‘Big Brother’ Season 24 Cast Announced

Admit it…you watch Big Brother. The words “head of household” and “power of veto” are part of your vernacular. And, like every summer, you anxiously await for its return, which for this upcoming 24th edition is tomorrow – Wednesday, July 6 at 8 p.m. ET. So, let me alleviate your curiosity and reveal the cast of fame seekers in search of the now $750,000 grand prize.

While the concept may sound simple — a group of people live together in a house with their every move being recorded by an array of cameras and microphones in a competition to be the sole remaining houseguest — never expect the expected on Big Brother. This summer, the theme is “the BB Fest,” where you will see something different each week (think a music fest, a comedy fest, a renaissance fest, and the Zing fest, for example). Zing, of course, refers to “Zingbot,” the comical robot who pops in midway through each edition to make comical cracks about the remaining contestants.

Julie Chen-Moonves (aka :Chenbot”) returns as host, and the roster of competitors are as follows:

Name: Alyssa Snider

Age: 24

Hometown/Current City: Sarasota, Fla.

Occupation: Marketing rep

Name: Ameerah Jones (pronounced Ah-mirr-ah)

Age: 31

Hometown/Current City: Westminster, Md.

Occupation: Content designer

Name: Brittany Hoopes

Age: 32

Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.

Current City: Austin, Texas

Occupation: Hypnotherapist

Name: Daniel Durston

Age: 35

Hometown: Ontario, Calif.

Current City: Las Vegas, Nev.

Occupation: Vegas performer

Name: Indy Santos

Age: 31

Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil

Current City: Los Angeles, Calif.

Occupation: Corporate flight attendant

Name: Jasmine Davis

Age: 29

Hometown: Terry, Miss.

Current City: Atlanta, Ga.

Occupation: Entrepreneur

Name: Joe “Pooch” Pucciarelli (pronounced Pooch-ah-rel-ee)

Age: 24

Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.

Current City: Boca Raton, Fla.

Occupation: Assistant football coach

Name: Kyle Capener (pronounced Cape-ner)

Age: 29

Hometown/Current City: Bountiful, Utah

Occupation: Unemployed

Name: Marvin Achi (pronounced Ah-chee)

Age: 28

Hometown: Rivers State, Nigeria

Current City: Houston, Texas

Occupation: Chemical processing engineer

Name: Matt “Turner” Turner

Age: 23

Hometown: North Attleborough, Mass.

Current City: New Bedford, Mass.

Occupation: Thrift store owner

Name: Michael Bruner

Age: 28

Hometown: Saint Michael, Minn.

Current City: Rochester, Minn.

Occupation: Attorney

Name: Monte Taylor

Age: 27

Hometown/Current City: Bear, Del.

Occupation: Personal trainer

Name: Nicole Layog (pronounced Lay-ogg)

Age: 41

Hometown/Current City: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Occupation: Private chef

Name: Paloma Aguilar

Age: 22

Hometown/Current City: San Marcos, Calif.

Occupation: Interior designer

Name: Taylor Hale

Age: 27

Hometown/Current City: West Bloomfield, Mich.

Occupation: Personal stylist

Name: Terrance Higgins

Age: 47

Hometown/Current City: Chicago, Ill.

Occupation: Bus operator