Bill Rancic biography: 13 things about ‘The Apprentice’ Season 1 winner

William “Bill” Rancic is an American entrepreneur, who is of Croatian and Irish descent. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States to Edward Rancic and Gail Creagan Rancic and raised in Orland Park, Illinois.

Bill is 3 years older than his wife Giuliana DePandi Rancic, who is of Italian descent. They have one son together.

After graduating from St. Michael’s School and Carl Sandburg High School, Sandburg, which are both in Orland Park, Bill entered Loyola University Chicago in Chicago. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 1994, he graduated cum laude from Loyola University Chicago.
2. He won “The Apprentice” Season 1, which aired on NBC from January 8, 2004 to April 15, 2004.
3. On December 15, 2006, he and Giuliana announced their engagement.
4. On September 1, 2007, he and Giuliana got married at Sancta Sophia Church in Anacapri on Capri in Naples, Campania, Italy.
5. He hosted “We Mean Business“, which premiered on A&E on September 6, 2008.
6. He and Giuliana starred in the reality show “Giuliana and Bill“, which aired on Style Network from August 5, 2009 to September 17, 2013 and on E! from April 1, 2014 to June 3, 2014.
7. In August 2011, he and Giuliana entered into a partnership with Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. In February 2012, they opened RPM Italian, an Italian restaurant in River North District, Chicago.
8. On April 23, 2012, he and Guiliana that they were expecting their first child via a gestational surrogate. On August 29, 2012, their son Duke Rancic was born in Denver, Colorado, USA.
9. In 2013, he and Guiliana bought a 19th-century house on Bellevue Place in Chicago. After rehabbing the house, they sold it in 2019.
10. He hosted “Kitchen Casino“, which aired on Food Network from April 7, 2014 to June 1, 2014.
11. On November 1, 2016, G.P. Putnam’s Sons published his first novel “First Light“.
12. On October 11, 2022, he delivered a speech before more than 11,000 cleaning industry professionals who attended the International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA) Show North American 2022 in Chicago.
13. On May 16, 2023, he turned 52.