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Subject: Casey Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:24 am
Casey Turner 41 St. Petersburg, Fla. Married 5th Grade Teacher/DJ
Biography
Fifth grade teacher by day and DJ by night, Casey will rap for anyone on request. Funny, outgoing and intelligent, this teacher is most proud of having a career where he has taught at schools located in low-income areas for more than 15 years. He takes great joy in knowing that he has the opportunity to work with good kids who are not growing up in ideal situations.
Casey calls his wife "terrific" if for no other reason than she puts up with him. An understanding woman, she will miss him during his stay in the house, but she realizes that this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Casey. He feels the most difficult part about being in the house will be being away from his family, and he is worried about the milestones he might miss in the lives of his 19-year-old and nine month-old sons.
With the BIG BROTHER cameras surrounding him at all times, he is quite nervous about his nose-picking habit. He's pretty sure that the cameras will eventually catch him. Other than that, he really doesn't have any fears and quips that there are only two things that he is afraid of: his "wife and the IRS." He is looking forward to getting outside of his comfort zone which will end up in self-discovery, adventures and awesome experiences.
One of his life's mottos is, "refuse to lose," and if he encounters any whiny people in the house, he will simply say, "life isn’t fair. We’ve all had tough times. Suck it up and move on."
Casey's birth date is February 16, 1968.
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Erika HOH
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Subject: Re: Casey Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:21 pm
"DJ Mingle Mix"
Erika HOH
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Subject: Re: Casey Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:09 am
By Patti Ewald, Times Correspondent In Print: Thursday, July 2, 2009
ST. PETERSBURG — When Casey Turner wasn't teaching at James B. Sanderlin Elementary, he was DJ Mingle Mixx, cranking tunes and running bikini contests most weekends at Gators Café in Treasure Island.
Now, the fifth-grade teacher has a third role: one of 12 house mates on CBS' Big Brother show.
Turner was among thousands of applicants in a nationwide search that included a screen call in Tampa, where he stood in line for hours to be interviewed.
CBS officially announced the cast members Wednesday. Turner, at 41 the oldest member of the cast, is sequestered in Los Angeles until he and his other cast mates enter the house when the new season begins July 9.
But Turner's wife of four years, Janice, who works at the International Academy of Design and Technology in Tampa, spoke Wednesday. On Friday, a camera crew came to their Burlington Avenue home and whisked Turner away. They drove him to the airport, and although he flew commercial, he had an escort.
"I cried," Mrs. Turner said. "He started to cry, too, and I told him not to, but they said to let him because they wanted it to be as real as possible."
How did the decision to try out for the show come about?
"We are psycho fans of Big Brother," Mrs. Turner said. "We DVR it. We watch every episode every week.
"I knew they would like him. He's so dynamic and intelligent and fun. He's kind of like a Jekyll and Hyde character; he's not just a teacher, he's an entertainer."
How did she allow him to do this?
"We're a team. I even help out at the bikini contests," she said.
And what advice did she give him? "I told him, 'Don't trust the bimbos. The bimbos are only after one thing.' "
The show will air three times a week — Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays — after the season premiere. There is going to be a premiere party at Gators and then a watch party for every episode, Mrs. Turner said.
But she won't be following it beyond the premiere.
"I won't be watching it or reading the blogs," she said. "I don't want to read people's negative comments. They can be hurtful."
Erika HOH
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Subject: Re: Casey Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:06 am
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Subject: Re: Casey Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:50 pm
Erika HOH
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Subject: Re: Casey Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:52 pm
Lakeland Grad Tries For 'Big Brother' Season 11 of reality show begins on CBS this Thursday at 8 p.m.
For the second time this year, a CBS reality program includes a contestant with ties to Polk County.
Casey Turner, a 1986 graduate of Lakeland's Lake Gibson High School, is among the cast of "Big Brother," which premieres Thursday night at 8. He follows Lakeland native Spencer Duhm, a contestant four months ago on "Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands."
Turner, 41, now lives in St. Petersburg and is a fifth-grade teacher there at James B. Sanderlin Elementary School. According to CBS, Turner moonlights as a hip-hop disc jockey.
Turner and the 11 other contestants have been sequestered and are not available for interviews. "Big Brother" places the contestants in a house where they are constantly monitored by cameras. The competition narrows as contestants periodically vote to evict a resident.
Janice Turner, Casey's wife, said he attended Polk Community College before graduating from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She said his mother still lives in Lakeland but has avoided speaking to the media.
Casey and Janice Turner have been married four years. Janice said they have a 1-year-old son together, and Casey also has a 19-year-old son.
Erika HOH
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Subject: Re: Casey Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:47 pm
Casey and his wife
tj2377 BB Lover
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Subject: Re: Casey Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:46 am
WOW! I was not expecting his wife to look like that.....
Lorraine HOH
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Subject: Re: Casey Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:26 pm
Well Casey didnt waste any time thats for sure. Bet he sells more of these then Renegade shirts.