Will Kirby

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Big Brother (USA) contestant

Will Kirby
Date of birth	January 2, 1973
Resides	Miami, Florida
Season(s)	Big Brother 2, Big Brother: All-Stars
Finish	Winner (Season 2) 4th place (All Stars)

William Terence Kirby (born January 2, 1973), is an American television personality, the winner of the American reality television show Big Brother 2, and one of the final four contestants in Big Brother 7:All-Stars. In both series, Kirby forged various alliances, which often proved illusory, although his loyalty to the group of males and females known as "Chill Town" was never shaken. In Big Brother 2, Kirby lasted to the end of the competition with Nicole Nilson Schaffrich, at which point, a jury of evicted contestants voted six-to-three for him to win the season's $500,000 US top prize. Outside of the house Will is a dermatologist, invests in Mike Malin's Dolce Group, and puts out his own Big Brother-themed clothing line.

1 Early life
2 Big Brother 2
3 Big Brother 7: All-Stars
4 Big Brother: All Stars controversy
5 Trivia
6 External links

[edit] Early life

Born in Florence, Italy, Kirby was raised in Tallahassee, Florida where he graduated from Florida State University School. Kirby's father and step-mother, David Kirby and Barbara Hamby, are both authors and have been professors in the English Department at Florida State University for over 35 years.

In 1995, Kirby received his degree in Biology from Emory University. He obtained his degree in Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern University in 2000 and did his first year of postgraduate training in Internal medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute in Miami Beach, Florida in 2001.

[edit] Big Brother 2

Kirby never won a Head of Household competition, and was nominated a total of four times in the Big Brother house. He was nominated three times by Hardy Hill in weeks 3, 5 and 8, and once by Nicole in week 10. Therefore Kirby was up for nomination 4 out of 9 times (Week 7 had no HOH, nominations, or eviction due to Justin Sebik's ejection in week 1). Barely surviving being nominated for eviction, Kirby used trickery and deceit to avoid being evicted. He was seen as weak by his fellow contestants. He also bizarrely sought to be hated by the other houseguests. He used lies and deception after admitting to his fellow houseguests that he would do so, lied about conversations and alliances and even lied about past experiences in his life. Regardless, Will is considered one of the most devious player in Big Brother history. His pre-game strategy was to form an alliance with the young members of the group, by aligning himself with Mike "Boogie" Malin and Shannon Dragoo in "Chill Town". Kirby was well known for making promises he didn't intend to keep to HOH winners and getting people to do the dirty work. He refered to himself as the "Puppet Master". Kirby hoped that this group would be the target and that he'd emerge unscathed until the infighting in the other group began. Due to this strategy, Kirby was not seen as a threat. Constantly boasting on his Diary Room sessions that his game was quiet and deceptive, and - while he was often under-estimated - he won the second season. Kirby won the show with Monica Bailey, Krista Stegall, Kent Blackwelder, Mike Malin, Shannon Dragoo, and Sheryl Braxton voting for him to win.

[edit] Big Brother 7: All-Stars

Chilltown

On July 6, 2006, Producers chose Kirby to re-enter the Big Brother house to take part in Big Brother 7: All-Stars, CBS's All-Star edition of the long-running reality show. In Week 3, James Rhine, the week's Head of Household, nominated him for eviction. During the third eviction ceremony, Jase was evicted instead of Kirby by a vote of 9 - 0, even though Will gave a long speech about how he wanted to be voted out and that he hated every single person in the house.

During his Diary Sessions with Boogie, they pantomime talking to each other on the phone and brag about their recent manipulations. These segments invariably end with both doubled over in hysterical laughter. In one instance, Kirby laughs so hard, he falls off of the Diary Room couch and out of frame.

On the All-Star episodes, Kirby, Malin, and Rhine, along with Season 3's runner-up Danielle Reyes, formed a new alliance called "The Legion of Doom." However, Rhine was voted out in seventh place, Reyes was voted out in sixth place; both were evicted largely because Will and Mike convinced the others they needed to go.

Kirby had what he alternately called a "showmance" and a "flirtmance" with Janelle Pierzina who was also part of the Big Brother All-Stars cast. She was previously in BB6, finishing in 3rd place. Many feel the "showmance" turned into real feelings for both Will and Janelle.

On day 65, after Janelle was told by Erika that Kirby had been manipulating her, Kirby was evicted by a single vote from Janelle. That night, Janelle had taken herself off the block with the Power of Veto, leaving his alliance member and very close friend Mike having to nominate him for eviction. Soon after, Janelle sent Will to sequester and out of the running to win the $500,000. Janelle, coached by Erika, dedicated his eviction to avenging the evictions of her close friends Howie and Marcellas. It was the first time Kirby was evicted from the show in two seasons.

Janelle never went to sequester following Kirby's friend Mike Boogie evicting her. As a member of the Big Brother All Stars Jury Will lobbied for his friend Mike to win the game. He stated that Boogie did what he had to make it to the end and played a better game than his opponent Erika. At the roundtable he did another phone call with Mike Boogie with them both laughing at his success in making it to the final two. He asked Erika to tell her his nickname- but this was not shown on the episode. To nobody's surprise, he cast his vote for friend and ally Mike Boogie, while mentioning to Erika that she could still call him the puppetmaster (referring to how he swayed the jury to Mike Boogie's favor) His vote was the fourth vote for Boogie pulled- making it the final vote needed to ensure a victory for him.

[edit] Big Brother: All Stars controversy

Prior to entering the house, Kirby argued with producers that he would not be a houseguest unless his partner in season 2 Mike Malin "Boogie" go with him. This was viewed on Live Feed while Will was talking to Howie and Kaysar. The live feed was soon cut and replaced by the "BB flames." Also Kirby admitted in an interview that another of his conditions for entering the Big Brother house was that he and Mike be given an interview with the casting director of The Amazing Race. On the final episode of house calls Will calls in to tell Mike that they will probably be on The Amazing Race.

[edit] Trivia

Kirby was the first person to be voted by fellow players as a winner in Big Brother USA (the previous winner, Eddie McGee was voted the winner by a home audience.)
While living in Miami for postgraduate training, Kirby decided to apply for Survivor: The Australian Outback and Temptation Island. CBS contacted him regarding his Survivor application but felt his personality would be best suited for Big Brother 2.
Kirby and Mike Malin are not only allies on the show, but also friends away from it. They are business partners, having invested in several Hollywood restaurants/bars, including The Geisha House, Big Wangs, Bella Cucina Italiana, Les Deux, and Ashton Kutcher's restaurant Dolce. Dr. Will has said he will be appearing on the television series Dr. 90210 on E!.