Well it’s official.  [lastfm link_type=""]John Rich[/lastfm] will be joining the cast of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice

with the series premier.  Rich was shooting episodes of the show late last year but his involvement in the show didn’t or wasn’t officially announced until the other day.  Other contenders include actor [lastfm link_type=""]Gary Busey[/lastfm], retired baseball player [lastfm link_type=""]Jose Canseco[/lastfm], former teen idol [lastfm link_type=""]David Cassidy[/lastfm], model [lastfm link_type=""]Hope Dworaczyk[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type=""]Survivor[/lastfm] winner [lastfm link_type=""]Richard Hatch[/lastfm], singer [lastfm link_type=""]La Toya Jackson[/lastfm], TV personality [lastfm link_type=""]Star Jones[/lastfm], Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s [lastfm link_type=""]NeNe Leakes[/lastfm], rapper [lastfm link_type=""]Lil Jon[/lastfm], actress [lastfm link_type=""]Marlee Matlin[/lastfm], Sugar Ray singer [lastfm link_type=""]Mark McGrath[/lastfm], rock star [lastfm link_type=""]Meat Loaf[/lastfm], soap actress [lastfm link_type=""]Lisa Rinna[/lastfm], supermodel [lastfm link_type=""]Niki Taylor[/lastfm] and crooner [lastfm link_type=""]Dionne Warwick[/lastfm]. The celebrities will compete against each other to raise money for their favorite charity.