Before his first election as president of the United States, Donald Trump had produced and hosted reality TV shows The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice from 2004 to 2015. He also made dozens of cameo appearances in films, television series, and advertisements since the 1980s. He won the Worst Supporting Actor award at the 11th Golden Raspberry Awards for Ghosts Can't Do It in 1990, as well as awards for Worst Actor and Worst Screen Combo at the 39th Golden Raspberry Awards for his roles in the documentary films Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9 in 2019.
Appearances by Trump
Film Title Year Role Notes Ghosts Can't Do It 1989 HimselfFirst on screen acting appearance Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992Credited as 'Donald Trump' not 'himself' The Little Rascals 1994 Waldo Johnston II Across the Sea of Time 1995 Himself Eddie1996 The Associate 541998 VIP Patron Celebrity Himself New York: A Documentary Film1999 Documentary Zoolander 2001 Two Weeks Notice 2002 Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven 2007 Documentary Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? 2009 Himself Documentary Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 2010 Himself POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold 2011 Himself Documentary The Greatest movie Ever Sold Melania 2026 Documentary
Television Title Year Role Notes The Jeffersons (CBS) 1985 Himself Episode: "You'll Never Get Rich" I'll Take Manhattan (CBS) 1987 Miniseries Saint and Greavsie (ITV) 1991 Trump drew the away teams for the Football League Cup Fifth Round The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (NBC) 1994 Episode: "For Sale by Owner" The Nanny (CBS) 1996 Episode: "The Rosie Show" Suddenly Susan (NBC)1997 Episode: "I'll See That and Raise You Susan" The Drew Carey Show (ABC) Episode: "New York and Queens" Night Man (Syndication)Episode: "Face to Face" Howard Stern1997-2005 Spin City (ABC) 1998 Episode: "The Paul Lassiter Story" Sex and the City (HBO) 1999 Episode: "The Man, the Myth, the Viagra" The Job (ABC) 2001 Episode: "Elizabeth" Da Ali G Show (HBO) 2003 HimselfEpisode: "Politics" Saturday Night Live (NBC) 2004, 2015 HostVarious imitationsTax Guy "Donald Trump/Toots & the Maytals""Donald Trump/Sia" The Apprentice (NBC) 2004–2015 Himself Producer, Host Days of Our Lives (NBC) 2005 Guest star 58th Primetime Emmy Awards (NBC) 2006 Oliver Wendell Douglas Minimusical WWE Raw (USA Network) 2007, 2009 Himself Briefly "owned" Raw WrestleMania 23 (Syndication) 2007 "Battle of the Billionaires" Match America: The Story of Us (History) 2010 Commentor Comedy Central Roast (Comedy Central) 2011 Roastee Curiosity (Discovery Channel) 2011 "What's America Worth?" Top Gear USA (BBC)2012 Episode: "Supercars" The Men Who Built America (History) Commentator Fear City: New York vs the Mafia (Netflix) 2020 Historical footage
Video Trump has appeared in three VHS tapes released by Playboy. He did not appear in any scenes containing nudity or sexual content.
Title Year Role Notes Playboy Centerfold 1994 HimselfAdult film Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate 2000 Bernaola Twins 2000Adult film Untitled Playboy video 2001Fashion show featuring Betsey Johnson
Music videos
In 1989, Trump appeared in the music video for Bobby Brown's single "On Our Own", which was featured in the movie Ghostbusters II. In 1991, Trump originally made an appearance in the music video for Precious Metal's cover of Jean Knight's song, "Mr. Big Stuff". However, Trump wanted a $250,000 payment instead of the agreed-upon $10,000 appearance fee. After the band refused to pay for his appearance, Trump was replaced in the final version of the music video.
Advertising Trump has also appeared in a number of television commercials for Pizza Hut. The first of these commercials aired in the United States in 1995, and featured him and his ex-wife Ivana promoting Stuffed Crust pizzas. The second of these commercials aired in the Australian market in 2000, and was for large 'New Yorker' pizzas the chain was promoting at the time. In 2002, Trump appeared in three McDonald's commercials featuring Grimace.
Other brands that Trump appeared in commercials for included Pepsi, Macy's, Oreo, Serta, Verizon, and Visa.
