Editing Bill Rancic

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{{Infobox person
| name = Bill Rancic
| image = BillRancic_Web.jpg
| caption = Business Conference & Expo in Rogers, AR, August 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|5|16}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
| height =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Entrepreneur, author, talk show host, professional speaker and humanitarian
| education = BS ([[Loyola University Chicago]])
| signature quote = That's the easy way out
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Giuliana Rancic]]|2007}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.billrancic.com/}}
| footnotes =
| children = Edward Duke Rancic (Born 2012)
}}

'''William "Bill" Rancic''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|æ|n|t|s|ɪ|k}}; born May 16, 1971){{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} is a Croatian-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 (US TV Series)|The Apprentice]]''. As of 2011, he stars in the reality show ''[[Giuliana and Bill]]'' with his wife [[Giuliana Rancic]], as well as hosting ''[[America Now]]'' with [[Leeza Gibbons]].

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

Rancic was instrumental in helping found [http://www.fabfitfun.com FabFitFun], a woman's website focused on health, beauty, and fashion.

==Early life and education==
Rancic was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in the suburb of [[Orland Park]] in a family of [[Croat]]ian ({{lang|hr|Rančić}})<ref>[http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6013/1/E-Bill-Rancic-Croatian-American-Finalist-on-the-Apprentice.html Bill Rancic Croatian-American, Finalist on the "Apprentice"] {{hr icon}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/20040410/mozaik01.asp | language = Croatian | newspaper = [[Slobodna Dalmacija]] | title = Splićanin u finalu reality showa Donalda Trumpa! | trans_title = A Split native in the Donald Drump reality show final! | quote = U razgovoru za Slobodnu Dalmaciju, ranije ovoga tjedna, Bill Rancic je ispričao kako se njegov djed Nikola Rančić iz Splita doselio u Sjedinjene Države, te da i on sam planira posjetiti zemlju svojih predaka. | date = April 10, 2004 | accessdate = 2012-10-19}}</ref> and Irish heritage. He attended [[St. Michael School (Orland Park, Illinois)|St. Michael School]] in Orland Park, and graduated from [[Carl Sandburg High School]]. He earned a B.S. from [[Loyola University Chicago]]. His mother is Gail Rancic; his father Edward Rancic died of cancer in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theapprenticerules.com/biographies/profile-bill-rancic.html |title=Bill Rancic Biography |publisher=The Apprentice Rules |date= |accessdate=2012-08-05}}</ref> Rancic has three sisters, Beth, Katie and Karen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rancic/bio/214466 |title=Bill Rancic Biography |publisher=Tvguide.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-05}}</ref>

==''The Apprentice''==
Rancic was one of the job applicants in ''[[The Apprentice (US Season 1)|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 selected him over finalist [[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 International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)|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 in Briarcliff Manor, NY, 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.<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/50632/apprentice-bill-fires-self E! News – Apprentice Bill Fires Self]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://intheloop.ivillage.com/abouttheshow/0,,c39kjx7x,00.html Bill Rancic In The Loop with iVillage Host]</ref>{{dead link|date=May 2011}} 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 a Monday through Friday timeslot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/13398106/america-now-on-wmbf-news|title=New to WMBF News: America Now|work=[[WMBF-TV]]|publisher=[[NBC]]|date=October 27, 2010|accessdate=May 14, 2011}}</ref>

In 2012, Rancic became a television spokesperson for the product [[Minoxidil|Rogaine]], appearing in national commercials detailing his experience with hair loss.<ref>http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/05/17/bill-rancic-rogaine-ambassador-interview/</ref>

==Personal life==
In December 2006, he became engaged to Giuliana and the couple wed in September 2007.

On April 23, 2012, Giuliana and Bill announced on The Today Show that they were expecting their first child, via gestational carrier, due in late summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20589362,00.html''[[People Magazine]]''}}</ref>

On August 29, 2012, the couple welcomed son, Edward Duke Rancic, in Denver, Colorado.
===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 (Chicago)|Park Tower]] building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/sell/ct-mre-0116-elite-street-20110114,0,3834282.story|title=Rancic flips Mag Mile condo|last=Goldsborough|first=Bob|date=January 14, 2011|publisher=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''|accessdate=2011-10-17}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/luxury/ct-mag-reno-0213-rancic-house-20110208,0,1943877.story|title=Trump card: Bill and Giuliana Rancic's Hinsdale remodel|author=''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' staff|date=February 8, 2011|publisher=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''|accessdate=2011-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/luxury/ct-mre-0320-elite-street-20110318,0,4865618.story|title=Rancic sells Hinsdale mansion for $4.6 million|last=Goldsborough|first=Bob|date=March 18, 2011|publisher=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''|accessdate=2011-10-17}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.billrancic.com/ Official Site]
* {{IMDb name|id=1524741|name=Bill Rancic}}
* [http://www.theapprenticerules.com/biographies/profile-bill-rancic.html The Apprentice Rules Bill Rancic Bio]
* [http://www.mystyle.com/tv-shows/giuliana-and-bill/ Giuliana and Bill]
* [http://www.intheloop.ivillage.com IVillage Official Website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdMnmSmHSwA SupportSquad Ultra Fast Video]

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