Career
In 2014, Donato announced that the reason he departed the show was due to a positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus diagnosis. Donato was a stand-in for Keith Richards in the motion picture Pirates of the Caribbean: At World"s End. Because of Donato"s claims to have met, known, or even dated various celebrities, he has been accused of lying just to drop names.
However, Dizzy Reed of the rock band Guns North" Roses says that Donato is not a name dropper, that people drop his name.
The nickname "Evel Dick" originated with an email address Donato once made up. Donato is the father of Vincent and Daniele Donato.
Donato said he planned to use a portion of the $500,000 to pay for his daughter"s college education. Although directly splitting prize winnings was banned by contest rules, he could legally pay for his daughter"s education and buy presents.
On Wednesday, March 19, 2008 episode of Big Brother 9, Donato revealed that he had taken Daniele Donato to Europe and bought her a red car with his prize money.
Fox Reality Channel recorded the ceremony on October 2, 2007, and aired it on October 13. In 2009, television Guide Named "Evel Dick" Donato on the list of "Evil Reality television Villains" placing him on the list next to 12 others including Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay
In 2010, Donato was cast as the villain in Evan Pedone"s horror film Global Positioning System, and is scheduled to also play in "Expedition Everest."
He left the house on day 6 of the show stating that something bad had happened to someone close to him. lieutenant was later revealed that the show"s medical staff had discovered that he was Human Immunodeficiency Virus positive and provided that information to him in the Diary Room.
Donato currently hosts an online Big Brother recap show called Dick at Night on featuring Big Brother alumni, various celebrities, and evicted Big Brother houseguests.
Donato is a cast member on Season 5 of Couples Therapy on Video Hits One with Doctor Jenn Berman. On October 1, 2014 Donato revealed on the show that he has been living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus since 2011.
He told People Magazine he does not know how he contracted the disease, but he suspects that it happened during unprotected sex with a stripper in Las Vegas after a long night of drinking.