Bill Day (born September 12, 1959) is an American

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maker and YouTuber. Day worked for both the

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and

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. For CNN, he produced a documentary film about the Osa Peninsula.

Career

Day directed the documentary ''Saviors of the Forest'' which was shown at the

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. He also directed ''Rubber Jungle,'' a behind the scenes look at the life of Brazilian labor leader

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and the movie about his life. In 2002, Day co-produced the musical documentary ''Under The Covers,'' followed by ''Alternative Rock and Roll Years'' in 2003 for Discovery Channel. Day served as a field producer for '' Hopkins 24/7,'' a

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series. With Carlo Gennarelli, he co-produced ''Ordinary Joe'', a documentary film about Joe Sciacca, a

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from

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. Day made a film about

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called ''Missionary Positions''. He also produced and directed ''The Pussycat Preacher'', a film about Heather Veitch and her organization, JC's Girls. He holds the

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channel 'billschannel', which posts videos of

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trips around the

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and a series named 'Real or Fake?' This series shows him and his research group 'The Chewy Piranhas' uncover

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and

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s on the

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and using various methods to show whether they are portraying real-life events, fake hoaxes or unknown mysteries.

Personal life

Day dated

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for a time and helped her raise

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and James Haven, whom she had with

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