List of Celebrity Big Brother 1 (U.S. season) houseguests

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The HouseGuests for Celebrity Big Brother were revealed during a live Grammy Awards pre-show on January 28, 2018. [1] [2] [3]

<i>Celebrity Big Brother</i> (U.S. TV series) spin-off series of the American reality television series Big Brother

Celebrity Big Brother, also known as Big Brother: Celebrity Edition, is a reality television spin-off series of the American adaptation of Big Brother created by John de Mol. The series premiered on CBS in the United States on February 7, 2018 and is simulcast in Canada on Global. The series is filmed at CBS Studio Center in sound stage eighteen located in Studio City, Los Angeles. Julie Chen Moonves reprises her role as host from Big Brother with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan also returning as executive producers. The series is produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America.

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Ariadna

Ariadna Gutiérrez (born December 25, 1993), 24, is a Colombian actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. After being crowned Miss Colombia 2014, she represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2015 where she placed as the first runner-up. She was mistakenly announced as the winner by host Steve Harvey. [4] Afterwards, she appeared in the film xXx: Return of Xander Cage . She was evicted on Day 26, with Mark, after Marissa won Final HOH. She voted for Marissa to win.

Ariadna Gutiérrez Colombian actress and model

Ariadna María Gutiérrez Arévalo is a Colombian actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2014. Gutiérrez placed as the first runner-up in Miss Universe 2015, where she was mistakenly announced as the winner by host Steve Harvey. After pageantry, she starred in the film XXX: Return of Xander Cage and was a finalist on Celebrity Big Brother 1.

Miss Colombia 2014 beauty pageant edition

The National Beauty Contest in Colombia on its 80th edition took place on November 17, 2014 in the city of Cartagena de Indias. In the evening of election and coronation, Paulina Vega Dieppa from Atlántico delivered the crown to Ariadna Gutiérrez from Sucre as well as the rest of the royal jewels. Ariadna Gutiérrez represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2015, and placed 1st Runner-Up.

Miss Universe 2015 64th edition of the Miss Universe pageant

Miss Universe 2015 was the 64th Miss Universe pageant, held on 20 December 2015 at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Paulina Vega of Colombia crowned her successor Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines at the end of the event. 80 contestants competed for the crown.

Brandi

Brandi Glanville (born November 16, 1972), 45, is an American reality television personality who starred in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills from 2011 to 2016. [5] She also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother 20 UK , where she placed eleventh. [6] On Day 24, she became the fifth houseguest evicted from the house, by a vote of 3-1.

Brandi Lynn Glanville is an American television personality, author and former model. In 2011, she became a cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; she was a friend of the housewives in the second season, and was a starring housewife from the third through fifth seasons. She also hosts a podcast called Brandi Glanville Unfiltered and has appeared on Celebrity Apprentice, Celebrity Big Brother, Famously Single, and My Kitchen Rules. She has written two books and is a #1 New York Times bestselling author.

<i>The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills</i> California-based reality television series in the United States

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is an American reality television series that premiered on October 14, 2010 on Bravo. Developed as the sixth installment of The Real Housewives franchise following The Real Housewives of Orange County, New York City, Atlanta, New Jersey and D.C., it has aired eight seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in Beverly Hills, California.

Chuck

Chuck Liddell (born December 17, 1969), 48, is an American retired mixed martial artist who is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2009. [7] He placed eleventh on the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars . On Day 10, by a vote of 7-1, he became the first houseguest to be evicted and automatically become the first member of the jury.

Chuck Liddell American mixed martial arts fighter

Charles David "Chuck" Liddell is an American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He has an extensive striking background in Kempo, Karate, and Kickboxing, as well as a grappling background in collegiate wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A professional competitor from 1998 until 2010, Liddell had 23 fights in the UFC; along with Randy Couture, he is widely credited with bringing MMA into the mainstream of American sports and entertainment. On July 10, 2009, he was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

UFC Hall of Fame Honors mixed martial artists and MMA personalities

The UFC Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which honors mixed martial artists and MMA personalities, established and maintained by the U.S.-based mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship. In addition to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the UFC Hall of Fame recognizes accomplishments from Pride Fighting Championships, World Extreme Cagefighting and Strikeforce; all of which are former mixed martial arts promotions that have been bought-out by the UFC and its parent corporations.

