Frankie Grande

Frankie Grande is a houseguest on Big Brother 16. After winning the first HOH competition of the season, Frankie established a relationship with co-HOH Caleb Reynolds that eventually led to the creation of the Bomb Squad, an eight-person alliance. After the leader of the alliance, Devin Shepherd, was evicted in Week 3, Frankie joined a new alliance called The Detonators which consisted of four other original Bomb Squad members.

Throughout the entire season, Frankie has consistently come under fire within the house for his duplicity, successfully backdooring original Bomb-Squad members and allies Amber and Zach during his HOH reigns. His competition skills and strong ties in The Detonators alliance have kept him in the game.

Biography
Frank "Frankie" James Michael Grande Marchione (born January 24, 1983), 31, is a YouTube vlogger and older half-brother of pop and R&B singer Ariana Grande, from New York, New York. He is originally from Boca Raton, Florida. He is openly gay.

On week four, Frankie received a letter stating that his beloved grandfather Frank had passed away due to cancer at the age of 90. His grandfather told Ariana that he did not want Frankie to leave the game if anything should happen to him, so he stayed in the game, honoring his grandfather's wishes.

Competition History

 * Note: In Week 11, Frankie's HOH and POV wins were nullified due to the BBRewind Twist being activated.

Trivia

 * Frankie is the first person to win back-to-back HOH competitions, not including the final three-part HOH competition.
 * Frankie holds the record for most solo HoH wins, with a total of five.
 * However, due to this season's Battle of the Block twist, Frankie was dethroned twice, in weeks four and five, leaving him with a total of only three HoH reigns.
 * Frankie is tied with Janelle Pierzina for most competition wins in a single season, with a total of nine.
 * Frankie is now the third person to win HOH and POV in the same week twice, following Danielle Murphree & Andy Herren.
 * Of the three, he's the only one to win other HOH's and POV's in other weeks besides the final POV.
 * Frankie is now the third person to have his nominations voided, following Chima Simone & Shane Meaney.
 * Frankie is currently tied with fellow houseguest Donny for most veto wins this season with a total of 3.