sunday (March 14, 2010). The 14 celebrities/pseudo-celebrities will be initially divided in two teams – Tenacity (women) and Rocksolid (men) – and each week one of them will hear the dreadful “You’re Fired” from the almighty Donald Trump. The winner will be revealed in a two hour season final on May 23, 2010.

Celebrity Apprentice 2010 Cast Revealed (PHOTOS)

The cast of Celebrity Apprentice Season 3 is as follows: Bill Goldberg, Bret Michaels, Carol Leifer, Curtis Stone, Cyndi Lauper, Darryl Strawberry, Holly Robinson Peete, Maria Kanellis, Michael Johnson, Rod Blagojevich, Sharon Osbourne, Sinbad and Summer Sanders. Meet the complete cast – photos, Q&A, videos – and their charity of choice below.

2010 Celebrity Apprentice Season 3, Cast, Bios, Charities, Videos & More Below

BILL GOLDBERG, Actor/Wrestler

The 43 year-old actor and former professional wrestler from Bonsall, California, chose to represent Communities 4Kids in support of The One Good Turn Ranch 4Kids. Bill’s motto for this competition is: ”You’re only as good as your weakest link.”

Bill Goldberg Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   My big heart sometimes and my inability to keep my cool.
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   I’m both.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   Yes, compromise my morals.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   I think I’m very diversified in my professional experiences, more so than some of the other contestants.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   It could do both.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   I have the utmost respect for him and his family.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   I have a three-and-a-half year-old, if that tells you anything, so not very up to date.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   The people.
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   Yes.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    Loose cannon.

BRET MICHAELS, Rock Star, “Poison”

The 46 year-old lead singer of “Poison” and reality show star from Butler, Pennsylvania, will battle for the American Diabetes Association, which is the sponsor of Camps for Kids with Diabetes. Bret’s motto is ”If you’re going to freak out, have a rock star freak out.”

Bret Michaels Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   1. A confident, sexy, smart, beautiful woman…
   2. Always late.
   3. A sucker for my daughters.
   
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   I am very loyal and try to be a respectful team player, but I am also very good at getting stuff done on my own.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   Sell somebody out. I would handle it my way.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   My passion and my drive are unstoppable, however my occasional moments of common sense, street smarts and people skills help.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   Both.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   Smart, confident, funny with an uncanny ability to be both businessman and celebrity.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   (Note-answer has intentional humor) Molly Hatchet’s new album rocks.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   All of the above for different reasons./span>
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   I hope not. I only made it to the 11th grade… Yes I have a GED and street smarts.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    A loose cannon with a method to my madness.

CAROL LEIFER, Writer/Comedian

The 53 year-old comedian and writer from East Williston, New York, who was discovered by David Letterman and wrote several TV scripts including for “Seinfeld” and SNL, chose an animal charity, the North Shore Animal League America. Carol says, ”I am the ultimate carnival barker.”

Carol Leifer Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   I don’t have patience with lard asses.
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   Having my druthers, I like to be in charge.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   No.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   As a stand-up comic and producer, I’ve been in every stressful situation possible.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   Only help.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   I like him and his decisiveness.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   Very.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   I like it all./span>
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   No.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    Self-disciplined.

CURTIS STONE, Celebrity Chef

The 34 year-old chef, author and TV personality from Melbourne, Australia, not surprisingly picked Feeding America for his Apprentice challenge.  Curtis claims, ”It’s really important for me to raise enough money for people who don’t have enough to eat.”

Curtis Stone Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   I quite often tend to say exactly what I think which sometimes can get me into trouble.I’ve only lived in the States for a few years, which means that my network won’t be as strong as my competition’s.
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   Definitely a team player. As a chef there is never any room for a lone leader!
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   My mum taught me not to cheat or steal — I hope she doesn’t watch the show because I’ll do all that it takes to support and raise as much money as possible for Feeding America.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   Being a chef I’m accustomed to working under extreme pressure and I love a challenge.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   Who knows hopefully it will help, everybody loves food though I might have to exchange a few free dinners.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   I love Trump’s charisma, I think he’s a really interesting guy and clearly extremely successful. I’m looking forward to learning from him!
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   To be honest, current affairs more so than pop culture I’m more comfortable on a hike or a surfboard.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   The people.
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   Education is important, it teaches you how to solve problems!
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    I’m 50/50.

