Dan Gheesling

Dan Gheesling
Born Daniel Robert Gheesling
(1983-09-01) September 1, 1983
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Residence West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S.
Television Big Brother 10 (winner)
Big Brother 14 (runner-up)
Spouse(s)
Chelsea Niemiec (m. 2011)
Children 2

Daniel Robert Gheesling (born September 1, 1983) is an American reality television personality and YouTube personality who appeared on Big Brother 10, which he won. He was also the runner-up of Big Brother 14. He is often considered to be one of the greatest Big Brother players ever.[1]

Career

Gheesling was a Catholic high school teacher from Dearborn, Michigan.[2] Gheesling taught health at Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory School and was the assistant coach of the school's football team.[3] He started a YouTube gaming channel in 2013.[4] On February 23, 2018, Gheesling became the first person to interview the renown Ultima Online player known as StraightStupid.[5]

In 2008 Gheesling appeared as a contestant on the 10th season of the American version of Big Brother. He went on to win $500,000 in the final with a 7-0 unanimous vote.[6][7] He also appeared in season 14, finishing runner-up.[6][7]

Personal life

Gheesling graduated from Divine Child High School and Michigan State University. On July 2, 2011, he married Chelsea Niemiec in Orchard Lake, Michigan. They had their first child, a boy named Desmond Daniel Gheesling, on July 3, 2016.[8] Dan and Chelsea had their second son, named Miles Glen Gheesling on March 13, 2018.[9]

References

  1. "Big Brother Hall Of Fame - CBS.com". CBS.
  2. Adam Graham (2008-09-17). "Dearborn's Dan Gheesling wins 'Big Brother 10'". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  3. "Dan Gheesling - YouTube". Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. Dan Gheesling (2018-02-23), Interview with StraightStupid the Meme Factory from Ultima Online Forever, retrieved 2018-02-25
  5. 1 2 "Talking with 'Big Brother 10' winner Dan Gheesling ahead of the 'Big Brother 18' premiere". Mlive.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 "'Big Brother' Season 14 Winner Is Ian Terry". Huff Post. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. Allison Takeda. "Big Brother's Dan Gheesling Takes Newborn Son Home From Hospital". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  8. "Big Brother's Dan Gheesling and Wife Chelsea Welcome Baby No. 2". E! Online. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
Preceded by
Adam Jasinski
Big Brother U.S. winner
2008
Succeeded by
Jordan Lloyd
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