Daniel Robert Gheesling (born September 1, 1983) is an American reality television personality,

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and Twitch streamer who is best known for his appearances on the American TV series ''Big Brother''. He is often considered to be one of the greatest ''Big Brother'' contestants in the show's history.

Career

Gheesling was a Catholic high school teacher from

Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 109,976. Dearborn is the seventh most-populated city in Michigan and is home to the largest Muslim population in the United States pe ...

. Gheesling taught health at Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory School and was the assistant coach of the school's football team. In 2008 Gheesling was a contestant on ''Big Brother 10''. He went on to win $500,000 in the final with a 7-0 unanimous vote. He later competed on ''Big Brother 14'', finishing as the runner-up behind

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, making him the first ''Big Brother'' contestant to appear in the Final 2 twice. Since September 9th, 2012, he has been making gaming content on

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and

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. On February 23, 2018, Gheesling became the first person to interview the renowned

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player known as StraightStupid.

Personal life

Gheesling graduated from

Divine Child High School Divine Child High School, commonly known as Divine Child (DC), is a private, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory, parish high school in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. Divine Child is ranked among the top 15 percent of private high schools i ...

and

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

with a bachelors degree in business and a master's degree in

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. On July 2, 2011, he married in

Orchard Lake, Michigan Orchard Lake Village is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,375 at the 2010 census. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Orchard Lake Village is located about southwest of the city of Pontiac and northw ...

. He and his wife have three children together.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gheesling, Dan 1983 births Living people Big Brother (American TV series) winners People from Dearborn, Michigan People from Orchard Lake, Michigan American male YouTubers Gaming YouTubers American YouTubers Twitch (service) streamers