Paul Raffi Abrahamian is an American reality television personality and clothing designer, born in
Tarzana, California
Tarzana is a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Tarzana is on the site of a former ranch owned by author Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is named after Burroughs' fictional jungle hero, Tarzan.
History ...
. Abrahamian is best known for their appearances in the United States reality television show ''
Big Brother
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** Authoritarian personality, any omnipresent figure representing oppressive control
** Big Brother Awards, a sat ...
'' and related
spin-offs.
Early life and education
Abrahamian was born in
Tarzana, Los Angeles, in the
U.S. state of
California
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. They are of
Armenia
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n and
Russia
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n descent. Abrahamian attended
Pepperdine University and received a degree in
philosophy
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.
''Big Brother''
From 2016 to 2018, Abrahamian appeared in five consecutive seasons of ''Big Brother'', three times in the parent series and three times in spin-offs. Abrahamian is the first HouseGuest to have twice reached the final two of the competition without winning.
Abrahamian was first introduced as a new HouseGuest on ''
Big Brother 18'' on June 19, 2016. Throughout their game play, Abrahamian was nominated for eviction six times. However, on three of those occasions they were removed from the block via the
Power of Veto, which they won three times. They also won
Head of Household three times during the season, including the final HoH when they chose to take
Nicole Franzel
Nicole Ann Franzel-Arroyo (born June 30, 1992) is an American television personality who was born in Ubly, Michigan. She graduated from college as an ER nurse in 2014. She is best known for her appearance on ''Big Brother 16 (American season), Big ...
to the finale. After 99 days and losing in the final jury vote of 5–4, Abrahamian was crowned the season's runner-up and received a total of .
On June 28, 2017, Abrahamian returned to Big Brother in ''
Big Brother 19'' as a swap-in contestant on the first day, resulting from a temptation accepted by another HouseGuest. Abrahamian's return to the game was met with both positive and negative reviews from critics. Throughout the season Abrahamian was only nominated for eviction once which was immediately canceled via The Pendant of Protection. They were unanimously elected by their fellow HouseGuests to face Cody in the season's 'Battle Back'. During the season they won the title of Head of Household three times and were awarded the Power of Veto five times. They also won the first round of the final Head of Household competition but lost to Josh in the final round. After 92 days and losing in the final jury vote of 5–4 once again, Abrahamian was crowned the runner-up and received another prize of .
In October 18, 2016, it was announced that Abrahamian was set to return to the house in the subscription-streaming
spin-off
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''
Big Brother: Over the Top'', to host a Head of Household competition. Abrahamian returned to the house on October 21 to host the fourth Head of Household competition of the season. Abrahamian appeared in the series premiere of the Big Brother spin-off
''Celebrity Big Brother'' for a special appearance during the first Head of Household competition. On June 27, 2018, Abrahamian appeared in the audience for the premiere episode of
''Big Brother 20'' as a "nod to the shows past". They appeared on ''
Off the Block with Ross and Marissa
''Off the Block with Ross and Marissa'' (often shortened to just ''Off the Block'') is a reality aftershow and spin-off of ''Big Brother'' hosted by Ross Mathews and Marissa Jaret Winokur who were both HouseGuests on the first season of ''Celebri ...
'', a ''Big Brother''
talk
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...
and
aftershow, on August 24, 2018. Abrahamian appeared in the
thirty-third episode of ''Big Brother'' 20 to celebrate the engagement of
Nicole Franzel
Nicole Ann Franzel-Arroyo (born June 30, 1992) is an American television personality who was born in Ubly, Michigan. She graduated from college as an ER nurse in 2014. She is best known for her appearance on ''Big Brother 16 (American season), Big ...
and Victor Arroyo.
Outside of ''Big Brother''
On October 25, 2016, Abrahamian appeared on the CBS show ''
The Bold & The Beautiful
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''. On July 9, 2017, Abrahamian teamed up with former ''Big Brother'' contestant Da'Vonne Rogers in the series premiere of the CBS game show
''Candy Crush'' as part of a special premiere event featuring past players of ''Big Brother'' and ''
Survivor
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*
*Last survivors of historical events
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities
* Survivors, characters in the 1997 ''KKnD'' video-game series
* ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Found ...
''.
Personal life
Abrahamian uses both 'they/them' and 'he/him' pronouns interchangeably.
Filmography
Notes
References
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1993 births
American fashion designers
American people of Armenian descent
American people of Russian descent
Big Brother (American TV series) contestants
Living people
People from Tarzana, Los Angeles