CYNDI LAUPER, Grammy Winning Singer

The 56 year-old “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” & “True Colors” singer and (wannabe) actress from New York City, New York, chose to represent the Stonewall Community Foundation for True Colors. Cyndi says, ”I’m not above doing whatever it takes.”

Cyndi Lauper Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   Chocolate
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   Team player.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   I won’t stab people in the back.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   I’m used to playing as a part of a team. Working with other musicians on the road and in the studio, gives me the ability to know how to pull the best out of someone or when to give them space when they need it.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   I think it can only help.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   Nice man, but that hair? Hey the same thing has been said about me.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   Very, I have a 12-year-old son and a very politically engaged husband.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   I am in the music business and for me it’s always been about the music first.
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   From what I have seen of previous seasons, street smarts seems to be a bit more important, but an education can only help.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    I’m a self-disciplined loose cannon.

DARRYL STRAWBERRY, Baseball Star

The 47 year-old former baseball player from Los Angeles, California, did not disappoint to show his true typical athlete narcissistic side and picked his own charity, The Darryl Strawberry Foundation. Darryl claims, ”I’m Mr. New York, people in New York love me. They got my back on this.”

Darryl Strawberry Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   Don’t know.
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   Team player.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   No.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   Overcoming the past and doing things to help others.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   Will help.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   I think he is a great man.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   Not up to date.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   The people and marketing.
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   No.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    Self-disciplined.

HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE, Actress

The 45 year-old actress with a degree in psychology and French from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was also a bit egocentric when she chose to represent her own charity, HollyRod Foundation, which is a fantastic way to promote it. Holly says, ”I fund raise morning, noon and night for families with autism. I call it creative begging.”

Holly Robinson Peete Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   Green apple licorice.
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   Definitely a team player. As a chef there is never any room for a lone leader!
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   Team.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   Casting couch LOL.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   Help.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   Survivor, brilliant, irreverent.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   Very (I have teenagers).
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   Marketing.
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   Hope.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    Self-disciplined.

MARIA KANELLIS, Former WWE Diva

The 28 year-old (she doesn’t look a day older than 40!) former WWE Diva/model/singer from Chicago, Illinois, surprised us by picking a special charity that grants wishes to children with life-threatening diseases, the Make a Wish Foundation. Maria warns, ”Donald Trump, I’m not afraid of you.”

Maria Kanellis Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   I am a very bad speller. HAHA
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   Lone leader that likes to play the game.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   I will never go against my morals.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   I have done everything myself.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   Help, I have met lots of people.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   He is a genius.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   Pretty up to date. I read a lot.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   Putting smiles on faces.
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   No, experience is everything.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    Both, an organized tornado.

MICHAEL JOHNSON, Olympic Gold Medal Sprinter

The 42 year-old former Olympic sprinter and probably the best sprinter of all-time from Dallas, Texas, will represent the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Michael confesses, ”The success that I had as an athlete was based on being focused, organized and prepared. ”

Michael Johnson Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   I lack patience!
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   Both.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   I won’t lie or cheat.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   I can adapt to any situation from having traveled the world to compete.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   I think it will help having won gold medals representing the U.S.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   Great self-promoter and businessman.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   Current affairs: Very
   Pop Culture: Good.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   Marketing strategy.
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   I don’t think it will at all.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    Very self-disciplined.

ROD BLAGOJEVICH, Former Illinois Governor

The 53 year-old politician and former Governor of Illinois from Chicago, Illinois, who was arrested for several federal corruption charges back in 2008, chose to represent a cause close to his heart, the Children’s Cancer Center. Rod says, ”There’s a cloud that sort of travels along with me.”

Rod Blagojevich Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   There are too many to mention.
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   Both.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   I won’t break the law or violate the rules.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   I held high public office and had a career in politics for the last seventeen years. Will that help or hurt remains to be seen.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   I don’t know.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   I’m a great admirer and the beneficiary of his past political support.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   Regrettably, far more up to date on current affairs than pop culture, but I’m learning.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   The people and the challenge.
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   Not necessarily.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    It depends on who you ask. I’ve been called both — and a lot worse, too.

SELITA EBANKS, Victoria’s Secret Angel

The 27 year-old model and Victoria’s Secret Angel from George Town, Grand Cayman,  gets a classy makeover to represent an international charity, the Shine on Sierra Leone, which helps women and children in the country. Selita warns, ”The claws are going to come out.”

