James Huling

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James Huling
Born
James Joseph Huling

(1984-05-22) May 22, 1984 (age 37)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
OccupationCorrectional Officer
TelevisionBig Brother 17
Big Brother 18

James Joseph Huling (born May 22, 1984)[1] is an American television personality who is best known for competing on the seventeenth and eighteenth seasons of Big Brother. He won a $25,000 prize after he was voted "America's Favorite Houseguest" by the viewers during Big Brother 17. Huling also ran for mayor of Wichita Falls, Texas in 2020.

Personal life[]

Huling is of Asian American descent and lists his hometown as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Huling currently resides in Wichita Falls, Texas. Huling spent his teen years growing up at Tara Hall in Georgetown, South Carolina. Huling was adopted at birth by a white family, and his adoptive mother also died when he was a senior in high school.[2][3]

Huling served six years in the United States Army Huling is multiple MOS Q 21 Bravo Combat Engineer 92 Fox Fuel petroleum Specialist and worked as a correctional officer for a level 2 facility for the South Carolina Department of Corrections. James Huling was Class 2 Law Enforcement certified. Huling moved to Wichita Falls, Texas and completed the academy for the Texas Department of Criminal justice. Huling shortly transferred to the Sheriff's office of his hometown. [4][2] He is one of the few Asian Americans to compete on Big Brother, being the only one to compete on Big Brother 17 and one of only two to compete on Big Brother 18.[4][5] Huling has a biological daughter. [2]

In October 2016, Huling confirmed that he was in a relationship with former Big Brother 18 houseguest Natalie Negrotti, with whom he had an ongoing "showmance" throughout the season. In April 2017, Huling announced on Periscope that he and Negrotti had broken up.[6][7]

Big Brother 17[]

Huling was one of the first eight houseguests to enter the house. He competed in and ultimately won the first Head of Household competition.

In week three, co-HoH Vanessa nominated Huling and John for eviction. Huling and John remained on the block after losing the BoB competition to Austin's nominees, Jason and Meg. Huling was not worried, as he believed that the true plan was to backdoor Audrey. However, after John won the PoV and removed himself from the block, Vanessa surprised him by nominating Jeff instead. Huling remained in the house after earning seven votes to keep him out of the eleven total votes.[8]

Huling became nominated for the second time during week four when co-HoH Liz placed him on the block alongside Jackie. Jackie and Huling narrowly won the BoB competition, earning themselves safety for the week and dethroning Liz.[9] Huling went up on the block again in week five, this time as part of a plan to backdoor Austin. Huling planned to throw the BoB competition to ensure that Jackie could remain in power as the sole HoH for the week. However, he was unsuccessful in throwing the competition, and he and co-nominee Liz removed themselves from the block. The plan to evict Austin failed as Vanessa went back on her word and Huling's ally, Jason, was ultimately the victim of week five.

During the week six HoH competition, in which the houseguests hung onto an inclined wall, Huling and Shelli were the final two players remaining. Because Battle of the Block was no longer in play, Huling knew he would need to outlast Shelli to ensure his safety. Before falling, Shelli made a deal with Huling, and he promised to keep her and Clay safe for the week. However, after Huling won the competition, he admitted that he had no intention of keeping this promise. He then decided to nominate Shelli and Clay for eviction.[10] Huling also won the veto, but left the nominations the same. Clay became evicted by a unanimous 9-0 vote.

In week 10, HOH Vanessa nominated Huling and Meg with Huling as her target. However, Huling won the veto. At the veto ceremony, he removed himself from the block, and Vanessa named Julia as the replacement nominee. Huling tried to convince Steve and John to evict Julia. Before the eviction ceremony occurred, Julie told the houseguests that it was double eviction week. Ultimately Meg was ousted by a vote of 4-1 with Huling voting to keep her. After Meg's eviction, Liz became the new HOH. She then nominated Huling and John for eviction. Julia won the veto but kept the nominations the same. Ultimately, Huling was evicted by a unanimous 4-0 vote. He came in 7th place and became the 5th member of the jury.

At the live finale, Huling voted for Steve Moses to win, which he did by a vote of 6-3. Huling won a $25,000 prize after he was voted "America's Favorite Houseguest" by the viewers; he is the first person of color to win "America's Favorite Houseguest."

Big Brother 18[]

Huling appeared as a contestant in the 18th season of Big Brother. He was a part of Team Unicorn (along with Bronte, Natalie, and Victor) and the "Eight Pack" alliance (alongside Da'Vonne, Tiffany, Frank, Nicole, Zakiyah, Corey, and Michelle). On Day 1, Victor was the last one standing in the first competition, which meant that their entire team would be immune through the first two evictions. In Week 5, Huling won the Head of Household competition, his first win of the season. Despite making a deal with Bridgette not to nominate her, he decided to backtrack on this deal and nominate her and Frank for eviction, choosing to target the latter. When Michelle won the Power Of Veto and kept the nominations the same, the house unanimously evicted Frank by a 9 to 0 vote. In Week 7, Huling received the second America's Care Package, which will give him the power to nullify two houseguests eviction votes at the live eviction. On Day 58 during the first live double eviction, Huling chose to nullify Corey and Paul's eviction votes. Also, he, Bridgette, and Natalie decided to blindside Paulie and Nicole by choosing to evict Zakiyah in a 3 to 2 vote. Huling was nominated for the first time by Victor on Day 80. However, he managed to survive eviction. On Day 92, James cast the sole vote to evict Corey. James was eventually evicted by Paul on Day 99, making him place 3rd.

Huling is currently tied with Janelle Pierzina for the record of 2nd most days spent in the Big Brother house, at 177 days.

Filmography[]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Access Hollywood Himself
2015 Big Brother 17 Himself 7th place
2015 The Bold and the Beautiful James
2016 Easiest Game Show Ever Himself
2016 The Price Is Right Himself
2016 Big Brother 18 Himself 3rd place
2020 Catfish: The TV Show Himself https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/james-huling-michael-ellis-from-big-brother-catfished-by-same-woman/

References[]

  1. ^ "Big Brother Cast: James Huling".
  2. ^ a b c Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (July 11, 2016). "James Huling -- 9 things to know about the 'Big Brother' houseguest". Reality TV World. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Stairs, Clayton (October 30, 2015). "Big Brother house guest James Huling delivers donation to Tara Hall". South Strand News. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Sweeten-Shults, Lana (June 28, 2015). "Wichita Falls' James Huling competing on CBS' 'Big Brother'". Times Record News. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "James Huling". CBS. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  6. ^ Miller, Victoria (October 4, 2016). "James Huling And Natalie Negrotti Heat Up Their Relationship Outside Of The 'Big Brother' House". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Heimbrod, Camille (October 5, 2016). "'Big Brother' Season 18 Star Natalie Negrotti 'Wins' James Huling's Heart In New Instagram Post; Couple Now Officially Dating". International Business Times. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  8. ^ Drum, Mark (July 17, 2015). "Big Brother Season 17 Episode 11 Recap: Jeff's Not So Amazing Finish". CBS Detroit. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  9. ^ Rinna, Branden (July 19, 2015). "Big Brother 17 Recap: Episode 12 – Shelli, Liz And The 90s Take Over". Big Brother Network. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  10. ^ Rinna, Branden (August 2, 2015). "Big Brother 17 Recap: Episode 18 – The Power Finally Shifts". Big Brother Network. Retrieved September 4, 2015.

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