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Template:Big Brother Contestant Janelle Marie Pierzina (born January 10, 1980) was a contestant on the Sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother.

Pierzina resides in Miami Beach, Florida. She was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

Early career

Born in Minnesota to parents Kevin Pierzina and Ann (maiden name; Ann Eide) Pierzina-Killian. Pierzina graduated from Grand Rapids High School in 1998, and attended the University of Minnesota Duluth for three years, but did not graduate. Prior to Big Brother , Pierzina was an actress, model and a waitress. She also appeared under the name Elle Brenna, a variation of her first name and her mother's maiden name.

Pierzina modeled for Playboy Inc. twice and did an extended interview for Xposed magazine. She was also named as a SBK World Superbike Calendar Girl by FastDates.com. Pierzina also filmed a pilot episode for a travel series called Nautical Angels, but the series was not picked up for broadcast. The show featured three women, called "angels", who traveled to various tourist destinations, examining the history, culture, and activities of each location. Pierzina was the "action angel", trying out different activities of the area. In the pilot, the girls traveled to Southeast Asia. The only video of the pilot appears on the production company's web site, Bigfoot Entertainment. [1]

Pierzina also had a bit part in the movie Bruce Almighty, which was cut significantly, but not entirely. She also appeared briefly as a non-speaking extra on Friends and Charmed.

Early in her career, Pierzina did run afoul of the law with two minor offenses: a DWI infraction in 2000 and misdemeanor theft in 2001. After several court issued arrest warrants spanning multiple years and totaling tens of thousands of dollars, she finally pleaded guilty to both charges. [2] [3]

Big Brother 6

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Pierzina on Big Brother.

In 2005, Pierzina was one of fourteen contestants on Big Brother 6. Her secret partner was 'ex-roommate', Ashlea Evans. During the course of the season Pierzina won three Head of Household competitions, two Power of Veto competitions, and two America's Choice votes. Pierzina was a part of the popular 'Sovereign Six' alliance that continually battled the other dominant 'Friendship' alliance in the house. Pierzina came in third, being evicted on September 16, 2005, Day 76. She then became a member of the seven contestant jury who would decide between the final two.

Big Brother 7

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Pierzina competing for HOH on Big Brother 7 (US).

In the summer of 2006, it was announced that Pierzina was one of the 20 Houseguests eligible to participate in Big Brother 7:All-Stars. She was chosen by the viewers and was the first houseguest to enter the house on July 3 2006. She quickly aligned with her fellow Big Brother 6 houseguests which made her an early target. She was nominated for eviction a total of four times during the course of the season. Pierzina was eventually evicted on Day 67 again coming in third place and becoming a member of the seven contestant jury.

On Pierzina's eviction night, September 7, 2006, Julie Chen announced that she had won the most competitions in a single and double season of any Big Brother series. She won a total of four Head of Household competitions, five Power of Veto competitions and two America's Choice votes, in this season alone, tieing the records for most Head of Household and Veto wins set by Big Brother 5 HouseGuest Drew Daniel and Big Brother 8 HouseGuest Daniele Donato, respectively, and America's choice wins in one season. In season 6 she had won two Head of Households, two Power of Veto competitions and two America's Choice votes. In total (from both seasons), she had won 18 competitions, which is the most competitions any Big Brother HouseGuest had won, although that is a total combining two seasons.

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, an improvised 25,000 dollar prize to a jury member.

Big Brother 8

On September 1, 2007, Day 64 in the Big Brother 8 house, Pierzina returned to host the Power Of Veto competition, Janelle-O-Vision, to the Final Six competing HouseGuests.

Big Reality Star

Due to Pierzina's tremendous popularity, she was voted as one of the four nominees to win the Big Reality Star of '06 award at VH1's Big in 2006 Awards. On December 3, 2006, Pierzina attended and won the award courtesy of her fans beating the likes of celebrity reality stars Mario Lopez, Flavor Flav, and American Idol reality star, Chris Daughtry. [4]

Filmography

The following includes television and film appearance of Pierzina. Appearances prior to Big Brother 6 were generally not officially credited to her originally, but have since been documented by imdb and other sources. Her increased notoriety has been used in marketing some of her past work, especially the TV pilot Nautical Angels.

