Janelle Pierzina

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Big Brother contestant
Janelle Pierzina
Date of birth	January 10, 1980 (1980-01-10) (age 29)
Resides	Miami Beach, FL
Season(s)	Big Brother 6 Big Brother 7: All Stars
Finish	3rd (both seasons)

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, and is originally from Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

Biography

Pierzina was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to parents Kevin Pierzina and Ann Pierzina-Killian. Pierzina graduated from Grand Rapids High School in 1998, and attended the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to Big Brother, Pierzina was an actress, a model, and a waitress. She also appeared under the name Elle Brenna.

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.

Pierzina had a DWI infraction in 2000 in Minnesota. She failed to appear at her arraignment on February 2001, and she pleaded guilty in June 2002. She violated probation by missing alcohol education program, and the court ordered her to complete the course. Furthermore, she was charged with misdemeanor theft in Los Angeles in 2001. In June 2005, after having missed three hearings, and with a bond of $30,000 on her head, she appeared in court only two weeks before the start of Big Brother 6 and pleaded guilty to petty theft from Macy's.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Big Brother

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. She is regarded as one of the most liked players in the history of the game and won every single luxury prize that the viewing audience had a say in. Her approval ratings, on CBS.com, hovered in the 80% range for most of the game; something that has not been matched by any other contestant in ten seasons of the show. Anticipation rose among Janelle's loyal fans when CBS announced a mystery houseguest would be competing in Big Brother 11, however she was not included among the four prior contestants hoping for a spot in the house, which eventually went to Big Brother 10 contestant Jessie Godderz.

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, coming in 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 dollar prize to a jury member, when added to her stipend of $30,000, gave her total winnings of $55,000 for the season.^{[citation needed]}

On September 1, 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.

Pierzina won the Big Reality Star of '06 award at VH1's Big in 2006 Awards.^[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.

References

External links

• Janelle Pierzina at the Internet Movie Database
• Janelle's Myspace
• Official fan 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