Orlando substitute teacher to compete on ‘Big Brother’

An Orlando substitute teacher is among the 16 houseguests announced for the 20th season of “Big Brother.”

Faysal Shafaat is 26, and CBS said his name is pronounced Fey-sull Sha-fat. Orlando is his hometown as well as where he currently lives.

The reality series returns over two nights: 8-10 p.m. June 27, and 9-10 p.m. June 28.

The 16 will compete for $500,000.

The show’s regular schedule will be 8 p.m. Sundays, starting July 1; 9 p.m. Wednesdays, starting July 4; and 9 p.m. Thursdays, starting July 5. The Thursday show will be the live eviction episode, and Julie Chen will debrief the players as they leave.

The contestants’ moves will be recorded by 94 HD cameras and 113 microphones.

The field this year includes a flight attendant, a former undercover cop, a cyber security engineer and a Las Vegas entertainer.

The other hopefuls:

40, whose hometown is Parsippany, N.J., and who lives in Wanaque, N.J. He is a former undercover cop.

27, a welder from Stuarts Draft, Va.

21, a college student from Village Mills, Texas, who lives in College Station, Texas.

30, a pro football player from San Diego who lives in Tempe, Ariz.

23, a lifeguard from Rossford, Ohio, who lives in Hilton Head, S.C.

25, a flight attendant who lives in Atlanta. 24, a life coach from Plainview, N.Y., who lives in Encino, Calif.

28, a medical sales rep from Somerset, Ky., who lives in Bowling Green, Ky.

34, a stay-at-home mom from Columbia, Md.

28, a professional dancer from Miami who lives in West Hollywood, Calif.

25, a cyber security engineer from Oakdale, Conn., who lives in Charlestown, Mass.

26, a fitness model from Hilton Head, S.C., who lives in Playa Vista, Calif.

26, a shipping manager from Shorewood, Ill., who lives in Chicago.

29, the Las Vegas entertainer originally from Myrtle Beach, S.C.

23, a day trader from Bridgeport, Conn. CBS announced that some twists this season would soon be announced.