'American Inventor' taps George Foreman as a reality TV judge

March 22, 2007 at 12:00a.m.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Boxing great, ordained minister and grilling guru George Foreman has added another job to his r & eacute;sum & eacute;: reality TV judge.
Foreman, 58, will be one of four judges on ABC's "American Inventor" when it begins its second season June 6, FremantleMedia North America Inc. announced Tuesday.
He will be joined by former NBA executive Pat Croce, British businessman Peter Jones and undergarments entrepreneur Sara Blakely, creator of Spanx. The show's new host is Nick Smith.
"American Inventor" features inventors from around the country competing for a chance to mass-produce their product and win a 1 million prize.
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