After Big Brother
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 and law, 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 with his prize money he had taken Daniele Donato to Europe and bought her a red car.
Donato was nominated for and won the Golden Realitini for Favorite Reality Performer in the Fox Reality Really Awards for 2007 against Len Goodman, New York, Sanjaya Malakar, Ant (comedian), and Christopher Knight & Adrianne Curry. He was also nominated for Best Winner, Favorite Villain (which he also won), Favorite Potty Mouth, and Best Fight for his confrontation with Jen Johnson. Fox Reality Channel recorded the ceremony on October 2, 2007, and aired it on October 13.
In 2009, TV Guide Named "Evel Dick" Donato on the list of "Evil Reality TV 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 GPS, and is scheduled to also play in "Expedition Everest." The movie GPS
In 2011, Donato returned to Big Brother on the thirteenth season of the American Big Brother alongside his daughter despite them reportedly not speaking for three years. He left the house on day 6 of the show. In a video on RTVZone.com, Donato stated that something bad happened to someone really close to him, but he will not release details about what happened to that person, saying he wants to respect their privacy.
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