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for|other people with this last name|GuineyInfobox person| image = Bob Guiney.jpg| name = Bob Guiney| caption =| birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|5|8| birth_name = Robert Guiney| birth_place = Riverview, Michigan , United States|U.S. | death_date =| death_place =| occupation = Host/Presenter| years_active = 2003–present| spouse = Rebecca Budig (2004-2010)| children =| relations = Robert " Bob " Guiney (born May 8, 1971)cite web|last=Guiney|first=Bob|title=Twitter: Bob Guiney (verified account)|url= http://twitter.com/#!/bobguiney/statuses/65422580466720768|accessdate=May 17, 2011 was a contestant on the first season of The Bachelorette and later, appeared as the bachelor in the fourth season of The Bachelor (US TV series)|The Bachelor . He has hosted GSN Live from 2009 until the show's ending in 2011.
Guiney was born in Riverview, Michigan . He is a 1989 graduate of Riverview Community High School . In 1993, he graduated from Michigan State University , http://www.msualum.com/noted/2003.cfm Noted Alumni, MSU Alumni Association where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and a walk-on quarterback for Michigan State University's American football|football team.Rocchio, Christopher, http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/bachelor-4-star-bob-guiney-big-fan-of-idol-finalist-brandon-rogers-4864.php Bachelor 4 star Bob Guiney big fan of 'Idol' finalist Brandon Rogers, March 15, 2007.
He started his own company, Allied Home Mortgage, with a childhood friend in 1999.cite web|url= http://newsblaze.com/story/2004051413510400041.pz/topstory.html|title= Former ABC 'Bachelor' Bob Guiney to visit Mason, OH for Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation's Loan-A-Rama, June 5|publisher= News Blaze|date= May 14, 2004
Guiney's first appearance on reality television was as a contestant on The Bachelorette , where he was ultimately eliminated by Trista Rehn|Trista . Although she failed to give him a rose to advance, the two remained friends, and he was invited to her wedding to Ryan Sutter .Susman, Gary, " http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,557148,00.html The Honeymooners", Entertainment Weekly , December 8, 2003. His popularity on The Bachelorette led to him being cast in 2003 as the bachelor on the fourth season of The Bachelor .Lynch, Jason, " http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20148224,00.html What About Bob", People , September 29, 2003. In the finale, Guiney chose Estella Gardinier, a California mortgage broker, but they broke up soon after the show aired.Lynch, Jason, " http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20149054,00.html Bob Guiney and a Miffed Estella Gardinier Sound Off About Their Abrupt Split", People , January 12, 2004. In July 2004, Guiney married All My Children actress Rebecca Budig at his family's home in Long Lake, Michigan .AP, http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-07-07-bob-rebecca-wed_x.htm "'The Bachelor' ties the knot off-screen", July 7, 2004. On January 13, 2010, People Magazine reported that Guiney and Budig had decided to split. http://tvwatch.people.com/2010/01/13/the-bachelors-bob-guiney-and-wife-rebecca-budig-split/ The Bachelor‘s Bob Guiney and Wife Rebecca Budig Split In April 2010, Budig filed for divorce.cite web|url= http://www.tvguide.com/News/Bob-Guiney-Divorce-1017542.aspx|title=Bachelor Bob Guiney and Rebecca Budig to Divorce|publisher=TVGuide.com On Friday, July 23, 2010, the divorce was finalized with neither side requesting spousal support or any other financial assistance. They had no children together. http://www.tmz.com/2010/07/26/bachelor-bob-guiney-divorced-single-rebecca-budig-all-my-children/#comments-anchor 'Bachelor' Bob Guiney -- Officially Divorced
Prior to The Bachelor , Guiney was in a Lansing, Michigan -based band called "Fat Amy".Holmes, Linda, " http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3475758/ Throwing the book at Bachelor Bob", MSNBC, November 10, 2003. The band split up in 2000 but reunited as the Bob Guiney Band to record the album 3 Sides , which was released in 2003. The album entered the Nielsen SoundScan album chart at 114 but by November 30, only around 21,000 copies had been sold and by December 7 the album dropped out of the chart's top 200 list.Paulsen, Wade, http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/story.php? s=2094 "Bachelor Bob Guiney's CD 3 Sides opens to disappointing sales", realitytvworld.com, December 17, 2003.
Guiney published a book in 2003, titled ''What a Difference a Year Makes: How Life's Unexpected Setbacks Can Lead to Unexpected Joy , describing his life leading up to his appearance on The Bachelorette , and the lessons he learned from his family and friends as he went through a divorce in the previous year.Navarro, Linda, "Reality TV star visits Springs", The Gazette , Colorado Springs, December 19, 2003.
Guiney also performs with the Band From TV , a band of actors from various American television shows who donate the proceeds of their performances and recordings to charities of their choice. Members of the band include Greg Grunberg , James Denton , Hugh Laurie , Adrian Pasdar , Scott Grimes and Jesse Spencer . http://www.bandfromtv.org/about/bob_guiney.php Bob Guiney, Band From TV's official site. Guiney currently hosts a real estate makeover show, Date My House for TLC (TV channel)|TLC .Poniewozik, James, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1729710,00.html TV Home Shows Learn to Love the Bust, Time , April 10, 2008.
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