<i>Dancing with the Stars</i> (U.S. season 9) season of television series

Season nine of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 21, 2009. Executive producer Conrad Green confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the season would start off with 16 celebrities, with 3 double-eliminations halfway through the season. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay withdrew from the competition in week three; however, Debi Mazar was also eliminated on the same night, replacing the double elimination planned for week five. Some changes were added this season including a larger cast and relay dances. Four new dances were introduced to complement the large cast. Those dances were the bolero, lambada, two-step, and the Charleston. The cast was unveiled on the Monday, August 17, 2009, edition of Good Morning America, returning to the announcement format of most seasons past. Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as the show's hosts. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba continue as the judges this season, with Baz Luhrmann appearing as a guest judge in week two, temporarily replacing Len Goodman. Pro pairings were officially announced on August 24, 2009. This was Samantha Harris' last season as co-host.

James

James Maslow (born July 16, 1990), 27, is an American singer and actor. He starred in the television series Big Time Rush from 2009 to 2013, and also was a member of the boy band of the same name until 2014. Afterwards, he starred in the television series Sequestered and placed fourth on the eighteenth season of Dancing with the Stars . [8] [9] On Day 24, he became the sixth member evicted from the house, by a vote of 2-1.

James Maslow American actor, model, songwriter and singer

James David Maslow is an American actor and singer. He played the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush and is a former member of the boy band with the same name. He also starred as Kevin Mohr on the Sony Crackle original series Sequestered.

<i>Big Time Rush</i> American television series

Big Time Rush is an American musical comedy television series that originally aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 2009, until July 25, 2013. It was created by Scott Fellows. It focuses on the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Duluth, Minnesota: Kendall Knight, James Diamond, Carlos Garcia, and Logan Mitchell, after they are selected to form a boy band by fictional mega music producer, Gustavo Rocque.

Big Time Rush (band) American boy band

Big Time Rush was an American pop music boy band formed in 2009. The group consisted of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, and Carlos Pena Jr. The group starred in Nickelodeon's television series Big Time Rush and signed to a record deal with Nick Records simultaneously with the television series, and then the group was eventually signed to Columbia Records. The show ran from November 28, 2009 to July 25, 2013. The pilot episode featured the group's first promotional single, "Big Time Rush". They have released three studio albums which all achieved success. The band stopped performing in 2014.

Keshia

Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979), 38, is an American actress. She first starred as Rudy Huxtable in The Cosby Show as a child from 1984 to 1992, and later appeared as Miranda Lucas-Payne in Tyler Perry's House of Payne from 2007 to 2012. [10] [11] On Day 13, she became the second houseguest evicted from the house, by a vote of 7-0.

Keshia Knight Pulliam is an American actress. She is known for her childhood role as Rudy Huxtable, the youngest child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable at just the age of 5 to 13, on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–92) and as Miranda Lucas-Payne on the TBS comedy-drama Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007–12).

Rudy Huxtable

Rudith Lillian "Rudy" Huxtable is a fictional character who appears on the American sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992). Portrayed by actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, Rudy is the youngest child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable. First appearing alongside her family in the pilot episode "Theo's Economic Lesson", which premiered on September 20, 1984, Rudy matures from a precocious five-year-old girl into a teenager longing for independence throughout the course of the series' eight year-long run.

<i>The Cosby Show</i> American television situation comedy

The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom co-created and starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

Marissa

Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2, 1973), 45, is an American actress. She starred in the Broadway musical Hairspray from 2002 to 2003, [12] for which she won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, and subsequently appeared in the sitcom Stacked . She placed fourth on the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars . She also appeared as an on-the-street correspondent for the CBS daytime talk show The Talk during the first season. [13] She was a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race season 2. She went on to win Celebrity Big Brother.

