| Giuliana Rancic | |
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Rancic at the 81st Academy Awards in February 2009 |
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| Born | Giuliana DePandi August 17, 1974 Naples, Italy |
| Occupation | Journalist Television personality |
| Spouse(s) | Bill Rancic (m. 2007–present) |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Giuliana Rancic (née DePandi; born August 17, 1974[1][2]) is an American celebrity news personality. She is a host on E! News, the E! Network's flagship entertainment news program.
In addition to her news anchoring duties, Rancic often co-hosts red carpet events for award shows, such as the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards. On March 13, 2006, she was joined as host of E! News by Ryan Seacrest. She is the creator and executive producer of MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar, which premiered in 2007. She appeared in the movie Bring It On: Fight to the Finish in a brief scene. She also hosted the Miss USA 2011 beauty pageant on NBC.
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Giuliana Rancic was born in Naples, Italy, and immigrated to the United States as a young girl. After high school she went on to receive a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master's degree in journalism from American University, in Washington, D.C. While there, reported for a Capitol Hill news bureau, covering the Pentagon, the Supreme Court, the White House and the State Department.[3]
On December 15, 2006, Bill Rancic and Giuliana announced their engagement. The two were married on September 1, 2007 in a ceremony on Capri at Santa Sophia Church in Anacapri.[4][5]
The two have publicly discussed their fertility issues on television talk shows, having tried to conceive since approximately the beginning of 2009.[6] The couple began in vitro fertilization (IVF) in March 2010,[6] and got pregnant in the spring of 2010; however, Rancic suffered a miscarriage at eight weeks.[7][8] Rancic had an IVF transfer for a second time in November 2010, however the procedure did not result in a pregnancy.[9]
On October 17, 2011 during an interview on Today, Rancic announced she had been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, for which she would be treated with a lumpectomy, followed by radiation. She underwent surgery in mid-October 2011 and returned to work at E! News about a week later.[10] On December 5, 2011, Rancic disclosed she had decided to undergo a double mastectomy.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | One of the massage girls | Quick scene; she's the one in green. At the time she was known as Giuliana DePandi. |
| 2005–present | E! News | Co-Host as Herself | Co-host since March 13, 2006 |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Herself | Cameo spot in the film |
| 2009 | Bring It On: Fight to the Finish | Herself | Cameo spot in the film |
| 2009 | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Herself | Played on game show for charity on October 13, 2009. Some footage was shown on her and her husband's reality show Giuliana and Bill on Style Network |
| 2010–present | Giuliana and Bill | Herself | Reality show with her husband, Bill Rancic, on Style Network |
| 2010–present | Fashion Police | Co-Host as Herself | Alongside Kelly Osbourne, Joan Rivers, and George Kotsiopoulos; Co-host since September 10, 2010 |
| 2011 | After Lately | Herself | Guest Starred in the episode "Whose Vagina is it, Anyway?!" |
| 2011 | Miss USA 2011 | Co-Host as Herself | Alongside Kelly Osbourne, Andy Cohen, Susie Castillo |
| 2011 | Chelsea Lately | Herself | Guest Starred in the interview segment alongside her husband, Bill Rancic |
Rancic was ranked #94 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2004.[12] She was also featured in People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful of 2006 issue.