'The Quad' talks to fired Sinbad
Funny man left 'Celeb Apprentice' after feud with Bret Michaels
Rick Jackson
Issue date: 3/29/10 Section: Entertainment
On the second episode of "Celebrity Apprentice 3," comedian Sinbad became the first man fired by Donald Trump. Sinbad was chosen as project manager for the men's team, named "Rock Solid."
The challenge was to promote Kodak by creating "memorable moments." The guys team put on a great event - the people who came into their store really enjoyed getting pictures with their favorite celebrities.
The girl's team, "Tenacity," led by WWE Diva Maria Kanellis, did an equally good job with the people who stopped in, but their group showcased the Kodak products, and had Olympian Summer Sanders explain the products to the people.
Sinbad and his team forgot to promote the products, instead, simply leaving them on a table with no explanation and no one to demonstrate how they worked.
Sinbad participated in a conference call with collegiate newspapers the day after he was fired.
When asked what he thought was his mistake, he responded, "I couldn't man the equipment and have people enjoy the store. Maybe I should have, but we couldn't. No one looked around and thought about that."
He went on to describe his experience on 'The Apprentice.'
"I didn't have any expectations. I was familiar with the format and I thought it was one of the best run reality shows. Personalities are 80% to 90% of the show," Sinbad said.
"Celebrities have very distinct personalities and it works very well for what we do. But sometimes you clash - you play in your own little world. As you're finding out with Cyndi Lauper and the girls, some of them have a problem with her."
Sinbad also referred to a clash he had with Bret Michaels during the project.
"Bret just wanted to be told what to do. Others just jumped in and helped out but he needed to be told," he said.
"I gave him something to do, but he said he didn't know how to do it. He didn't end up doing anything, but I got criticized. I think you'll find each episode that Bret is always gonna be like this. I don't know what happened that day - he just went off. I gave him stuff to do with the graphics. He was busy some of the time."
The challenge was to promote Kodak by creating "memorable moments." The guys team put on a great event - the people who came into their store really enjoyed getting pictures with their favorite celebrities.
The girl's team, "Tenacity," led by WWE Diva Maria Kanellis, did an equally good job with the people who stopped in, but their group showcased the Kodak products, and had Olympian Summer Sanders explain the products to the people.
Sinbad and his team forgot to promote the products, instead, simply leaving them on a table with no explanation and no one to demonstrate how they worked.
Sinbad participated in a conference call with collegiate newspapers the day after he was fired.
When asked what he thought was his mistake, he responded, "I couldn't man the equipment and have people enjoy the store. Maybe I should have, but we couldn't. No one looked around and thought about that."
He went on to describe his experience on 'The Apprentice.'
"I didn't have any expectations. I was familiar with the format and I thought it was one of the best run reality shows. Personalities are 80% to 90% of the show," Sinbad said.
"Celebrities have very distinct personalities and it works very well for what we do. But sometimes you clash - you play in your own little world. As you're finding out with Cyndi Lauper and the girls, some of them have a problem with her."
Sinbad also referred to a clash he had with Bret Michaels during the project.
"Bret just wanted to be told what to do. Others just jumped in and helped out but he needed to be told," he said.
"I gave him something to do, but he said he didn't know how to do it. He didn't end up doing anything, but I got criticized. I think you'll find each episode that Bret is always gonna be like this. I don't know what happened that day - he just went off. I gave him stuff to do with the graphics. He was busy some of the time."
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