Russell Kairouz was a HouseGuest on Big Brother 11. Russell was a member of the Athletes Clique. In the House, Russell was known for his explosive personality and tense confrontations with fellow HouseGuests Jeff Schroeder, Jordan Lloyd, Michele Noonan, and Chima Simone, the former which he shared a love-hate relationship with. Jeff and Russell became aligned for 3 weeks before Jeff backdoored him. Russell was the seventh player evicted from the season, placing sixth and becoming the third member of the jury.
Russell Kairouz was born on September 1, 1984. He is a single man of Lebanese descent from Walnut Creek, California. He is a mixed martial arts fighter and a commercial real estate broker and is described as being loud and brash. He also is very confident in himself. He is Catholic.
Russell and Lydia Tavera are the first two HouseGuests to be nominated for eviction by an HOH who would later be expelled. They were nominated by Chima Simone, who was expelled the following week.