Mark

Mark McGrath (born March 15, 1968), 49, is an American singer and television presenter. He released five studio albums with the rock band Sugar Ray, in addition to the singles "Every Morning" and "Someday" which both reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. He was a co-host of Extra from 2004 to 2008, and also hosted Don't Forget the Lyrics! and season two of Killer Karaoke .He appeared on the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice, placing tenth. [14] He was evicted on Day 26, with Ariadna, after Marissa won Final HOH. He voted for Ross to win.

Metta

Metta World Peace (born November 13, 1979), 38, is an American retired basketball player and current coach. In 2010, he won an NBA championship while playing with the Los Angeles Lakers. He began coaching the South Bay Lakers after his retirement in 2017. [15] He placed twelfth on the thirteenth season of Dancing with the Stars . On Day 20, he became the fourth houseguest evicted from the house, by a vote of 5-0.

Omarosa

Omarosa Manigault (born February 5, 1974), 44, is an American reality television personality. She began her career after placing eighth on the first season of The Apprentice . She later returned for the first season of The Celebrity Apprentice, placing sixth, and then placed tenth on The All-Star Celebrity Apprentice . In 2017, Manigault was appointed director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison within the Trump administration, but resigned in January 2018. [16]

On Week 1, prior to the first HoH competition, Omarosa won the safety award, thus guaranteed a safety for a week and allowed to sit the first HoH competition out. On Day 26 by a unanimous vote of 2-0 Omarosa was evicted from the house becoming the seventh member of the jury.

Ross

Ross Mathews (born September 24, 1979), 38, is an American television host. He began his career as a correspondent on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , and later became a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race . He has also worked on Chelsea Lately , The Insider , and Celebrity Fit Club . [17] Ross was runner-up and won America's Favorite Houseguest.

Shannon

Shannon Elizabeth (born September 7, 1973), 44, is an American actress. She first came to prominence as Nadia in the American Pie film series, appearing in American Pie , American Pie 2 , and American Reunion . She has also starred in Scary Movie and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back . [18] She placed sixth on the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars . [13] On Day 17, she became the third houseguest evicted from the house, by a vote of 5-1.

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<i>Big Brother</i> (U.S. TV series) United States television reality game show

Big Brother is a television reality game show based on an originally Dutch TV series of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The series follows a diverse group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, who are living together in a custom-built home under constant surveillance. The HouseGuests are completely isolated from the outside world and can have no communication with those not in the house. The contestants are competing for a $500,000 grand prize, with weekly competitions and evictions determining who will win the show. The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The series launched on July 5, 2000, to a successful start, though ratings and critical reaction continued to grow increasingly negative. This led to the second season being a revamp of the show, featuring a more competition-based challenge. The series has since continued to be a hit for CBS, and is the second longest-running adaptation of the series to date, after the Spanish adaptation.

Marissa Jaret Winokur American actress

Marissa Jaret Winokur, sometimes credited as Marissa Winokur, is an American actress known for her Tony-winning performance as Tracy Turnblad in the highly successful Broadway musical Hairspray, an adaptation of John Waters's film, as well as her work on the Pamela Anderson sitcom Stacked. Some of her other TV credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm,Moesha,The Steve Harvey Show,Just Shoot Me!,Felicity, and Dharma & Greg.

<i>Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2</i>

Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2 is the second main season of the Philippine ABS-CBN reality television series Pinoy Big Brother and the fourth season overall. As with the show's previous main and spin-off seasons, it also aired a companion program on Studio 23. It began with a live party on February 25, 2007. It ran for 126 days until June 30, 2007, which was the longest stay of housemates inside the house until Double Up. The season was won by Beatriz Saw, who garnered over 1.5 million votes, or about 30.29% of total votes cast during the open voting, which started on June 17, 2007. This is also the record-breaking highest total of actual votes in the history of Pinoy Big Brother and other all text-based votes reality programs in the Philippines as of now.

