Dick Donato

Dick Donato was the winner of Big Brother 8 and was a house guest 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 House Guests 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 Dick along with his daughter Daniele Donato originally made it into the casting process for Big Brother 6 where the duo made were among 40 potential house-guests but where not chosen to be one of the final 14 house-guests for the start of the season.

Bio

 * Official CBS bio Season 8
 * Official CBS bio Season 13

Competition History


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.
 * Dick is the oldest House Guest to win Big Brother, being 44 at the time of his win.
 * Dick is the only previous winner to play for a second time and not be evicted.
 * Dick is the second Houseguest to "walk" from the game following Big Brother 9 Houseguest Neil Garcia.