Richard Louis Donato (born June 24, 1963)[citation needed] is a bar manager and podcaster from Los Angeles, California, whose nickname is Evel Dick. He was the winner of the reality game showBig Brother 8. He and his daughter, Daniele Donato, are the only family member pair to win the American Big Brother program's top two prizes in the same competition. Dick holds the record as the show's oldest winner (age 44 at the time), and Daniele is the youngest person (having turned 21 during the competition) ever to win one of the American program's top two prizes. Dick returned for Season 13 of Big Brother as a team with his daughter Daniele, but departed the show citing "personal reasons" during the first week. In 2014, Donato announced that the reason he departed the show was due to a positive HIV diagnosis.[1]
Donato was a stand-in for Keith Richards in the 2007 motion picture Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.[2] Because of Donato's claims to have met, known, or even dated various celebrities, he has been accused of lying just to drop names. However, Dizzy Reed of the rock band Guns N' Roses says that Donato is not a name dropper, that people drop his name.[3] The nickname "Evel Dick" originated with an email address Donato once made up.[4] Donato is the father of Vincent and Daniele Donato.
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Donato said he planned to use a portion of the $500,000 to pay for his daughter's college education.[5] Although directly splitting prize winnings was banned by contest rules,[6] he could pay for his daughter's education and buy presents.[7] On Wednesday, March 19, 2008, episode of Big Brother 9, Donato revealed that he had taken Daniele to Europe and bought her a red car with his prize money.
In 2009, TV Guide Named "Evel Dick" Donato on the list of "Evil Reality TV Villains" placing him on the list next to 12 others including Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay[14]
In 2011, Donato returned to Big Brother on the thirteenth season of the American Big Brother alongside his daughter despite reports they had not spoken to each other for three years. He left the house on day 6 of the show stating that something bad had happened to someone close to him. It was later revealed that the show's medical staff had discovered that he was HIV positive and provided that information to him in the Diary Room.[15]
Donato was a cast member on Season 5 of Couples Therapy on VH1 with Dr. Jenn Berman. On October 1, 2014, Donato revealed on the show that he has been living with HIV since 2011. He told People magazine he does not know how he contracted the disease, but he suspects that it happened during unprotected sex with a stripper in Las Vegas after a long night of drinking.[16][17]
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Richard Louis Donato born June 24 1963 citation needed is a bar manager and podcaster from Los Angeles California whose nickname is Evel Dick He was the winner of the reality game show Big Brother 8 He and his daughter Daniele Donato are the only family member pair to win the American Big Brother program s top two prizes in the same competition Dick holds the record as the show s oldest winner age 44 at the time and Daniele is the youngest person having turned 21 during the competition ever to win one of the American program s top two prizes Dick returned for Season 13 of Big Brother as a team with his daughter Daniele but departed the show citing personal reasons during the first week In 2014 Donato announced that the reason he departed the show was due to a positive HIV diagnosis 1 Dick DonatoDonato signing autographs in 2011 BornRichard Louis Donato 1963 06 24 June 24 1963 age 60 Los Angeles California U S Other namesEvel DickTelevisionBig Brother 8 winner Big Brother 13Children2 including Daniele Contents 1 Biography 2 After Big Brother 3 References 4 External linksBiography editDonato was a stand in for Keith Richards in the 2007 motion picture Pirates of the Caribbean At World s End 2 Because of Donato s claims to have met known or even dated various celebrities he has been accused of lying just to drop names However Dizzy Reed of the rock band Guns N Roses says that Donato is not a name dropper that people drop his name 3 The nickname Evel Dick originated with an email address Donato once made up 4 Donato is the father of Vincent and Daniele Donato After Big Brother editDonato said he planned to use a portion of the 500 000 to pay for his daughter s college education 5 Although directly splitting prize winnings was banned by contest rules 6 he could pay for his daughter s education and buy presents 7 On Wednesday March 19 2008 episode of Big Brother 9 Donato revealed that he had taken Daniele to Europe and bought her a red car with his prize money Donato was nominated for 8 and won 9 the Golden Realitini for Favorite Reality Performer 10 in the Fox Reality Really Awards for 2007 against Len Goodman New York Sanjaya Malakar Ant comedian and Christopher Knight amp Adrianne Curry 11 He was also nominated for Best Winner Favorite Villain which he also won citation needed Favorite Potty Mouth and Best Fight for his confrontation with Jen Johnson 12 Fox Reality Channel recorded the ceremony on October 2 2007 and aired it on October 13 13 In 2009 TV Guide Named Evel Dick Donato on the list of Evil Reality TV Villains placing him on the list next to 12 others including Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay 14 In 2011 Donato returned to Big Brother on the thirteenth season of the American Big Brother alongside his daughter despite reports they had not spoken to each other for three years He left the house on day 6 of the show stating that something bad had happened to someone close to him It was later revealed that the show s medical staff had discovered that he was HIV positive and provided that information to him in the Diary Room 15 Donato was a cast member on Season 5 of Couples Therapy on VH1 with Dr Jenn Berman On October 1 2014 Donato revealed on the show that he has been living with HIV since 2011 He told People magazine he does not know how he contracted the disease but he suspects that it happened during unprotected sex with a stripper in Las Vegas after a long night of drinking 16 17 References edit Virtualglobaltv Grodner Looks Forward to Getting Interactive Archived 2007 07 09 at the Wayback Machine http www realitywanted net 2007 08 10 big brother 8 recap thursday august 9th big brother live eviction show Big Brother 8 Recap Thursday August 9th Big Brother Live Eviction Show The Big Brother 8 Winning Father Daughter Team Sounds Off Archived from the original on 2008 05 14 Retrieved 2007 09 28 http www mortystv com big brother interviews shtml Daniele Donato Interview BB8 Big Brother s Evel Dick and Daughter Daniele Sound Off Big Brother finalists talk about the experience Archived from the original on 2007 10 18 Retrieved 2007 09 26 Fox Reality Archived from the original on 2007 10 08 Retrieved 2007 09 28 Big Brother Takes Top Honors at Fox Reality Channel Really Awards 2007 with Five Awards Including Audience Nominated Golden Realitini Really Awards 2007 Archived from the original on 2007 10 12 Retrieved 2007 09 28 Announcing the Reality Remix Awards 2007 Archived from the original on 2007 11 05 Retrieved 2007 09 28 Reality Rollcall Fox Reality Doing Second Really Awards Show Archived from the original on 2007 08 12 Retrieved 2007 09 28 Entertainment and Celebrity News TV News and Breaking News Big Brother s Dick Donato Reveals He s HIV Positive Helling Steve October 1 2014 Big Brother Winner Dick Donato I Am HIV Positive People Retrieved October 1 2014 Evel Dick Announces HIV positivity on Couples Therapy Empty Lighthouse Magazine October 1 2014 Retrieved October 1 2014 External links edit Evel Dick Donato on MySpace Dick Donato at IMDb Photo Gallery Preceded byMike Malin Big Brother U S winnerSeason 8 2007 Succeeded byAdam Jasinski Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Donato amp oldid 1201236901, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
