Joe Baldassare is the life partner of Bill who previously lived together in Paris for 2 years. He enjoys snow skiing, watching Survivor and reading the International Herald Tribune. His favorite celebrities are Dustin Hoffman and Meg Ryan. Bill Bartek met his life partner Joe through a mutual friend at a Utah ski resort in 1986. They have been together ever since and has traveled extensively around the world. His favorite movie is Some Like It Hot. He also loves to listen to contemporary jazz music. Joe and Bill were the life partners known as "Team Guido" on the reality television show The Amazing Race season 1. Overall, they ranked 3rd place in the competition.