Celebrities that have held a government office are not uncommon. Donald Trump is an example of one. A businessman and real estate dealer who has licensed his name to properties and other brands, Trump gained national fame when he starred in the television show "The Apprentice" in 2004, and again during the 2012 presidential election by implying that then presidential candidate Barack Obama was not a natural born United States citizen. He then successfully ran for the United States presidency in 2016. Ronald Reagan is another example. He was a career actor that appeared in 53 films over two decades. He first became governor of California in 1966, and then became president of the United States in 1980.