Reichen Lehmkuhl
Reichen Lehmkuhl (born 26 December 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a model and gay activist best known for winning season four of the reality game show The Amazing Race with his partner Chip Arndt.
After Lehmkuhl's parents divorced when he was five, his family moved to Norton, Massachusetts and his mother remarried. He later changed his first name legally from Richard to Reichen. At age 16, he received his nomination from United States Congressman Barney Frank for admission to the United States Air Force Academy. After graduating in 1996, he served five years and attained the rank of Captain before his honorable discharge. He has since advocated for gay rights in the military as a spokesperson for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.
Lehmkuhl was working as a flight instructor and model in Los Angeles when he was approached by a casting director for The Amazing Race. Lehmkuhl and Arndt were life partners during the competition but have since split.
Lehmkuhl currently hosts The Reichen Show on Q Television Network. His autobiography Here’s What We’ll Say, about his time in the Air Force under the military's anti-gay "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, is scheduled for publication by Carroll and Graf in 2006. He publishes a beefcake calendar each year and has appeared on sitcoms, soap operas, and other reality shows.
He is currently rumored to be dating Lance Bass of the former Boy Band N'Sync.