<i>Celebrity Big Brother</i> (UK series 8) season of television series

Celebrity Big Brother 2011, also known as Celebrity Big Brother 8, was the eighth series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother. It was the first series of Celebrity Big Brother to air on Channel 5, and the first celebrity series not to air in January since Celebrity Big Brother 2, which was broadcast in November 2002. The series launched on 18 August 2011, and ended after 22 days on 8 September 2011, making it the shortest Channel 5 series. It was followed by the twelfth regular series, which launched the following night after the final. Davina McCall did not return to host the main show, and was replaced by former winner Brian Dowling. Emma Willis presented the spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side, alongside Jamie East and Alice Levine. Marcus Bentley returned as commentator for the live shows and highlights whilst also providing voice over for viewer competitions.

<i>Celebrity Big Brother</i> (UK series 10) season of television series

Celebrity Big Brother 10 was the tenth series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother. It launched on 15 August 2012, two days after the final of Big Brother 13, and aired on Channel 5 and 5* for 24 days until 7 September 2012. It was the third celebrity series to air on Channel 5 as part of a contract extension of the current two-year contract with Endemol, and the fifth series of Big Brother to air on Channel 5 since they acquired the show. The series was sponsored by hair product brand Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL. It was won by comedian Julian Clary, with television presenter Coleen Nolan as runner-up. First evictee, Jasmine Lennard, later appeared as a guest for a two-day stint on Big Brother 16.

Nicole Ann Franzel is an American television personality who was born in Ubly, Michigan. She graduated from college as an ER nurse in 2014. She is best known for her appearance on Big Brother 16 in 2014 and for winning Big Brother 18 in 2016.

James Joseph Huling is an American Account Executive and television personality who is best known for competing on the seventeenth and eighteenth seasons of Big Brother. He won a $25,000 prize after he was voted "America's Favorite Houseguest" by the viewers during Big Brother 17.

<i>Celebrity Big Brother</i> (UK series 19) season of television series

Celebrity Big Brother 19, also known as Celebrity Big Brother: All-Stars vs. New Stars, was the nineteenth series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 3 January 2017 and concluded after 32 days on 3 February 2017, making it the joint longest celebrity series to date along with Celebrity Big Brother 17. The series was shown on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and 3e in Ireland. Rylan Clark-Neal continues to present the spin-off show Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side. It is the twelfth celebrity series and eighteenth series of Big Brother overall to air on Channel 5.

<i>Celebrity Big Brother</i> (UK series 20) season of television series

Celebrity Big Brother 20 was the twentieth series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 1 August 2017, and concluded on 25 August 2017 after 25 days, making this the shortest series since Celebrity Big Brother 12 in 2013. The series will air on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and 3e in Ireland. Rylan Clark-Neal will continue to present the spin-off show Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side. It is the thirteenth celebrity series and twentieth series of Big Brother overall to air on Channel 5.

<i>Celebrity Big Brother 1</i> (U.S. season) First season of the American adaption of Celebrity Big Brother

Celebrity Big Brother, also known as Big Brother: Celebrity Edition, is a spin-off series of the American version of the Dutch reality television franchise Big Brother. This season aired during the winter of the 2017–18 network television season on CBS and was the second U.S. Big Brother season to air outside the usual summer television season, the first being Big Brother 9 in 2008. Julie Chen returned as host, with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan returning as executive producers. The series is produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America. The first season premiered on February 7, 2018.

<i>Off the Block with Ross and Marissa</i> television series

Off the Block with Ross and Marissa is a reality aftershow and spin-off of Big Brother hosted by Ross Mathews and Marissa Jaret Winokur who were both HouseGuests on the first season of Celebrity Big Brother. The show premiered on June 29, 2018 as a Facebook Watch exclusive.

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