Reichen Lehmkuhl (Amazing Race) Style Outs at Solis

Reichen Lehmkuhl (Amazing Race) Style Outs at Solis

Much love goes out to Riechen from the Solis team! Be sure to catch the Solis makeover of Reichen on ComcastSF ch. 11, December 27, 6:30pm. Encore presentations December 28, 8:30pm, December 31, 7pm, January 1, 8pm. Produced / Hosted by Tim Gaskin.
                                   

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"Great to meet you and hang with Solis in SF. I so very much love the clothes you styled out for me. I wear those jeans whenever I can and everyone goes crazy over them. I point them all to your store and website." says Reichen

















Pictures by Steve Chu at http://www.steevay.com

Past Films & Videos

Partner(s) - Benjamin, 2005

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green - Dream Date, 2005

Past Television

The Scorned (TV movie) - Seth, 2005

Appearing as Himself

The Reichen Sgow on Q Television - 2005 and 2006

Kill Reality (TV series) - Himself, 2005

Real Hot (TV documentary) - Himself, 2004

The Amazing Race 4 (TV series) - Himself (Winner - 1st Place), 2003

TV Guest Appearances

Days of Our Lives playing Waiter, episode (#1.10155), 29 September 2005

Fear Factor: The Series playing Contestant, episode "Reality Stars", 28 February 2005

The Drew Carey Show playing Lance, episode "No Booze for Drew" (#9.9), 30 June 2004

The Young and the Restless playing Waiter, episode (#1.7743), 23 October 2003

The Young and the Restless playing Waiter, episode (#1.7742), 22 October 2003

The Young and the Restless playing Waiter, episode (#1.7741), 21 October 2003

Frasier playing Impossibly Handsome Man, episode "No Sex Please, We're Skittish" (#11.1), 23 September 2003

Born: 26 December 1973, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (age 31)

Birth Name: Reichen Lehmkuhl Burke

Credited Years: 2003 - 2006

Reichen Biography

A graduate of the Air Force Academy, a captain in the Air Force, a successful entrepreneur, an international model, a writer, a flight instructor, winner of CBS’ Amazing Race, a television personality and movie star, a Gay Rights Advocate…all this and Reichen Lehmkuhl is only 31.

It is quickly apparent that once Reichen sets a goal, it is only a matter of time before he reaches it. He has now set his sights on television and film. Since winning the Amazing Race, Reichen has caught the eye of several casting directors and has already appeared on Frasier, The Drew Carey Show, Days of Our Lives, and The Young & The Restless. “It’s a very surreal experience to have watched these programs for years and then to actually be working on the set. I tried to play it off as cool as possible, but on the inside I was ecstatic”. Reichen has also performed in three movies including “Ethan Greene”, “Partners”, and “The Scorned”.

Prior to Reichen’s professional acting debut, he was playing the role of his life while in the Air Force. Not wanting to face a court martial for being gay, Reichen had to live in two different worlds. One world where he had to watch everything he did and said for fear of being outed; the other world where he was completely free to be himself. “One of the hardest things for me to reconcile was the fact that I was completely open with my family and friends but faced the very real possibility of being court martialed and going to jail if I was open with my 'work' colleagues”. As Reichen explains, “The don’t ask don’t tell policy is so contradictory to what the Air Force and all the armed forces stand for. They say they are all about honor, integrity and honesty but they force you to lie in order to serve you country”. It was the contradictions in this policy which ultimately led Reichen to opt out of the Air Force once he completed his commitment.

Once out of the Air Force Reichen had to figure out what he was going to do. Having been part of the very structured environment for so long it was a big adjustment to be able to make decisions for his self but it was also extremely liberating. Reichen felt the time was right for him to make a move to Los Angeles and begin the next chapter of his life. Happenstance brought him to meet a friend at a Los Angeles restaurant where he was approached by the casting director for “The Amazing Race”. Several weeks and many interviews later, he and his partner were cast to be a part of the program. Reichen believes his military training was extremely helpful in his winning the show’s million dollar prize. “Discipline and strategy are in my blood and it just carried over to the show and put us over the top”.

Reichen has taken his determination to write a new book, “Here’s What We’ll Say”, about all the lies he had to tell to make it through the U.S. Air Force Academy. The book was quickly picked up by Carroll and Graf and will be on shelves in hard-cover by Fall of 2006.

It’s that same determination and focus which will propel Reichen to reach the next target he has locked in on.