Reichen Lehmkuhl
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December 26, 1973
Reichen Lehmkuhl | |
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 Reichen Lehmkuhl during the 2006 San Francisco Gay Pride. | |
| Born | Richard Allen Lehmkuhl December 26, 1973 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | United States Air Force Academy Loyola Law School |
| Occupations | CEO, LeaseLock |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Television | The Amazing Race 4 Dante's Cove The A-List: New York |
| Partner(s) | Chip Arndt (1999–2003) Lance Bass (2006–2007) Rodiney Santiago (2009–2010) Keith D. Black (2012–2013) |
Reichen Lehmkuhl, (born Richard Allen Lehmkuhl; December 26, 1973) is an American lawyer, businessman, reality show winner, former model, and former occasional actor. A former United States Air Force officer with the rank of captain, he is best known for winning season four of the reality game show The Amazing Race with his then-partner Chip Arndt, and for his much publicized 2006 relationship with pop singer Lance Bass.
After Lehmkuhl's parents, a policeman and a nurse, divorced when he was five, his family moved to Norton, Massachusetts, and his mother remarried. Sometime after 2002, he changed his first name legally from Richard to Reichen.[1]
Lehmkuhl graduated from the United States Air Force Academy.[2] He has since advocated for gay rights in the military as a spokesperson for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.[1]
The Amazing Race
After The Amazing Race
Lehmkuhl had a cameo in an episode of Frasier in September 2003 as "Impossibly Handsome Man" followed by a cameo on The Drew Carey Show.
Lehmkuhl hosted The Reichen Show on Q Television Network until Q Television ceased operations in May 2006. His autobiography Here's What We'll Say, about his time in the Air Force under the military's official "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, was released by Carroll and Graf on October 28, 2006.
He published a beefcake calendar for several years and has appeared on sitcoms, soap operas, and other reality television shows.
On May 1, 2007, the LGBT-interest television network here! announced that Lehmkuhl had joined the cast for the third season of its original gothic soap opera, Dante's Cove. He plays the role of Trevor, originally described as "a business school graduate who comes to Dante's Cove looking to find himself."[6]
Lehmkuhl starred in My Big Gay Italian Wedding, an off-Broadway production from its opening May 5, 2010, in New York City to July 24, 2010. A percentage of ticket sales promoted legalization of same-sex marriages in the US through Broadway Impact.[7]
LGBT-interest network Logo announced on June 3, 2010, that Lehmkuhl and boyfriend, model Rodiney Santiago had joined the cast of Logo's reality series, The A-List: New York. The series was cancelled after two seasons.[8] Since the airing, Lehmkuhl and Santiago are no longer a couple.
He released an album, Up to the Sky, in 2010. He also founded a company LeaseLock.com.[9]