Title	Type	Date	Role	Description
Superpass' Big Brother Chat	Internet Video Chat	September 5, 2007	Herself	Interviewed
Entertainment Tonight	TV series	September 4, 2007	Herself	Interviewed
Big Brother 8	TV series	September 1, 2007	Herself	Host for PoV Competition
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show	Internet Talk Show	August 31, 2007	Herself	Interviewed / Co-Hosting
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show	Internet Talk Show	August 30, 2007	Herself	Interviewed / Co-Hosting
VH1's Big in 06 Awards	Award Show	December 3, 2006	Herself	Nominee and Winner of VH1's Big in 06, Big Reality Star Award
Superpass' Big Brother Chat	Internet Video Chat	October 26, 2006	Herself	Interviewed
Superpass' Big Brother Chat	Internet Video Chat	September 27, 2006	Herself	Interviewed
The View	TV series	September 13, 2006	Herself	Interviewed
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show	Internet Talk Show	September 8, 2006	Herself	Interviewed
The Early Show	TV series	September 8, 2006	Herself	Interviewed
Big Brother 7	TV series	2006	Herself	Finished 3rd of 14, earning a prize of $25,000.00 in addition to a stipend of $30,000.00
Reality Chat	TV series	November 28, 2005	Herself	Interviewed
Live with Regis and Kelly	TV series	September 22, 2005	Herself	Interviewed
House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show	Internet Talk Show	September 21, 2005	Herself	Interviewed
The Early Show	TV series	September 16, 2005	Herself	Interviewed
Entertainment Tonight	TV series	July 9, 2005	Herself
Big Brother 6	TV series	2005	Herself	Finished 3rd of 14
Nautical Angels	TV pilot	2005	Action Angel	After production this TV pilot was never picked up by a broadcaster. It featured three "Nautical Angels", who visited various tourist destinations. Pierzina would try out various physical activities for tourists, such as diving. Her fellow "angels" were Sarah Backhouse and Miss Thailand World Cindy Burbridge.
Las Vegas	TV series	February 9, 2004	Jean-Claude Van Damme Girl Friend	Appeared in episode #1.15, "Die Fast, Die Furious"
Bruce Almighty	Film	2003	Walking in the background	Uncredited
Like Mike	Film	2002	Cheerleader	Uncredited
Street Smarts	TV series	May 20, 2003	Herself	A game show which involved asking ordinary people on the street trivia questions.
Charmed	TV series	April 25, 2002	Sitting on wizard's lap	Episode #4.19: "We're Off to See the Wizard"
Friends	TV series	December 6, 2001	Girl sitting in coffee shop.	Episode #8.10

External links

Janelle Pierzina at IMDb
Janelle's Myspace
Official site of Janelle Pierzina
Entertainment Weekly - Recent Interview with Janelle.
Profile of Janelle Pierzina by CBS for Big Brother 6
Profile of Janelle Pierzina by CBS for Big Brother 7

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 ==''Big Brother 6''==
 [[Image:JanelleRTbb7.png|250px|right|thumb|''Pierzina on ''Big Brother''.]]
-In 2005, Pierzina was one of fourteen contestants on ''[[Big Brother USA season 6|Big Brother 6]]''. Her secret partner was 'ex-roommate', [[Ashlea Evans]]. During the course of the season Pierzina won three Head of Household competitions, two Power of Veto competitions, and two America's Choice votes. Pierzina was a part of the popular 'Sovereign Six' alliance that continually battled the other dominant 'Friendship' alliance in the house. She was nominated a total of five times in ''[[Big Brother (USA season 6)|Big Brother 6]]'' but still managed to make it all the way to the final three. She was considered an 'underdog' while playing the game and became wildly popular because of her outspoken nature and ability to speak her mind at all costs. Pierzina came in third, being evicted on [[September 16]], [[2005]], Day 76.  She then became a member of the seven contestant jury who would decide between the final two.
+In 2005, Pierzina was one of fourteen contestants on ''[[Big Brother USA season 6|Big Brother 6]]''. Her secret partner was 'ex-roommate', [[Ashlea Evans]]. During the course of the season Pierzina won three Head of Household competitions, two Power of Veto competitions, and two America's Choice votes. Pierzina was a part of the popular 'Sovereign Six' alliance that continually battled the other dominant 'Friendship' alliance in the house. Pierzina came in third, being evicted on [[September 16]], [[2005]], Day 76.  She then became a member of the seven contestant jury who would decide between the final two.
 ==''Big Brother 7''==
 [[Image:Janellecomp.png|250px|right|thumb|''Pierzina competing for HOH on [[Big Brother 7 (US)]].]]
-In the summer of 2006, it was announced that Pierzina was one of the 20 Houseguests eligible to participate in ''[[Big Brother USA season 7|Big Brother 7:All-Stars]]''. She was chosen by the viewers and was the first houseguest to enter the house on [[July 3]] [[2006]]. She quickly aligned with her fellow ''[[Big Brother USA season 6|Big Brother 6]]'' houseguests which made her an early target. Pierzina's popularity reached new heights during Season 7 as she was continually plotted against by her fellow houseguests and faced insurmountable odds yet continued to survive week after week. She was nominated for eviction a total of four times during the course of the season. Pierzina was eventually evicted on Day 67 again coming in third place and becoming a member of the seven contestant jury. Numerous fan tributes commemorating her time in the house have been made in her honor on the video sharing website, [[Youtube.com]]
+In the summer of 2006, it was announced that Pierzina was one of the 20 Houseguests eligible to participate in ''[[Big Brother USA season 7|Big Brother 7:All-Stars]]''. She was chosen by the viewers and was the first houseguest to enter the house on [[July 3]] [[2006]]. She quickly aligned with her fellow ''[[Big Brother USA season 6|Big Brother 6]]'' houseguests which made her an early target. She was nominated for eviction a total of four times during the course of the season. Pierzina was eventually evicted on Day 67 again coming in third place and becoming a member of the seven contestant jury.
 On Pierzina's eviction night, [[September 7]], [[2006]], [[Julie Chen]] announced that she had won the most competitions in a single and double season of any Big Brother series. She won a total of four Head of Household competitions, five Power of Veto competitions and two America's Choice votes, in this season alone, tieing the records for most Head of Household and Veto wins set by [[Big Brother 5]] HouseGuest Drew Daniel and [[Big_Brother_8_%28US%29|Big Brother 8]] HouseGuest Daniele Donato, respectively, and America's choice wins in one season. In season 6 she had won two Head of Households, two Power of Veto competitions and two America's Choice votes. In total (from both seasons), she had won 18 competitions, which is the most competitions any Big Brother HouseGuest had won, although that is a total combining two seasons.