Frankie Grande

Frankie Grande is a houseguest on Big Brother 16.

Biography
Frankie James Grande is a 31-year-old YouTube personality and Broadway performer. His hometown is Boca Raton, Florida, but he currently lives in New York City. Frankie thinks of himself as “The Queen of YouTube.”

He is the half-brother of pop singer Ariana Grande, but has chosen to hide this fact from the house.

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.

Trivia

 * Frankie is the only houseguest to be dethroned twice this season.
 * Frankie is the first person to win back-to-back HOH competitions, not including the final three-part HOH competition.
 * While in the house, Frankie was informed that his grandfather passed away from cancer on July 22, 2014.
 * As of Week 5, Frankie has held HOH the most times in Big Brother 16 with 3.