Selita Ebanks Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   I approach challenges with optimism. The ugly side of life, specifically humanitarian issues, troubles my soul. Ugly things like child abuse, child mortality, domestic violence, environmental neglect, animal brutality. I have a huge soft spot for those who can’t protect themselves so I’ll put myself in harm’s way to defend anyone.
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   It depends. I am definitely the leader of my life, but when I’m needed as a team player, I play that role well. Sometimes taking the lead and being aggressive is what it takes to accomplish my goals. But in the kitchen, I work better alone.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   I will never deceive myself. Being positive is important to me. I always try to put myself in someone else’s shoes, and remain aware of the consequences of my actions. I believe in respecting anyone you work with and would never disrespect anyone just to get my own way.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth. In my family, success is having a merry Christmas with family and the industry I work in is very competitive and notoriously fickle. I know how to take rejection and turn it into pure determination. Also, my sense of aesthetic is pretty refined and I know what attracts a consumer!
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   I don’t think I’m anything like my public persona. I think people will be surprised to see how down to earth I am.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   I respect Donald Trump for excelling at many different types of businesses, and involving his family closely in his business ventures.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   Reading The New York Times on my Blackberry keeps me up to date on current affairs, and the weather wherever I am traveling in the world.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   I love creating an idea, and going through the process of negotiating it and finally seeing the final product. It is so fulfilling!
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   Not necessarily. This show is about strategy, organizational skills and communication.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    I’m very self disciplined. Over the years I’ve learned to laugh at myself. Tempers just show lack of self control and immaturity. There’s a way to assert yourself without getting into a screaming match or worse.

SHARON OSBOURNE, Music Manager/TV star

The infamous 57 year-old “America’s Got Talent” and former “The X Factor” judge from London, England, will donate whatever she can raise on the show to Cedars-Sinai in support of Sharon Osbourne Color Cancer Program. Sharon, who is a colon cancer survivor, did not answer The Apprentice Q&A. This woman is already too much of a celebrity to bother. Sharon confesses, ”I don’t play well with other women, and I can be the nastiest bitch in the world.”

SINBAD, Stand-Up Comedian

The 53 year-old stand-up comedian and actor, whose real name is David Adkins, from Benton Harbor, Michigan, will represent the charity Omega Boys Club and their Street Soldiers program. Sinbad’s motto for this competition is, ”You go in there, you survive, you fight like a pit bull.”

Sinbad Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   I have bad knees.
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   I am a team wolf.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   I will not kill you!
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   Being a vampire (day walker) has taught me to deal with adversity and pain and loneliness.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   It will definitely hurt/help me!
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   I feel that we share the same core values and each of us has our own bottled water, we also both know Mike Tyson.
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   I know all there is to know. I am dating Lindsay Lohan.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   I love the people and cutting in line at amusement parks.
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   Even if you are not from a formal school, the fact that your school had desks will help!
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    I am definitely a disciple of the loose cannons!

SUMMER SANDERS, Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer

The 37 year-old former Olympic swimmer and TV host from Roseville, California, picked the Right To Play charity that uses sports to aid the development of children in underprivileged areas of the world. Summer says, ”I feel like I am the person I am today because I played sports.”

Summer Sanders Apprentice Q&A:

1. What are your weaknesses?
   What? Why would I reveal them… maybe I don’t have any?!
2. Are you a team player or more of a lone leader?
   Team player.
3. Is there anything you won’t do to get your way?
   Get naked.
4. How do your past experiences differ from the other contestants and how will this help you win?
   I have been in the ultimate pressure situation. I know how it feels and how to succeed.
5. Do you think your public persona will help or hurt you in some of the challenges?
   Help me.
6. How do you feel about Donald Trump?
   I have a ton of respect for Mr. Trump. I think he brings out the best in all competitors!
7. How up-to-date are you in pop culture and current affairs?
   Hmm… with two small kids, I try but know bits on everything.
8. What is your favorite part about business: the money, the people, or the marketing/ad campaigns?
   Marketing/ad campaigns… but love people.
9. Do you think formal education will play a big role in this competition?
   No.
10. Do you consider yourself to be self-disciplined or loose cannon?
    Self-disciplined for sure. Hello… 4:15 wake up call in high school?? Definitely self-disciplined.