

Rock 'n' roll legend Meat Loaf has said 'no' to reality shows until now, with Donald Trump's 'Celebrity Apprentice.' The winning success of Bret Michaels (of Poison fame) on the show inspired him – and, he admits, he is trying to attract more attention to his most recent album, 'Hang Cool Teddy Bear.' Jonny Forsyth/WENN.com/Newscom/File
Major League Baseball star Jose Conseco detailed his own and other players' steroid use in a book entitled 'Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big.' Byron Purvis/AdMedia/Newscom/File
Notorious reality show star Richard Hatch, who won the first American season of 'Survivor,' departs federal court in Providence, R.I., on Jan. 10. In 2009, Mr. Hatch began a three-year period of supervised release from being jailed for tax evasion under the condition that he refile and pay his taxes on his 'Survivor' winnings and other income. Steven Senne/AP/File
La Toya Jackson is a sister of the late Michael Jackson, with her own singing career in the 1980s and 90s and two Billboard-charting songs in 2004, 'Just Wanna Dance' and 'Free the World.' She has an upcoming album, 'Startin' Over.' Peter Kramer, NBC/AP/File
NeNe Leakes is the imperious star of another reality show, 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta,' known for remarks such as 'I don't keep up with the Joneses, I am the Joneses' and 'When I walk into a room, I own it!' Spencer Grant/iPhoto/Newscom
Star Jones was born Starlet Marie Jones and rose to fame co-hosting 'The View' after several years as a legal correspondent for NBC, hosting her own court show, and covering the O.J. Simpson trial for 'Inside Edition.' Derek Storm/Splash News/Newscom
Actor Gary Busey has appeared in more than 120 films, and was nominated for Best Actor in 1978 for his role in 'The Buddy Holly Story.' Mr. Busey also played his 'crazy' self on 'Entourage' and 'Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.' Gus Ruelas/AP/File
Marlee Matlin is the youngest woman ever to be awarded the Oscar for Best Actress, which she won at the age of 21 for her role in 'Children of a Lesser God.' Ms. Matlin, who is deaf, is appearing on 'Celebrity Apprentice' to win money for her charity, the Starkey Hearing Foundation. ZUMApress/Newscom/File
Dionne Warwick achieved her first gold record in 1967 for the LP 'Here Where There Is Long.' The oldest contestant on 'Celebrity Apprentice,' she is competing for the charity The Hunger Project. Ms. Warwick's hits include 'Then Came You,' 'That’s What Friends Are For,' and 'Walk On By.' Dan Steinberg/AP/File
Hailing from Atlanta, rapper Lil Jon specializes in bass-heavy 'crunk' music with rock influences by such artists as Korn and Ozzy Osbourne. Here he performs during the Express Rocks concert series at Harry O's in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 20. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters/File
Singer Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray watches courtside as the the Los Angeles Clippers host the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 2. John Green/Newscom/File
Actress and TV host Lisa Rinna owns four Belle Gray clothing boutiques in California with her husband actor Harry Hamlin. Ms. Rinna started out on the soap opera 'Days of Our Lives,' and starred in the TV show 'Melrose Place,' as well as appearing on 'Dancing with the Stars.' Byron Purvis/AdMedia/Newscom/File
Country and Western musician John Rich performs at The Academy of Country Music's annual honors event at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., in Sept. 2010. Dan Harr/AdMedia/Newscom
Niki Taylor is a world-famous model who recovered from a life-threatening car crash in 2001. IOS/London Ent/Splash/Newsom/File
Model Hope Dworaczyk was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for April 2009. MJT/Newscom
Actor, singer, and long-ago teen heartthrob David Cassidy starred on the TV show 'The Partridge Family' in the 1970s and was the first 'Celebrity Apprentice' contestant to be fired from the program this season on March 6. Johnny Louis/WENN.com/Newscom/File