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In [[The Seventies]], Trump inherited his real estate business from his father Fredrick (rechristening it "The Trump Organization", natch). Following a five-year apprenticeship under his dad, Donald relocated to New York City to begin his career in earnest. He went on to gather up Manhattan's most profitable properties like so many vacant ''[[Monopoly]]'' squares.
 
Had [[IM DbIMDb]] existed in [[The Eighties]], Trump would already have had an entry on it. His [[The Eighties|1987]] semi-autobiographical book, ''The Art of the Deal'', sold ''extremely'' well as people began to identify him with American entrepreneurship and shrewed power brokering. It was around this time that Trump started to appear [[As Himself]] in television [[Dom Com|Dom Coms]] and films, including ''[[Home Alone]] 2'' and ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel Air]]'', where the characters invariably treat him with a reverence usually reserved for royalty. His golden boy image took a beating in [[The Nineties]] as the result of bankruptcies, a much-publicized extramarital affair, and mounting debt (partly as a result of the 1980s recession), but he managed to bounce back.
 
Since 2004, Trump stars in ''[[The Apprentice]]'', his own reality TV series (created by [[Mark Burnett]], the brains behind ''[[Survivor]]'') on [[NBC]]. The show consists of a selection of candidates competing against each other for an open slot in one of Trump's companies. The program was wildly successful and remains one of the highest-rated reality shows to date. Since then, Donald Trump's mug has been pretty much impossible to avoid.
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* [[Brooklyn Rage]]: Made efforts to cultivate this image over the years, despite not being native. Trump's persona is that of a [[Nouveau Riche|straight-talking]], tough New Yorker whose face resembles a pit bull in repose.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "You're fired." Inverted regularly in the season finales of ''The Apprentice'', when he announces "You're hired."
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Trump's resurgence in business which was symbolized by the, erm...[[All Psychology Is Freudian|erection]] of a 68-story Trump Tower in Manhattan's Upper East Side. Trump was so happy with the finished product, he sprouted '''more''' "Trump Towers" in major cities throughout the U.S., including one which looms directly over the U.N. Headquarters. Now you ''can't'' ignore his girth.
* [[Egopolis]]: Trump 'brands' his buildings with the '''''Trump''''' name displayed prominently, often placing large gold [[Calling Card|"T"]] symbols throughout the interior rooms. He probably has a caped uniform with a "T" [[Chest Insignia|on its chest]] in his closet, too.
* [[Humiliation Conga]]: Trump was on the receiving end of this from [[Barack Obama]] at the end of April 2011. On Wednesday, after Trump jumped on the "birther" issue, Obama released the long sought after "long form birth certificate", making Trump look somewhat foolish (though Trump boasted about how proud he was of getting the certificate released; he probably still didn't believe it). On the Saturday, Trump was the subject of more roasting than the President at the White House Correspondent's Dinner. And finally, on the Sunday night, just to make a bad week worse for Trump, ''[[The Apprentice (TV)|Celebrity Apprentice]]'' [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|was interrupted]] for the news that Obama had ordered a successful raid and killing on Osama bin Laden.
* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: Apparently a mixture of a cross-grid combover and three cans of hairspray.
* [[Metaphorgotten]]: [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/03/trump-gay-people-should-n_n_856951.html He opposes gay marriage because of new trends in golf putter preference.]
* [[Self -Deprecation]]: You've got to admit he can laugh at himself like at his roast and originally at the White House Correspondent's Dinner before [[ItsIt's Personal|the jokes against him got more scathing]], which is unusual for someone so card-carryingly vain.
* [[Self -Made Man]]: In the sense that he [[Half Truth|inherited his business]], went broke (bankrupting a ''casino'' is, as many have noted, no mean feat), and then rebuilt himself.
* [[Spell My Name With a "The"]]: Nicknamed "The Donald", after his first wife Ivana Trump referred to him as such in an interview.
* [[Terrified of Germs]]: Avoids pressing the call buttons on elevators, or even shaking hands. (Which would make him an interesting head of state.)
 
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