Janelle Pierzina

Janelle Marie Pierzina is an American reality show personality known for her appearances on the sixth, seventh, fourteenth, and twenty-second seasons of the reality show Big Brother and the thirty-first season of The Amazing Race.

Janelle Pierzina
Born
Janelle Marie Pierzina

(1980-01-10) January 10, 1980
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
TelevisionBig Brother 6
Big Brother 7: All-Stars
Big Brother 14
Big Brother 22: All-Stars
The Amazing Race 31
Spouse(s)
Jess DeSanto
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(m. 2010)​
Children3

Biography

Before appearing on Big Brother, Pierzina was an actress, model, and cocktail waitress.[1]

In 2000, Pierzina was convicted of a misdemeanor DWI infraction in Minnesota, for which she was fined and sent to an alcohol-awareness program. In 2001 she was charged with and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft from Macy's, for which she was fined.[2][3][4]

Pierzina is now a real estate agent in Minnesota for Edina Realty.[5]

Personal life

In August 2013, Pierzina gave birth to her second child, a boy.[6] In April 2014, Pierzina confirmed that she was expecting her third child.[7] In September 2014, she gave birth to a girl.[8]

Big Brother & The Amazing Race

In 2005, Pierzina was one of fourteen contestants on Big Brother 6. Her secret partner was former roommate, Ashlea Evans. Pierzina came in third, being evicted on September 16, 2005, Day 76.

In the summer of 2006, Pierzina was chosen by the viewers to participate in Big Brother 7: All-Stars and entered the house on July 3, 2006. Pierzina was eventually evicted on Day 67, again taking third place and becoming a member of the seven-contestant jury. On September 12, 2006, the final day of Big Brother 7:All-Stars, Pierzina was named the winner of the final America's Choice vote, a $25,000 prize to a jury member. Popular with fans, Pierzina won every America's Choice award during Big Brother 6.

In September, 2007, Pierzina returned to host the Power Of Veto competition in the Big Brother 8 house. On August 9, 2008, in the Big Brother 10 house, Pierzina again returned to participate in the week's food competition. Along with other BB alumni, including Mike "Boogie" Malin and Danielle Reyes, Janelle returned to Big Brother in September 2009 for a roundtable discussion of Big Brother 11.

In 2012, Pierzina returned once again to the Big Brother house for the show's 14th season. She was the fourth contestant evicted.[9]

After her appearance on Big Brother All Stars, Pierzina won the VH1 Big Reality Star of '06 award.[10] She was named the biggest "winner" of Big Brother by BuddyTV based on number of combined Head of Household and Power of Veto competition victories during her first two seasons with 12.5.[11]

She competed on the 31st season of The Amazing Race with her teammate Britney Haynes, another former contestant from Big Brother.[12] They were the fourth team eliminated from the race.[13]

In August 2020, it was announced that Pierzina would once again be a houseguest for Big Brother's 22nd season, which is also the series' second All-Stars season.[14] She was the third contestant to be evicted.[15]

Filmography

As Herself
Television
Year Title Notes Ref.
2005 Nautical Angels [16]
Big Brother 6 Finished 3rd out of 14 contestants. [17]
2006 Big Brother 7: All-Stars Finished 3rd out of 14 contestants. Voted by viewers for a prize of $25,000.00. [18]
2007 Big Brother 8 Hosted a Golden Power Of Veto Competition named "Janelle-O-Vision" [19]
2008 Big Brother 10 Participated in food competition
2009 Big Brother 11 Contributed to a roundtable about the final three of season 11.
2012 Big Brother 14 Finished 12th out of 16 contestants.
2013 Big Brother Canada 1 Contributed via Skype to a roundtable about the final five houseguests of the first season of Big Brother Canada.
2019 The Amazing Race 31 Competed with teammate Britney Haynes. Finished 8th out of 11 teams. [20]
2020 Big Brother 22: All-Stars Finished 14th out of 16 contestants. [21]

As Actress
Television
Year Title Role Ref.
2001 Friends Uncredited Role
2002 Charmed Uncredited Role
Son of the Beach Girl on beach
2004 Las Vegas Van Damme's Girl Friend
Film
Year Title Role Ref.
2002 Like Mike Cheerleader #13
2003 Bruce Almighty Woman at Party

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominated work / Nominee Result Ref.
2006 Fox Reality Awards Favorite Hottie Big Brother 7: All-Stars Nominated [22]
VH1 Big Awards Big Reality Star Won [23]

References
  1. "Janelle Pierzina, A Cocktail Waitress on Big Brother 6 | Reality TV Magazine". Realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  2. Time Waster. ""Big Brother" Contestant Was Wanted Woman". The Smoking Gun. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  3. "Legal woes of 'Big Brother' star revealed". UPI.com. 2005-07-21. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  4. "Breaking Celeb News, Entertainment News, and Celebrity Gossip | E! Online UK". Eonline.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  5. https://www.edinarealty.com/janelle-pierzina-realtor#/
  6. "Former Big Brother Contestant Janelle Pierzina Gives Birth to Baby Boy! | E! Online UK". Eonline.com. 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  7. Janelle Pierzina [@JanellePierzina] (9 April 2014). "The rumors are true, I'm expecting! Due in October! Thanks BB fans for being such great sports! I just love messing with you :) #Pregnant" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. Janelle Pierzina [@JanellePierzina] (26 September 2014). "Stella Rose DeSanto weights 5.11 lbs. we are both doing great! #easylabor #welcometotheworld #6:29am #3" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. 'Big Brother' evicts returning houseguest Janelle Pierzina and determines fifth HoH
  10. 'Big in 2006', VH1, accessed December 16, 2008
  11. John Kubicek. "BuddyTV Slideshow | The Biggest Winners in 'Big Brother' History". Buddytv.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  12. Pedersen, Eric (April 5, 2019). "CBS Moves 'Amazing Race' Premiere Up A Month, Bumps 'Million Dollar Mile' To Saturdays". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  13. Davidson, Denton; Eng, Joyce (May 22, 2019). "'The Amazing Race' episodes 5 and 6 recap: The dreaded Head-to-Head returns to take out… [UPDATING LIVE BLOG]". Gold Derby. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  14. Ross, Dalton (August 5, 2020). "Big Brother: All-Stars cast photo gallery revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  15. Fowle, Kyle (August 27, 2020). "Big Brother recap: Sadly, Jaysar is finally split up, and a new HOH is on the way". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  16. "Nautical Angels". Bigfoot Studios. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  17. "Identities of the Seven Secret Pairs Competing in "Big Brother 6" Revealed Last Night". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 15, 2005.
  18. "CBS reveals Big Brother 7 contenders + reality blurred". Realityblurred.com. 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  19. "Eric cries over Jessica and calls Janelle "Miss Piggy" + reality blurred". Realityblurred.com. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  20. Ross, Dalton (April 5, 2019). "Meet the Amazing Race season 31 reality all-star teams". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  21. "'Big Brother' All-Stars Edition Debuts With A Two-Hour Live Move-In Premiere Event Wednesday, August 5, 9:00–11:00 PM On CBS" (Press release). July 23, 2020. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  22. "Fox Reality's First Annual The Reality Remix Really Awards Celebrated What Reality TV is Really All About". Business Wire. Retrieved November 1, 2006.
  23. "Janelle Pierzina, Katharine McPhee win VH1's Big in '06 awards". Realityblurred. Retrieved December 4, 2006.
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