Works about Trump Film Title Year Distributor Writer / Producer DirectorDetails Notes Trump: What's the Deal? 1991 The Deadline Company Jesse Kornbluth Libby HandrosTelevision documentary on Donald Trump's business career, remained unreleased until 2015 Susan Heller Anderson, "Chronicle ", The New York Times, July 5, 1991. Retrieved March 3, 2017.Jesse Kornbluth, "25 Years Ago, A Documentary Called ‘Trump: What’s the Deal?’ Told The Truth About Trump. Trump Threatened To Sue. It Was Never Shown. You Can See It Now. ", The Huffington Post, April 19, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017. You've Been Trumped 2011 Montrose Pictures Richard Phinney, Anthony Baxter Anthony BaxterDocumentary about Trump's construction of a golf course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Released on BBC Two A Dangerous Game 2014 Montrose Pictures Richard PhinneyDocumentary about the Balmedie golf course and Trump's project on Mount Srđ near Dubrovnik, Croatia Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie2016 Funny or Die Joe Randazzo Jeremy KonnerSatirical adaptation of Trump's book The Art of the Deal presented as a VHS recording of a television film. Released during the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries. Johnny Depp play the part of Donald Trump. Michael Moore in TrumpLand Dog Eat Dog Films Michael MooreLive one-person show by Moore at the Murphy Theatre in Wilmington, Ohio during the 2016 presidential election Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time 2017 Left/Right Productions Kevin Vargas, producer Ted Bourne, Mary Robertson, Banks TarverDocumentary film on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Released at the Sundance Film Festival and premiered on Showtime. Fahrenheit 11/9 2018 Briarcliff Entertainment Michael MoorePolitical documentary exploring the factors leading to the first presidency of Donald Trump, as well as events such as the Flint water crisis and gun violence. Compares Trump's electoral victory to Hitler's rise to power and advocates radical overhaul of the U.S. political system. Active Measures2018Jack BryanDocumentary exploring allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 election, as well as the history of political warfare by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation under Vladimir Putin Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time?2018Quality FlixDinesh D'Souza Bruce Schooley Gerald R. MolenDinesh D'Souza Bruce SchooleyPolitical documentary comparing Trump and U.S. political polarization to Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, and accusing the Democratic Party of racism and similarities with the Nazi Party BlacKkKlansman 2018 Focus Features Charlie Wachtel Spike Lee Starring Adam Driver and John David Washington. Some real footage of President Trump appears at the end of movie Bombshell 2019 Lionsgate Films Charles Randolph Jay Roach Starring Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie. Some real footage of President Trump appears in the movie Trump Card2020Cloudburst EntertainmentDinesh D'Souza Debbie D'Souza
Bruce SchooleyPolitical documentary praising Trump and accusing Democratic politicians such as Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders of corruption and socialism. Originally intended to coincide with the 2020 Republican National Convention but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm 2020 Amazon Studios Sacha Baron Cohen Jason Woliner Mockumentary about the 2020 United States presidential election and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Da 5 Bloods 2020 Netflix Danny Bilson Spike Lee Starring Chadwick Boseman Some real footage of President Trump appears in the movie The Apprentice 2024 Scythia Films Gabriel Sherman Ali Abbasi Starring Sebastian Stan, the film examines Trump's business career
Television Title Year Distributor Writer / Producer Director Notes Trump Unauthorized 2005 Apollo ProMovie GMGH & Co. Filmproduktion KG Keith Curran John David ColesBiographical television film on Donald Trump's life and business career starring Justin Louis as Donald Trump. Trump: The Kremlin Candidate? 2017 Panorama, BBC One John Sweeney, presenter; Andy Blackman, Matthew Hill, Diana Martin, Tomiko Newson, Nick Sturdee, producers Matthew Hill, Tomiko Newson, Nick SturdeeDocumentary investigating links between Trump associates and Russian officials and the role of Russian interference in the results of the 2016 election. Trump: An American Dream2017Channel 4 NetflixDavid Glover Mark RaphaelDocumentary on Trump's entrepreneurial and political careers, as well as his relations with Roger Stone and Roy Cohn The Comey Rule2020CBS Television StudiosBilly RayBilly RayAmerican political drama television miniseries, based on the book A Higher Loyalty by former FBI director James Comey. The miniseries stars Jeff Daniels as Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald Trump.
Films or TV series alluding to Trump
In the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II, Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) turns Hill Valley's courthouse into a gaudy casino/hotel (à la the Trump Plaza hotel) where he lives an obnoxiously luxurious lifestyle. In his office is a portrait of himself that was based on one of Donald Trump. Co-writer Bob Gale says that the Trump connection was definitely intentional.
Awards and nominations
Golden Raspberry Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1990 Worst Supporting Actor Ghosts Can't Do It Worst New Star 2019 Worst Actor Death of a Nation rowspan="2" Fahrenheit 11/9 Worst Screen Combo Death of a Nation rowspan="2" Fahrenheit 11/9
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2004 Outstanding Reality-Competition Program The Apprentice 2005
Teen Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2004 Choice TV: Personality The Apprentice Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star
The Streamer Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Best Marathon Stream Adin Ross x Donald Trump
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