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Buffett will join Jessica Alba, Tyra Banks, Los Angeles
Clippers owner and former Microsoft Corp chief Steve Ballmer,
and Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger, an entertainment lawyer and
Arnold Schwarzenegger's nephew, to offer guidance to the 16
contenders in the reality competition.
Among the celebrities competing to become Schwarzenegger's
apprentice are Laila Ali, the boxing champion and wellness
expert who is a daughter of Muhammad Ali; football stars Eric
Dickerson and Ricky Williams; retired basketball star Lisa
Leslie; singers Boy George and Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil; actor
Jon Lovitz, and reality TV stars Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and
Kyle Richards.
The winner will receive a $250,000 check to give to charity.
Scheduling has not been announced.
Buffett, 85, has run Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N> since 1965
and owns nearly one-fifth of the insurance and investment
conglomerate.
He is worth about $59 billion, making him the world's third
richest person according to Forbes magazine, despite having
donated more than $21 billion of Berkshire stock since 2006.
Many investors revere Buffett for his plain talk on investing,
the economy and life generally, as well as his investing track
record. He has appeared regularly on TV in recent years as his
fame and fortune have grown.
Schwarzenegger is taking over "Celebrity Apprentice" from Donald
Trump, the Republican presidential candidate who also hosted the
NBC show "The Apprentice." NBC is part of Comcast Corp <CMCSA.O>.
Buffett did not immediately respond to a request for comment
through his assistant.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Jennifer
Ablan and David Gregorio)
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