Dick Donato

Dick Donato was the winner of Big Brother 8 and was a houseguest on Big Brother 13, partnered with, until he left the game in the first week due to an emergency involving a close friend.

In Big Brother 8 Dick, along with Dustin Erikstrup and Jessica Hughbanks, were part of the "Rivals" twist. Dick's rival was, his estranged daughter. Dick was known for his various personal attacks on houseguests as a means of intimidation after Dick and Daniele were nominated during Week Six. Dick along with his daughter Daniele Donato originally made it into the casting process for Big Brother 6 where the duo made were among 40 potential houseguests but where not chosen to be one of the final 14 houseguests for the start of the season.

Biography
Richard Louis "Evel Dick" Donato (born June 24, 1963) is a bar owner from Los Angeles, California.

Trivia

 * Dick was the first House Guest to use the Power of Veto on the opposing nominee and survive eviction in Big Brother 8. His daughter, Daniele, would tie this record by making the same move at the Final 4.
 * Dick was the first winner to receive a vote to win as a result of a viewer's poll. Jordan Lloyd would later follow him in Big Brother 11 after the expulsion of Chima Simone at the Final 8 resulted in her jury vote being replaced by a viewer's poll as she was not allowed to be on the jury.
 * They both won their final jury vote 5-2.
 * Dick is the oldest House Guest to win Big Brother, being 44 at the time of his win.
 * Dick was the first previous winner to play for a second time and not be evicted. He was soon followed by Dan Gheesling, who reached the Final 2 in both Big Brother 10 and Big Brother 14.
 * Dick is the second Houseguest to "walk" from the game following Big Brother 9 Houseguest Neil Garcia.
 * He and his daughter were the last two left in Big Brother 8 and were the last rivals left in the game.
 * Dick registered to be in Big Brother 6 but didn't make the final cut.