Boy George and Jersey Shore's Snooki are among this year's Celebrity Apprentice cast: Meet Arnie's recruits

NBC is pulling out all the stops for the cast of Arnold Schwarzenegger's first season as host of The Celebrity Apprentice.

On top of Tyra Banks and Jessica Alba as Arnie's celebrity advisers, a whole new crop of famous contestants will be pounding the pavement to avoid being terminated.

Meet the next cast of The Celebrity Apprentice below - and start pinpointing your favourites:

Name: Laila Ali

Age: 38

How you know her: The daughter of Muhammad Ali had a distinguished boxing career in her own right, and in recent years finished third on Dancing with the Stars.

Name: Brooke Burke-Charvet

Age: 44

How you know her: The Dancing with the Stars pedigree continues, this time with its former host. Also an ex-model, Brooke's acted in Las Vegas and Melissa & Joey.

Name: Eric Dickerson

Age: 55

How you know him: This former All-American and first-round NFL draft pick holds pro football's single-season rushing record with a whopping 2,105 yards.

Name: Boy George

Age: 54

How you know him: Boy George (second from left above) is the voice behind Culture Club classics 'Time (Clock of the Heart)' and 'Karma Chameleon', and more recently a coach on the UK's version of The Voice.

Name: Matt Iseman

Age: 45

How you know him: The host of American Ninja Warrior is a former doctor who gave up the medical profession to pursue stand-up comedy and present the makeover show Clean House.

Name: Carrie Keagan

Age: 35

How you know her: The New York-born star hosted VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live and currently produces her own Up Close with Carrie Keagan.

Name: Carson Kressley

Age: 46

How you know him: An original cast member on makeover show Queer Eye, Kressley has also two-stepped on Dancing with the Stars and judged RuPaul's Drag Race.

Name: Lisa Leslie

Age: 43

How you know her: This all-time great basketball star is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medalist.

Name: Jon Lovitz

Age: 58

How you know him: The stand-up comedian starred on Saturday Night Live for five seasons and later lent his voice to cult classic The Critic.

Name: Vince Neil

Age: 54

How you know him: The singer sold more than 100 million records with Mötley Crüe over the last 35 years. He's also been known to shout at the devil.

Name: Snooki

Age: 28

How you know her: As an original cast member on Jersey Shore, Snooki brought a whole new level of outrageousness to reality TV. She's a veteran of Dancing with the Stars and Jersey Shore spinoff Snooki & Jwoww.

Name: Kyle Richards

Age: 47

How you know her: Kyle started off life as a child actress in Little House on the Prairie, but as an adult became one of reality TV's biggest stars on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Name: Chael Sonnen

Age: 38

How you know him: Oregon-born Chael has a total of 44 MMA wins under his belt. Good lucky squaring off against him in the boardroom.

Name: Porsha Williams

Age: 34

How you know her: Porsha (above right) is a long-time cast member on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She released her debut music single 'Flatline' in 2014.

Name: Ricky Williams

Age: 38

How you know him: The College Football Hall of Fame inductee won the Heisman Trophy and played for over a decade in the NFL.

Name: Carnie Wilson

Age: 47

How you know her: As a member of Wilson Phillips, Carnie topped the US pop chart with 'Hold On' and 'Release Me' in addition to earning five Grammy nominations.

The Celebrity Apprentice is expected to premiere during NBC's 2016-2017 television.