Bunky Miller
Big Brother 2
Fundraising Total: $1605
Playing on Team: #TeamTemecula1
I'm attending Reality Rally's 3 day "Fun for Funds" event weekend, May 5th, 6th & 7th, 2022. I am raising funds for Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center. I feel privileged to use my Reality TV appearance to raise funds for such a great cause. Michelle's Place provides support services to all individuals that have been diagnosed with any type of cancer. My TV appearance was a game, the funds that I raise are for those who are not playing a game, they are dealing with cancer. Your donation could save a life and give them a lifetime of memories. 100% of the net proceeds are donated to Michelle’s Place. Please help me make a difference. Click the Donate button now.
Thank you, I really appreciate every dollar donated.
In 2001 I became the first openly gay houseguest on CBS Big Brother, Season 2. You may remember me as the bald gay guy with a hairy back from the South that cried all the time. At the time, I was living and working in Charlotte, NC with my husband, Gregg. I survived 62 days (9 weeks) before being evicted and leaving 4 remaining houseguests in the Big Brother house. I will never forget my eviction day, 11 days before September 11, 2001.
After Big Brother, I created the Bunkymania Tour, performing in my one-man show for charities throughout the United States. Unfortunately, due to limited funds, my tour visited only 5 cities. In 2003, Gregg and I agreed that after 14 years of marriage, we would pursue different paths in life, though remaining best friends. So Gregg moved back to our home city of Cincinnati, Ohio and I started over. I quit my job as a Technical Writer at First Union Bank, sold our house, and taking only what I could fit in my purple PT Cruiser, I set out for Hollywood! I took my time, spending 3 months driving across America to California, stopping in various cities to see family, friends, and fans. I also spent a week living with Kent, a former BB houseguest, and his lovely family in Knoxville, TN.
In 2003 I arrived in Los Angeles, CA with no job and no place to live. I eventually convinced an apartment manager to rent me a tiny 400 sq ft unfurnished studio apartment, where I initially slept on the floor. Immediately I enrolled in acting and comedy classes, and went to commercial auditions. I was finally pursuing my life dream of becoming a comedic entertainer! And through years of rejection, I learned just how hard it is to succeed in show business as a 38 year old bald gay man with limited acting experience.
However, I did achieve a few successes, appearing in a comedy bit on Deal or No Deal, appearing in a national Pizza Hut commercial, special guest starring weekly on Reelz channel's Reality Remix hosted by Kennedy, and co-hosting House Calls, the live Big Brother internet talk show on cbs.com for 4 seasons until the cancellation of that talk show.
Nearly broke, in 2007 I had to decide whether to make money as a gigolo or go back to working in IT as a Technical Writer. Once again, I learned the hard way just how competitive the "late night entertainment biz" can be, so I got an office job once again. ;-) Since living in CA, I’ve been working as a Project Manager and Operations Manager during the day, while performing improv, standup, and sketch comedy at night.
In addition to making a buck, I strongly believe in giving back and helping communities, which is why I have volunteered to answer suicide calls for 2 years for the nation’s only gay and lesbian teen suicide hotline; volunteered as a GED tutor at the gay and lesbian youth homeless shelter in Hollywood; ran a marathon, raising over $5,000 for AIDS; and have held various fundraisers for Breast Cancer.
I am honored to be a part of Gillian’s Reality Rally. Thank you for helping in the fight against Cancer!