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==Early life and education==
Rancic was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of [[Orland Park, Illinois]] in a family of [[Croat]]ian heritage.<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"]; accessed February 5, 2016. {{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 Trump 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>
Rancic attended St. Michael's School (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 profile|publisher=The Apprentice Rules|accessdate=2012-08-05}}</ref> He 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|accessdate=2012-08-05}}</ref>
==''The Apprentice''==
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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. 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 [[Trump National Golf Club Westchester]] 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.
==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>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/50632/apprentice-bill-fires-self |title=Apprentice Bill Fires Self |publisher=E! Online |date=2005-09-08 |accessdate=2016-02-06}}</ref> He instead opted to remain part of the Trump Organization, and in some seasons filled in as a judge when regular judge [[George H. Ross]] was away on business.
===Work outside of Trump===
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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] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012032312/http://intheloop.ivillage.com/abouttheshow/0,,c39kjx7x,00.html |date=October 12, 2007 }}</ref> 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>{{cite web|author=Nicole Karlis |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/05/17/bill-rancic-rogaine-ambassador-interview/ |title=[INTERVIEW] Bill Rancic Rogaine Ambassador — Exclusive Deets On Hair-Raising Ads |publisher=Hollywood Life |date=2012-05-17 |accessdate=2016-02-06}}</ref> In April 2014, Rancic began hosting the [[Food Network]] competitive cooking series ''[[Kitchen Casino]]'', where chefs participate in three casino-themed challenges in an attempt to win up to $30,000.
In 2016, Rancic published his first novel, ''First Light''.
==Personal life==
In December 2006, he became engaged to [[Giuliana DePandi]],
and the couple wed in September 2007 in [[Chiesa di Santa Sofia, Capri]].
On April 23, 2012, Giuliana and Bill announced on The Today Show that they were expecting their first child via gestational carrier.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nudd |first=Tim |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20589362,00.html |title=Giuliana Rancic, Bill Rancic to Be Parents |website=People.com |date=2012-04-23 |accessdate=2016-02-06}}</ref> On August 29, 2012, the couple welcomed a son, Edward Duke Rancic, in [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/338760/Giuliana-and-Bill-Rancic-Welcome-a-Baby-Boy |title=Giuliana and Bill Rancic Welcome a Baby Boy! |publisher=E! Online |date= |accessdate=2016-02-06}}</ref>
===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]] which prominently featured on his reality show. He sold it in February 2011.<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> He also owns a villa on the Croatian island of [[Korčula]].
==Published works==
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