Michael Ellis

Michael Ellis
Houseguest Profile
Nickname	Cowboy
Born	December 12, 1980 (1980-12-12)
Hometown	Durant, OK
Occupation	Security Officer
Season History
Big Brother 5 (US)
Status	Runner-Up
Place	2nd
Votes Against	1
Votes To Win	3
Alliances	The Four Horsemen
Loyalties	Drew Daniel Jase Wirey Scott Long
HoH Wins	0
Times Nominated	4 (Weeks 7, 8, Day 64 & Week 11)
Veto Wins	1 (Week 10)
Days	82
Big Brother 7 (US)
Status	Not Selected
Big Brother 11 (US)
Status	Never Entered The Game
Clique	The Off-Beats
Social Media
Twitter	CowboyBB5
Facebook	MichaelCowboyEllis

Michael Douglas "Cowboy" Ellis is the runner-up of Big Brother 5 (US). He later appeared as a potential houseguest for both Big Brother 7 (US) and Big Brother 11 (US).

He was involved in the Project DNA twist where he learned he was competing with his half-sister, Nakomis Dedmon, whom he decided to evict at the final 4. He received 3 of the 7 jury votes, losing to his long-standing ally, Drew Daniel.

Biography

Michael "Cowboy" Douglas Ellis (born December 12, 1980, in Houston, Texas) was a security officer from Durant, Oklahoma. He is married and has a stepson from his wife's previous relationship.

Player History - Big Brother 5 (US)

Competition History

Week 1	Food	Loss
	HOH	Loss
	Luxury	Win
	POV	Not Chosen
Week 2	HOH	Loss
	Food	Win
	POV	Not Chosen
Week 3	HOH	Loss
	Food	Win
	POV	Not Chosen
Week 4	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 5	HOH	Loss
	Food	Win
	POV	Not Chosen
Week 6	HOH	Loss
	Food	Win
	POV	Loss
	Luxury	Loss
Week 7	HOH	Loss
	Food	Win
	Luxury	Win
	POV	Loss
Week 8	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 9	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
Week 10	HOH	Loss
	Luxury	Win
	POV	Win
Week 11	HOH Part 1	Loss
	HOH Part 2	Win
	HOH Part 3	Loss

Voting History

Week	Position	Voted For	With Majority?
1	–	Mike Lubinski	Yes
2	–	Lori Valenti	Yes
3	–	Holly King	Yes
4	–	Marvin Latimer	No
5	–	Marvin Latimer	No
6	–	Will Wikle	Yes
7	Post-POV Nominee	–	–
8	Nominated	–	–
9	–	Marvin Latimer	Yes
	Nominated	–	–
10	POV Holder	No Voting
11	Nominated	–	–
Finale	Runner-Up	–	–

Player History - Big Brother 7 (US)

Voting History

Week	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
1	Not Selected

Player History - Big Brother 11 (US)

Competition History

Week 1

HOH/Entry

Did Not Enter1

Note: ¹ Michael needed his clique to win the HOH, which would allow him to enter the house and become HOH.

Post Big Brother

• Michael and fellow Big Brother 5 (US) contestant Nakomis Dedmon appeared in a segment in Big Brother 6 (US) during Week 2 along with Drew Daniel, Diane Henry, Adria Klein, Natalie Carroll, Holly King, and Jase Wirey.
• Michael attended the premiere of Big Brother 20 (US).
• On February 25, 2019, Michael was arrested for child abuse on his teenage son.
• On December 22, 2020, Michael appeared in an episode of Catfish: The TV Show to meet his online girlfriend Julia. James Huling, James Zinkand, and Russell Hantz from Survivor made appearances, with Russell being the person who reached out to the show.

Trivia

• Michael is the second houseguest to make it to the Final Two without winning a Head of Household competition. The first was Will Kirby, and the third was Memphis Garrett.
• Michael is the only houseguest to miss a chance to compete in a future Big Brother season on two separate occasions.
• Michael and Nakomis along with Adria Klein and Natalie Carroll are the first pair of relatives to compete on Big Brother.
  • They would later be followed by Dick and Daniele Donato, Rachel Reilly and Elissa Slater, Liz and Julia Nolan, Cody and Paulie Calafiore, Tiffany and Vanessa Rousso and Alex and Morgan Willett. 
• Michael is the only person to not be nominated by the HOH at the final 4, and use the veto on a nominee.
• Both times Michael voted in the minority, he voted for Marvin Latimer.

References

Big Brother 5 (US) Houseguests
Drew Michael Diane Nakomis Karen Marvin Adria Natalie Will Jase Scott Holly Lori Mike Winner Runner-Up Evicted Jury