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Bill Rancic Information

William "Bill" Rancic ( / ˈ r æ n t s ɪ k /; Croatian: Rančić, pronounced [râːnʧiʨ], born May 16, 1971) is an American entrepreneur who was the first candidate hired by The Trump Organization at the conclusion of the first season of Donald Trump's reality television show, The Apprentice. As of 2011, he stars in the reality show Giuliana and Bill with his wife Giuliana Rancic.

Rancic is a motivational speaker and a Chicago, Illinois, real estate developer.

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Early life and education

Rancic is of Croatian and Irish heritage. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in the suburb of Orland Park. He attended St. Michael's School in Orland Park, and graduated from Carl Sandburg High School. His mother is Gail Rancic; his father Edward Rancic died of cancer in 1999.[1] Rancic has three sisters, Beth, Katie and Karen.[2]

The Apprentice

Rancic was one of the job applicants in The Apprentice 1 during the spring of 2004, as one of 16 contestants. Rancic was hired at the conclusion of the 14-week job interview after Donald Trump fired Kwame Jackson.

Rancic was the first reality TV star to be hired on national television. He elected to take charge of the construction of the Trump Tower Chicago in his native Chicago, Illinois, on the site of the demolished Chicago Sun-Times building. His other option was to oversee and manage a new Trump National Golf Course and resort in Los Angeles, California. The Trump National course was a potential site for season 6 of the show.

For the final challenge against competitor Kwame Jackson, Trump gave Rancic the task of running a celebrity golf outing at Briarcliff Manors, while Jackson was tasked to manage a Jessica Simpson concert. At the final board meeting, Jackson remarked that running a golf outing was the easier of the two tasks, which brought a disagreement from Trump VP Carolyn Kepcher, who was managing a golf course when Trump hired her. Trump hired Rancic for doing a very good job.

Career after The Apprentice

As an Apprentice

Originally Rancic said that after his one-year contract as being Donald Trump's Apprentice expired, he would leave the job and start his own company.[3] He instead opted to remain part of the Trump Organization, and in some seasons filled in as a judge when regular judge George Ross was away on business.

Work outside of Trump

In September 2007, Rancic co-hosted iVillage's In the Loop with iVillage a TV show and webcast produced by NBC Universal. NBC commissioned a set at the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.[4] In September 2008, Rancic began as host for the A&E reality show, We Mean Business, in which small business owners undergo business make-overs.

In 2008, Rancic and his wife, TV host Giuliana Rancic (née DePandi) started a joint television production company, You and I Productions, which produces reality and scripted programming for television.

In 2010, Rancic started hosting a news program called America Now, which is broadcast across the United States on stations owned by Raycom Media. The following year, "America Now" was brought back for a second season, with Leeza Gibbons joining Bill Rancic. Originally, the Show was on every Weekend, but when Leeza Gibbons joined the show, It moved to Monday through Friday Timeslots.[5]

Personal life

Family

On December 15, 2006, he became engaged [6] to E! News co-host Giuliana DePandi.[7] They were married on September 1, 2007, on the island of Capri, Italy.[8][9] Giuliana suffered a miscarriage in 2010.[10][11][12]

Real estate

Rancic owned a condo on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, which he sold less than 20 months after purchasing the unit on the 50th floor of the Park Tower building.[13]

Rancic had owned a home in Hinsdale, Illinois that was prominently featured on his reality show, but he sold it in February 2011, just a few months after moving in.[14][15]

Publications

By Bill Rancic

By Bill and Giuliana Rancic

References

  1. ^ http://www.theapprenticerules.com/biographies/profile-bill-rancic.html
  2. ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rancic/bio/214466
  3. ^ E! News - Apprentice Bill Fires Self
  4. ^ Bill Rancic In The Loop with iVillage Host
  5. ^ "New to WMBF News: America Now". WMBF-TV (NBC). October 27, 2010. http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/13398106/america-now-on-wmbf-news. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-billrancicgiulianadepandiengaged,0,4374210.story retrieved 2007-07-27
  7. ^ Apprentice's Bill Rancic, E!'s Giuliana Rancic (nee DePandi) To Wed - Engagements, Bill Rancic : People.com
  8. ^ You're Married! Apprentice Bill Rancic Weds E! News Anchor - Weddings, Bill Rancic, Giuliana DePandi : People.com
  9. ^ E! News - You're Squired: E!'s Giuliana Weds Apprentice's Bill - Donald J Trump | Ryan Seacrest
  10. ^ http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b203222_Bill_and_Giuliana_Rancic__We_Had_a_Miscarriage.html
  11. ^ http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b203375_Giuliana_Rancic_Opens_Up_About_Her_Miscarriage.html
  12. ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20430462,00.html
  13. ^ Goldsborough, Bob (2011-01-14). "Rancic flips Mag Mile condo". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/sell/ct-mre-0116-elite-street-20110114,0,3834282.story. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  14. ^ Chicago Tribune staff (2011-02-08). "Trump card: Bill and Giuliana Rancic's Hinsdale remodel". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/luxury/ct-mag-reno-0213-rancic-house-20110208,0,1943877.story. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  15. ^ Goldsborough, Bob (2011-03-18). "Rancic sells Hinsdale mansion for $4.6 million". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/luxury/ct-mre-0320-elite-street-20110318,0,4865618.story. Retrieved 2011-10-17.

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Preceded by None The Apprentice Winners Season 1 Succeeded by Kelly Perdew
The Apprentice
Mark Burnett (series creator) • Donald Trump (executive producer) • List of candidates
Original U.S. series Starring: Donald Trump • Carolyn Kepcher (2004–2006) • George H. Ross • Donald Trump, Jr. (2006–present) • Ivanka Trump (2006–present) • Eric Trump (2010–present) Guest appearances: Erin Burnett (boardroom advisor) • Bill Rancic (boardroom advisor) • Joan Rivers (boardroom advisor) Candidate residences: Trump Tower in Manhattan (Location for seasons 1–5, 7–present) Seasons: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 (Celebrity Edition) • 8 (Celebrity Edition 2) • 9 (Celebrity Edition 3) • 10 • 11 (Celebrity Edition 4) • 12 (Celebrity Edition 5) Winners: Bill Rancic • Kelly Perdew • Kendra Todd • Randal Pinkett • Sean Yazbeck • Stefanie Schaeffer • Piers Morgan • Joan Rivers • Bret Michaels • Brandy Kuentzel • John Rich
Martha Stewart series (2005) Starring: Martha Stewart • Charles Koppelman • Alexis Stewart Winner: Dawna Stone
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