Derrick Levasseur

Derrick Levasseur
Born	Derrick Levasseur (1984-02-03) February 3, 1984 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Occupation	Police officer, television personality
Television	Big Brother 16

Derrick Levasseur (born February 3, 1984) is an American police officer from Providence, Rhode Island. He is best known for winning the reality television series Big Brother 16 in 2014. On March 31, 2016; Levasseur confirmed that he will part of the upcoming Martin Sheen produced series Hard Evidence: OJ Is Innocent on Investigation Discovery.

Big Brother 16

On Day 2, Levasseur formed an alliance and final two deal with fellow HouseGuest Cody Calafiore called "The Hitmen". Levasseur was also a member of the Team America alliance with fellow HouseGuests Frankie Grande and Donny Thompson, earning $75,000 by completing tasks as assigned by online voters. Levasseur won Head of Household (HOH) in weeks 3, 8, 10, and 12. He was the sole HOH for three out of those four weeks. He was never nominated once during the entire summer until the Final Three, making him the first HouseGuest to accomplish this since Danielle Reyes and Jason Guy, both of Big Brother 3. On finale night, when Calafiore won Head of Household and chose to take him to the final two, Levasseur won the game with a 7-2 jury vote, earning him $500,000. This, coupled with previously-earned Team America prize money, resulted in a grand total of $575,000 for Levasseur.

Personal life

Levasseur married Jana Blythe Donlin on April 30, 2011. Together, the couple have two daughters, Tenley Rose and Peyton.

See also

• List of Big Brother 16 HouseGuests (U.S.)
• Big Brother 16 (U.S.)

References

Preceded by Andy Herren

Big Brother U.S. winner Season 16 (2014)

Succeeded by Steve Moses